And a note of trivia (possibly off topic) to add to your post...some countries call muslims “asians.” As far as I know, our country does not do this.
Thank you for your post Velveeta.
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=665758
“Jury Selection Begins for Jose Padilla”
April 16, 2007 - 3:35pm
By CURT ANDERSON
Associated Press Writer
ARTICLE SNIIPPET: “MIAMI (AP) - Jury selection began Monday for the trial of alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla and two co-defendants, with potential jurors questioned about their knowledge of Padilla’s link to a purported “dirty bomb” plot.
The allegations that Padilla, a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for 3 1/2 years, sought to detonate a radioactive “dirty bomb” inside the United States are not part of the criminal case. But the Bush administration initially accused Padilla of such a plot shortly after he was arrested in May 2002 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
“If I said to you the phrase ‘dirty bomber,’ what does that mean?” U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke asked one prospective juror.
“Jose Padilla,” the man answered.
Others in the jury pool of more than 300 people had definite opinions about a supposed connection between Islam and terrorism around the world.
“I think the religion espouses intolerance of other religions and looks to a situation where they are either going to kill non-Muslims or subjugate them,” one potential male juror said.”