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A "Law-Abiding Combat Veteran," Who Converted To Islam, May Lose His Job At A Commercial Airline
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- What a coincidence.
I just got home after going out for some coffee where I had the chance to read a an article in a newspaper about how authorities in Yemen arrested 9 of their citizens for converting to Christianity.
I thought about sending the Yemen embassy an email right after I get back home to complain about their treatment these converts are receiving in their country.
But the first thing I see on the internet was this piece of news about this most American guy made to suffer by US authorities and his workplace because he converted to Islam.
How can I send an email to the Yemen embassy now?
You know, it took the US 100 years (1864 to 1964) to resolve the issue of civil rights for its black citizens and I''m afraid it''s going to take another 100 years (1955 to 2055) to get over the trauma caused by Senator Joe McCarthy.
This man was able to instill the fear of the other in the minds of Americans so much that he was able to pave the way for people like Rush Limbaugh and a whole bunch of Republican administrations.
Sad that we cannot trust ourselves any better than a third world country in the middle of the Sahara desert. - Reply to this comment
- Soon we will read: "Evangelicals on terror watch list may lose their jobs."
Posted by rudy654 at 03:08 PM : Aug 20, 2008
They have read the book of "Revelations" and are expecting that to happen, It will "Make their day" - Reply to this comment
- The FBI is about as dumb as all you. And that is real dumb
Posted by A8151947 at 03:54 PM : Aug 20, 2008
They Might be, but its for sure that they''ve got your ''number'' after that post. - Reply to this comment
- The FBI is creating a file on every person (American) and assigning a rating for their potential to cause terror.
Currently, FBI agents need specific reasons - like evidence or allegations that a law probably has been violated - to investigate U.S. citizens and legal residents. The new policy, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press, would let agents open preliminary terrorism investigations after mining public records and intelligence to build a profile of traits that, taken together, were deemed suspicious. Among the factors that could make someone subject of an investigation is travel to regions of the world known for terrorist activity, access to weapons or military training, along with the person%u2019s race or ethnicity.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/
07/03/national/main4229431.shtml - Reply to this comment
- The FBI is creating a file on every person (American) and assigning a rating for their potential to cause terror.
Currently, FBI agents need specific reasons - like evidence or allegations that a law probably has been violated - to investigate U.S. citizens and legal residents. The new policy, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press, would let agents open preliminary terrorism investigations after mining public records and intelligence to build a profile of traits that, taken together, were deemed suspicious. Among the factors that could make someone subject of an investigation is travel to regions of the world known for terrorist activity, access to weapons or military training, along with the person%u2019s race or ethnicity.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/
07/03/national/main4229431.shtml - Reply to this comment
- it should be (and maybe is) illegal for the US government to keep a secret list, use it to deny people rights to move about the country and prevent them working in their chosen profession. And all without saying how anyone gets on the list, confirming if a person is on it, or providing an authoritative petition and review process to be removed.
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- I think they just admitted that the Fbi maintains more than one list! What are these lists? see below
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- :The Justice Department declined comment on the lawsuit and said in a statement that the FBI''s Terrorist Screening Center, "for both national security and personal privacy reasons," does not confirm or deny the existence of any name on the watch lists that it maintains."
The FBI is creating a file on every person (American) and assigning a rating for their potential to cause terror.
Currently, FBI agents need specific reasons - like evidence or allegations that a law probably has been violated - to investigate U.S. citizens and legal residents. The new policy, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press, would let agents open preliminary terrorism investigations after mining public records and intelligence to build a profile of traits that, taken together, were deemed suspicious. Among the factors that could make someone subject of an investigation is travel to regions of the world known for terrorist activity, access to weapons or military training, along with the person%u2019s race or ethnicity.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/
07/03/national/main4229431.shtml - Reply to this comment
- "Because they [Muslims] flew two jets into the WorldTrade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Shanksville, PA..."
really? news to me. I thought it was criminals and terrorists who did that. Unless you are saying all Muslims are criminals and terrorists, which is really very stupid. This guy has an excellent case. - Reply to this comment
- Posted by rudy654 at 03:13 PM : Aug 20, 2008
you''ve seen the list??? - Reply to this comment
- spying on americans ... watch lists w/ americans on it w/ no explanation as to how/why ... suspension of presumption of innocence ... suspension of jurisprudence for those classified as enemy combatants ... torture policies masked as ''''enhanced techniques'''' first done in secret, then justified w/ doj summaries ... law enforcement w/ hand held torture devices (tasers) used in minor infractions ... no knock warrants ... murdering labrador retrievers under the claim that they''''re threatening ... etc, etc, etc.
Posted by bobnjersey at 02:32 PM : Aug 20, 2008
Yea! And the really sad part is Obama will not change or reverse any of that. Getting the big back door hosing from both parties and it will continue to for a long time to come. - Reply to this comment
- Hmmm,lets see now, islamists trained to become pilots and then used that training to hijack airplanes to fly into the towers and kill thousands.This pilot converts to islam and is surprised that he may lose his job, it was his decision, maybe he should convert to a non violent religion.
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- The FBI is about as dumb as all you. And that is real dumb
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- Because they flew two jets into the WorldTrade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Shanksville, PA...and then bragged and gloated about it as we were burying our dead.
Posted by DaVicar2 at 03
Yep and Bush decided it was more important to bring "democracy" to the Iraqis than go after Bin Laden---where is that guy anyway? "let''s see, he''s not over there, he''s not under here"!
There were no weapons in Iraq, Saddam had nothing to do with 911 or the terrorists-----why have we not gotten Bin Laden yet???????? - Reply to this comment
- you are implying all Muslims are terrorists---why would you stop with just Muslims? ----------------------------------------
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Because they flew two jets into the WorldTrade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Shanksville, PA...and then bragged and gloated about it as we were burying our dead.
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Posted by DaVicar2 at 03:27 PM : Aug 20, 2008
One apparently landed on your head and caused severe brain damage resulting in total loss of judgement and common sense. - Reply to this comment
- This should be a class action suit as this fascist regime and their appointed stormtroopers aka TSA in collaboration with the FBI are in direct violation of the constitution by deny due process in it''s most basic level. Never in the history of America has its rights and freedoms on every level been so trashed and violated than it has been by the fuhrer bush and his coconspiritor dickless cheney who has openly before whole world declared himself above all laws.
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- I think you are prejudiced.
Posted by DaVicar2 at 03:19 PM : Aug 20, 2008
you are implying all Muslims are terrorists---why would you stop with just Muslims? - Reply to this comment
- Davis said "religious and political affiliation does not impact whether an individual is placed" on a list.
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Posted by Xyno at 03:05 PM
If I remember correctly even Sen. Kennedy was on the list. Explain that! - Reply to this comment
- And enjoy it MORE if you are NOT a Muslim!
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Posted by DaVicar2 at 02:24 PM
Soon enough it will expand to all religions, including the fanatical evangelicals. Then we''ll hear the protests. Right now, they could care less. But as is always the case, these things that are violations of civil rights and due process always later expand to include those who originally applauded the violations. Soon we will read: "Evangelicals on terror watch list may lose their jobs." - Reply to this comment
- Great summation...its nice to know you finally get it!
Posted by DaVicar2 at 02:46 PM : Aug 20, 2008
Hey--you would make a great commie!!
All Italians are Mafia
All Germans are communists
All priests are child molesters
All Irish are drunks
All English have bad teeth
right down to All Muslims are terrorists!
Then that would mean---the (All) Bush family are terrorist traitors
ie: Prescott Bush Daddy George HW Bush (PNAC) and now little Georgie--- (AWOL Bush) - Reply to this comment
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