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Islamic chaplain is charged as spy
Washington Times ^ | 9/20/03 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 09/20/2003 1:41:55 AM PDT by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:08:28 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

An Army Islamic chaplain, who counseled al Qaeda prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base, has been charged with espionage, aiding the enemy and spying, The Washington Times has learned.

Capt. James J. Yee, a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., was arrested earlier this month by the FBI in Jacksonville, Fla., as he arrived on a military charter flight from Guantanamo, according to a law-enforcement source.


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To: hgro
Sgt. Akbar rolled those grenades against his officers the Saturday night after the Friday when a fatwa condemning the U.S. invasion of Iraq had been issued by the leading mosque/university in Cairo. I wonder who had been providing spiritual counseling to Sgt. Akbar.
181 posted on 09/20/2003 10:06:44 AM PDT by aristeides
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To: Eva
I had an interesting thought, I wonder if there is any connection between this Muslim Chaplain and the DC sniper. Someone should do a search and see if he was interviewed or made any comments in the news about the sniper.
182 posted on 09/20/2003 10:08:11 AM PDT by Eva
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To: kattracks
I'm shocked, I tell ya, SHOCKED!!
183 posted on 09/20/2003 10:10:12 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (When entertainers no longer entertain us, they are just unbearably boring.)
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To: Imal
". . . potential reliability problems."

Is not being islam prima facie enough? Islam is a deadly virus and a suicide cult. It doesn't have the will or courage to wipe itself out as a group so they will push until someone else takes them out. An irregular phenomenon in human history. An entire cult-ure committing suicide by 'cop' again, and picking on the only nation in the world capable of serving as 'Doctor Death.'

A cold-hearted perspective? Not at all. History will repeat itself and the human race will heal itself once again or it will end up in the universal trash can of aborted civilizations.

184 posted on 09/20/2003 10:14:59 AM PDT by Eastbound
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To: Jeff Head
I note from his picture that he doesn't look terribly Han, as Chinese go, so he could probably pass for Central Asian fairly easily. I don't know exactly what his background is, but I'd imagine he looked enough the part to get by in his Advanced Islamic studies in Syria without attracting too much attention.

As to it being treason, that is pretty clearly the case, but I don't think they'll go that route. They can put him away for eternity for the disclosures of classified information. Under the UCMJ, he could likely face death even without the specific charge of treason. I doubt the goverment will want to get into the specifics of what he did, however. For simplicity's sake, he's more likely to spend the next 50 years making big rocks into little rocks at Leavenworth. Not as satisfying for the cause of justice, but easier to justify from a P.R. standpoint.

Politics aside, I'm more curious to see which 'foriegn power' he sold out to. It would have to be a group that has a very strong interest in knowing what is going on in that prison, i.e. someone with something to hide. Obviously, Al Qaeda (the main body or one of the tentacles) springs to mind. They need to know what is leaking, and anticipate our response. Who else would run the risk?

He did live in Syria. Could it be the Syrians? They're not our friends, by any means, and it would be interesting for them to know, but were they truly connected to Al Qaeda pre-9/11? Only in passing, I think. They've actually given us considerable information about AQ that has panned out since then. I don't see them with anything to worry about regarding Gitmo.

How about his Advanced Islamic studies there? Here's where it gets interesting. Regardless of where the madrassa was in Syria, it saw most of its funding coming in from next door: Saudi Arabia. Remember, the Syrian government is Baathist, it's agencies wouldn't appeal to an adult Islamic convert who flew across the globe to study the religion in the heartland. The madrassa, on the other hand, would have an element of Wahabbi fervor that he might have found considerably more intoxicating.

Whether or not he went for the hard AQ line, or more likely, the standard Wahabbi line (the difference being in methods), who is to say. If that's where he took the bait initially, it would explain his actions now. Large segments of the Saudi government, and its powerful clergy, are likely desperate to know how much we have found out from these men. They would also be closely tied to him, through religious channels. Rather than money or ego, I suspect that he collected the information on behalf of Saudi Arabai in general, and their Islamic clergy in specific. Time will tell.

185 posted on 09/20/2003 10:18:15 AM PDT by Steel Wolf (Too close for guns, switching to missiles!)
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To: Jeff Head
Pisslamic or not ......Chaplains have no need to possess anything classified cept for most timetables of troop movements that they may be attached to IMO. I suspect that the kenels that house these animals are slightly bugged and they had this traitor POS pegged from the Gitgo at Gitmo. When he no longer was useful as a birdog they snagged him. Seems they would have followed him to other terrorists nests versus shutting him down.

