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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Oh wait yesterday was international talk like a pirate day.
Just shoot the traitor.
It's interesting that Bill Clinton is now in Kosovo to visit and
receive an "award" from the government there. Let's see:
Clark announces his candidacy then Clinton shows up in Kosovo -- what next?
After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000; President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors; Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Maybe if Clinton had kept his promise, an estimated 3,000 people in New York and Washington, D.C. that are now dead would be alive today.
Browardchad pointed out in earlier posts that Lee was the Muslim chaplain at Fort Lewis--home of John Mohammed and Semi Osman.
Googling various articles, here are a few factoids, in no particular order:
Lee did not become a chaplain til 2001. He was at Fort Lewis in fall of 2001, and probably into 2002. He was chaplain at Camp America in S.C. in 2002. It appears as if he then went to gitmo in late 2002 or early 2003.
From what I can tell, he did not "study islam" in any religious sense at West Point. He only become seriously interested in Islam after his graduation, while stationed at Fort Knox working in vehicle maintenance alongside several visiting Egyptian soldiers. He did not officially convert to islam til after he left the military.
Given all this, it looks less likely that he entered West point planning on being a traitor. That came later. Those in the business of recruiting spies are skilled in spotting amenable types, oftentimes well before the subjects themselves know it.
Investigators need to take a really hard look at his time at Fort Knox.
In a nutshell, yes. See Lynne Stewart's Big Win -- have a large barf bag handy.
Your theory makes sense. SA, as you point out, is desperate to know how much we know of their involvement. A saudi link would also explain the seeming illogic of leaving Lee in such a sensitive position if, as the CIA claims, they knew about him for a long time. (Note no one's claiming the FBI or defense dept had Lee on their radar...)
Links to Chaplain James J. Yee ,aka Capt. Youseff Yee( Check the 04May03 article, last paragraph, for a clue about his loyalty):
04Oct01 Muslim soldiers in U.S. military fight misperceptions
07Oct01 Military Clerics Balance Arms and Allah (NY Times)
11Oct01 US Military's Muslim Chaplains In Education Role
20Oct01 Muslims in the U.S. military are as loyal as any, chaplain says
09Nov01 Muslim Chaplains Support Troops
12Nov01 AMAF and VAC American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Council
17Nov01 Sacred time for U.S. Muslim troops
31Jan03 JTF Guantanamo The Wire Vol 3, Issue 9
12Feb03 Guantanamo Detainees Celebrate 'Feast of Sacrifice'
21Mar03 JTF Guantanamo The Wire Vo 3 Issue 16
28Mar03 American Muslim Soldiers Serve Under Suspicion
24Apr03 Fate of Prisoners From Afghan War Remains Uncertain (NY Times)
04May03 Cry From Cages Of A Jail Beyond Reach Of The Law
17Jun03 INMATES RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO TELL TALES OF DESPAIR (NY Times)
24Aug03 For detainees at Guantanamo, daily benefits - and uncertainty
Guantanamo chaplain held by US
US military authorities have detained the Muslim Army chaplain who tended to suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay. Captain James Yee was taken into custody at the naval air station in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 10 and has been held since then at a Navy brig in South Carolina. A spokesman for the US military's Southern Command, Captain Tom Crosson, said he did not know the nature of the investigation. It has been reported that Yee carried detailed maps of the prison camp in Guantanamo, showing where detainees were held. Captain Crosson said: "There's an investigation ongoing related to Captain Yee but no charges have been filed yet. I don't have any specifics on why he was picked up or what he had in his possession." Yee has been assigned to the task force holding the Guantanamo prisoners since November 2002, and was the only Muslim chaplain assigned to handle the religious needs of the 660 detainees, most of whom were captured in the US-led war in Afghanistan.
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