Imam here is linked to terror suspect

The Cleveland Plain Dealer ^ | February 21, 2003 | Sabrina Eaton

[mabelkitty]

Washington- Cleveland Islamic leader Fawaz Damra has been linked to a Florida man who was indicted yesterday as the leader of an alleged terrorist group responsi ble for more than 100 deaths in the Middle East.

A 50-count federal indict ment accuses Sami Amin Al- Arian, 45, a University of South Florida engineering professor, and seven other al leged Palestin ian Islamic Ji had members of criminal racketeering, money laundering, conspiring to kill and maim people abroad, extortion, visa fraud, perjury and other charges. The defendants all face life in prison if they're convicted.

"We will bring justice to the full network of terror," Attorney General John Ashcroft said as he unveiled the charges.

[mabelkitty]

If any city needed a Pro-America rally, Cleveland, Ohio does!!

Peaceful Religion Alert!

[cake_crumb]

This bust just keeps getting better and better!

[all4one]

Hmmm....religion of peace....follow the money trail and start with "every" mosque within our borders.

As Gomer Pyle would have said "Surprise..Surprise..Surprise"

[E Rocc]

By most local accounts he's a decent guy. He actively participated in Christian-based memorial services (including at St. John's Cathedral) right after September 11th, and it was his mosque that the idiot drove his car into.

The local media has had a burr up his butt about him for quite some time, I doubt there is much of anything to the "links" beyond them scratching said burr and looking for a local angle.

-Eric

[NeoCaveman]

Real nice guy we have here

""[Muslims should be] directing all rifles at the first and last enemy of the Islamic nation, and that is the sons of monkeys and pigs, the Jews." Fawaz Damra, 1991

"I regret saying what I said in that tape because that is not what my faith teaches me, not what civilized society stands for." Fawaz Damra, 2001

Quick back peddle, back peddle......

[TADSLOS]

Well knock me over with a feather...I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you!!

[tomahawk]

Imams will be Imams.

[cake_crumb]

"Quick back peddle, back peddle......"

He got caught on tape, so NOW he regrets saying it...no wonder the Clinton worshippers love terrorists : they think and talk alike.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Thank goodness it wasnt a typo for "Imus"

[montag813]

Grover Norquist was a friend and ally of Sami Al-Arian...why isn't he being investigated???

BLACKLIST GROVER NORQUIST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND GOP...HE IS A MUSLIM AGENT AND A TRAITOR!

[mabelkitty]

Someone went into his mosque with a videotape and and recorded him calling for the death of Jews and Christians - before 9/11. He lied about it, denied it, and then when the tape was played nightly and people started asking when he was going to be thrown out, he decided to step aside.

The "idiot" that plowed into the mosque will probably do more time than this madman.

I've said it before, and I will say it again - The troika for terrorism comes in through Canada and nests in Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo. You want to catch these filthy pigs, then start there.

[Redbob]

"Imam Linked to Terror Suspect"

Boy, now THERE'S some 'breaking news'!
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[cavtrooper21]

Beat me to it!!!
(perfect picture)

[Stultis]

Hmmm....religion of peace....follow the money trail and start with "every" mosque within our borders.

I agree on hitting them hard, dragging them in, and locking them up. At the same time the line must be firmly drawn, as far as punitive measures, at those like Al Arian who knowingly finance terror. There are many Muslims who have innocently contributed to suspect charities. Of course there are also many who probably "knew" informally or should have suspected that there were problems with some of the "charitable" orgs. I know a Muslim family who distrusted many of these orgs well before 9-11, so much that they dispense their tithes directly to needy families rather than going through any organization.

[Stultis]

By most local accounts he's a decent guy. He actively participated in Christian-based memorial services (including at St. John's Cathedral) right after September 11th

He's an islamist. Although they privately hate all other faiths, as well as less extreme and puritanical forms of Islam, islamists in America very often participate in ecumenical activities. I provides them an oportunity to gain prestige and legitimacy from stupid and trusting Christians and Jews that they often cannot acheive within the Muslim community (which knows they are hate-filled radicals).

[RaceBannon]

bump

[evad]

I don't see where it says anything has been done to him..only that he is "linked".

Was he arrested?

[Coroner]

and Sami Al Arian would hold mixed services with Christians and Jews. He also sang Godbless America. Thats called Al Taqiyya in action!!

[fatidic]

Your sympathy for the imman is misplaced, along with your brains, IMHO.

[Michael2001]

By most local accounts he's a decent guy. He actively participated in Christian-based memorial services (including at St. John's Cathedral) right after September 11th, and it was his mosque that the idiot drove his car into.

They play the game, they're not stupid, they don't walk around with shirts that say "I support terrorists". I'm not saying that I know for sure this guy is involved, but for the time being I'm not trusting any Muslims no matter how friendly they seem. Their religion tells them to lie to us.