Stay Safe Jeff

186 posted on 09/20/2003 10:21:51 AM PDT by Squantos (Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
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To: jocon307
He moved to Syria, where he underwent further religious training in traditional Islamic beliefs.

good grief!!! talk about a RED FLAG!!!
187 posted on 09/20/2003 10:26:30 AM PDT by Bobby777
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Religion of Peace?

Sure - the peace of the grave.
188 posted on 09/20/2003 10:29:56 AM PDT by hnorris (Deserve Victory)
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To: goldstategop; dennisw; SJackson; just mimi; browardchad; SBprone; ConservativeMan55; ...
Islamice chaplains . .

Know who we have to thank for this!?


Supreme Allied Commander Europe
 [ Picture of Gen. Clark ]

General Wesley K. Clark, US Army

(1997-2000 )

This puke's affirmative action programs (among many other things) promoted ISLAMIC CHAPLAINS over Christian ones.

Chaplain James Yee at Fort Lewis, WA


189 posted on 09/20/2003 10:33:13 AM PDT by Happy2BMe (LIBERTY has arrived in Iraq - Now we can concentrate on HOLLYWEED!)
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To: petuniasevan
Yeah right. He'll get 5 years and we'll hear talk about "Islam means peace in Arabic" so as not to offend anyone.
190 posted on 09/20/2003 10:33:30 AM PDT by Conservative til I die (They say anti-Catholicism is the thinking man's anti-Semitism; that's an insult to thinking men)
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To: kattracks
Not that it's directly relevant to the instant proceedings, but I wonder what branch he was posted to when he got his butterbar and left USMA? Sure hope it wasn't MI! But it takes a lot to surprise ol' Snick these days.
191 posted on 09/20/2003 10:33:51 AM PDT by Snickersnee (Where are we going? And what's with this handbasket???)
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To: Steel Wolf
I suspect that he collected the information on behalf of Saudi Arabai in general, and their Islamic clergy in specific

Good point...may well represent the path his info took/takes.

Whomever, it is clear that he was turned and used his position to aid the enemy. I personally believe he was recruited either prior to going to Syria or while there and came back with the specific intention to get into the military for use later.

I don't know this for a fact...it's just my own conjecture based on the story here.

192 posted on 09/20/2003 10:34:18 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Alamo-Girl; SAMWolf
Traitor ping
193 posted on 09/20/2003 10:35:54 AM PDT by anymouse
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To: Bobby777; goldstategop; dennisw; SJackson; just mimi; browardchad; SBprone; ConservativeMan55; ...

WND Exclusive


FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Radical Islam's 'plan'
to take over America

Arab-American author outlines secret
20-year strategy to undermine country


Posted: August 4, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern

Editor's note: Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin is an online, subscription intelligence news service from the creator of WorldNetDaily.com – a journalist who has been developing sources around the world for the last 25 years.


© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

A refugee from the Muslim Middle East thinks he has discovered Islam's 20-point plan for conquering the United States by 2020 – a plan revealed in the latest issue of Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Anis Shorrosh, author of ''Islam Revealed'' and ''The True Furqan,'' is a Christian Arab-American who emigrated from Arab-controlled Jerusalem in January 1967.

''The following is my analysis of Islamic invasion of America, the agenda of Islamists and visible methods to take over America by the year 2020,'' Shorrosh says. ''Will Americans continue to sleep through this invasion as they did when we were attacked on 9/11?''

1. Terminate America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills.

2. Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity is for whites only. What they fail to tell African-Americans is that it was Arab Muslims who captured them and sold them as slaves. In fact, the Arabic word for black and slave is the same, ''Abed.''

3. Engage the American public in dialogues, discussions, debates in colleges, universities, public libraries, radio, TV, churches and mosques on the virtues of Islam. Proclaim how it is historically another religion like Judaism and Christianity with the same monotheistic faith.

4. Nominate Muslim sympathizers to political office to bring about favorable legislation toward Islam and support potential sympathizers by block voting.

5. Take control of as much of Hollywood, the press, TV, radio and the Internet as possible by buying the related corporations or a controlling stock.

6. Yield to the fear of the imminent shut-off of the lifeblood of America – black gold. America’s economy depends on oil and 41 percent of it comes from the Middle East.

7. Yell ''foul, out-of-context, personal interpretation, hate crime, Zionist, un- American, inaccurate interpretation of the Quran'' anytime Islam is criticized or the Quran is analyzed in the public arena.

8. Encourage Muslims to penetrate the White House, specifically with Islamists who can articulate a marvelous and peaceful picture of Islam. Acquire government positions and get membership in local school boards. Train Muslims as medical doctors to dominate the medical field, research and pharmaceutical companies. (Ever notice how numerous Muslim doctors in America are, when their countries need them more desperately than America?) Take over the computer industry. Establish Middle Eastern restaurants throughout the U.S. to connect planners of Islamization in a discreet way.

