Posted on 01/17/2005 5:37:13 PM PST by Brian Mosely
(Jersey City-WABC, January 17, 2005) A massive turnout is expected this morning at the funerals of a Jersey City family. The family was found bound, gagged and slashed to death on Friday.
The police are talking about robbery and religious hatred as motives. But ABC News has learned the FBI sees a possible link to a terror trial now underway in New York.
The bodies of Hossam Armanious and his wife and two young daughters will leave from Journal Square for the church at around 10:00 this morning. The coffins will arrive at the church just around 10:30 for the funeral service.
Thousands are expected to attend. And many of those are very fearful because there are no arrests in this case.
There are still several theories on the table as to why all this happened. There is doubt and uncertainty in this close-knit community.
ABC News has learned that the slain family's cousin has been a translator working for the prosecution in the trial of Lynne Stewart. She is the radical lawyer accused of smuggling messages from imprisoned Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, to terrorist cell members and associates.
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Wow, that's interesting.
The Teletubbies couldnt have killed them. The Teletubbies are known homosexuals.
It's true. Honest. I'm suprised he hasn't been banned by now. :-)
You have clearly identified the true enemy. It is Islam. And it is Islam that must ultimately be put on trial.
Could be worse, coulda' married yer brother...
Hey Fred...have I stepped over the line?
...Because they're cousins...Identical cousins....
The Nazi SS used that same method. Sicilian Mafia too. Come to think of it, the Arkansas Mafia as well.
Can't believe *anybody* would kill over that.
Hey, Cuz! It's me, So Bagel. I've been looking for you!
Hey guys...can we kick some butt here or elsewhere tonite? I have had a full gill of this Islamic crap today. But, of course, I can behave in a PC manner...or not.
Weenie
I posted this on another thread but since you asked.
The police and investigators, and I'm sure the FBI know a lot more then they are letting on. The police give the information to the press that they want the public to know. They will NEVER give out all of the information and usually won't let on to what they think the motive is.
With an active investigation, I would believe about to 50% of what you read or hear.
This crime was "personal". The murderous pigs might try to make it look like a robbery, but it was not. Robbers don't slit their victims throats.
No, this was personal... fear and intimidation. Silence the opposition.
Jan...I read it...good, solid, stuff...voice of experience!
My wife is going to sue both of you. I'm going to sue Nita just for the hell of it.
Yeah, me too.
Now you see the pattern....any student of history should know it..... It also helps in dealing with difficult bosses.....
It was the lead story at 7:00EST on Fox (Shep Smith).
Thanks for the ping. I think it is becoming evident that the family, with the exception of the youngest members, was probably active in attempting to bring the plight of the Coptic Christians in Egypt to our attention, engaging in discussion both on a chatsite as the father did, plus at school, where the sixteen year old daughter has been reported as having 'strong views' - add to that the translator services provided by a relative at the current trial of the lawyer who is accused of passing messages to the blind sheik, and you have a marked family.
'Marked' by whom?
Remember this; such action (retribution) is not taken without a fatwa...there's an imam behind this evil deed.
Good analysis.
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