(Nov 25, 2001)--
Without warning, Al-Najjar jailed--
TAMPA -- With his wife at work and his three daughters still in bed, Mazen Al-Najjar walked out of his apartment Saturday morning to get quarters to do his laundry. Outside, INS agents were waiting to take him away. Al-Najjar, a former University of South Florida teacher who was jailed for 31/2 years on secret evidence allegedly tying him to terrorism, was rearrested Saturday for overstaying his visa. After spending nearly a year in freedom, he is in federal prison. His arrest Saturday was not based on new evidence or classified information, according to the U.S. Justice Department.Some Important Bush Goals Met-- ``From a U.S. prospective, the events of the past week are a bewildering success,'' said Steve Cimbala, a Penn State University professor who specializes in international terrorism.
Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done About It Catalogues one hundred, less than patriotic, quotes from U.S. universities since the 9-11 attacks.
"At a time of national crisis, I think it is particularly apparent that we need to encourage the study of our past. Our children and grandchildren-indeed, all of us-need to know the idea and ideals on which our nation has been built. We need to understand that living in liberty is such a precious thing that generations of men and women have been willing to sacrifice everything for it. We need to know, in a war, exactly what is at stake." …Lynn Cheney, October 5, 2001
Ask yourself what would be happening today if, by some stroke or good fortune, the FBI had gotten all the info on the terrorists the day BEFORE..and had arrested all of them. We would not be in Afghanistan today...Dershowitx would be defending the arrested suspects in criminal court, we would not have rounded up the thousand or so suspects....in short, status quo. Scary, isn't it...