9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via:

10. Reading, writing, arithmetic and research through the American educational system, mosques and student centers (now 1,500) should be sprinkled with dislike of Jews, evangelical Christians and democracy. There are currently 300 exclusively Muslim schools in the U.S. which teach loyalty to the Quran, not the U.S. Constitution. In January of 2002, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Washington mailed 4,500 packets of the Quran and videos promoting Islam to America's high schools – free of charge. Saudi Arabia would not allow the U.S. to reciprocate.

11. Provide very sizeable monetary Muslim grants to colleges and universities in America to establish ''Centers for Islamic studies'' with Muslim directors to promote Islam in higher-education institutions.

12. Let the entire world know through propaganda, speeches, seminars, local and national media that terrorists have hijacked Islam, when in truth, Islam hijacked the terrorists.

13. Appeal to the historically compassionate and sensitive Americans for sympathy and tolerance towards Muslims in America who are portrayed as mainly immigrants from oppressed countries.

14. Nullify America's sense of security by manipulating the intelligence community with misinformation. Periodically terrorize Americans with reports of impending attacks on bridges, tunnels, water supplies, airports, apartment buildings and malls.

15. Form riots and demonstrations in the prison system demanding Islamic Sharia as the way of life, not America's justice system.

16. Open numerous charities throughout the U.S., but use the funds to support Islamic terrorism with American dollars.

17. Raise interest in Islam on America's campuses by insisting freshman take at least one course on Islam.

18. Unify the numerous Muslim lobbies in Washington, mosques, Islamic student centers, educational organizations, magazines and papers by Internet and an annual convention to coordinate plans, propagate the faith and engender news in the media.

19. Send intimidating messages and messengers to the outspoken individuals who are critical of Islam and seek to eliminate them by hook or crook.

20. Applaud Muslims as loyal citizens of the U.S. by spotlighting their voting record as the highest percentage of all minority and ethic groups in America.

Shorrosh is a member of the Oxford Society of Scholars, has traveled in 76 countries, and is a lecturer and producer of TV documentaries. ''Islam Revealed'' is a bestseller now in its eighth printing. His forthcoming 10th book, from which the 20-point plan is abridged, is titled ''Islam: A Threat or a Challenge.''

''The True Furqan'' is also available for viewing on Islam-Exposed.org. Shorrosh's new website is Focusing-on-Islam.com.

194 posted on 09/20/2003 10:36:55 AM PDT by Happy2BMe (LIBERTY has arrived in Iraq - Now we can concentrate on HOLLYWEED!)
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To: Squantos
Hopefuly, this "sting" has been going down a long, long time and they only took him into custody after they felt they exhausted all the people he could lead us to...hopefully.

There should be some major whoop going on behind the scenes as a result of the folks his treason led us to.

195 posted on 09/20/2003 10:36:57 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Happy2BMe; kattracks
I posted this to myself by mistake, so I'll try again. Could there be a connection between the DC Sniper and Yee, through Fort Lewis? Could someone check and see if the two crossed paths?
196 posted on 09/20/2003 10:37:41 AM PDT by Eva
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To: jocon307
NOT SO FAST!

The religion of Islam consists of faith (al iman) and practice (al din). The Five Pillars of Islam is the term given to the five most fundamental obligations of a Muslim under Sharia law, and which devout Muslims will perform faithfully, believing them to be essential to pleasing Allah.

In summary the practices are:

The acknowledgement of God (Shahadah) The ritual prayers (Salat or Salah)

The paying of ritual alms (Zakat or Zakah) The fast during Ramadan (Saum or Siyam) The pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj or Haj) Some Muslims, mainly belonging to the sect of the Khawarij, hold that there is a sixth pillar of Islam, Jihad, meaning Holy War or Inner Struggle. This is disputed.
197 posted on 09/20/2003 10:38:20 AM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: anymouse
Thanks for the heads up!
198 posted on 09/20/2003 10:41:50 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Guillermo
"He studied Islam at West Point..." It's time to purge all forms of PC from the Military.

He probably was a history major.

199 posted on 09/20/2003 10:45:28 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: Kozak
ah HAH!

But, still, as you say, it is disputed. And I think there are only 5 pillars of islam, as there a 4 noble truths of Buddhism.

But, then again, this religious stuff gets SO complicated, who can pretend to understand it all, or at all?
200 posted on 09/20/2003 10:45:30 AM PDT by jocon307 (how much trouble is THIS post going to get me in?)
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