Month: October 2010
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News and Analysis (10/5/10)
A day after warning of terrorism in Europe, a correspondent for Der Spiegel says the drone killing of Germans in Afghanistan is “no big surprise”: ‘Germans Killed’ in US Drone Strike (Al-Jazeera) “I’m happy with the deal that God has given me” — Faisal Shahzad’s final words to the judge: Times Square Bomb Attempt Man…
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News and Analysis (10/4/10)
Dutch politician and Islamophobe Geert Wilders in court to defend his freedom to hate, defends his freedom of expression by refusing to answer a judge’s questions: Dutch Politician Geert Wilders Faces Hate-Speech Trial (Washington Times) “Police confirm telephone threats were made” against Daisy Khan and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: Police: NYC Mosque’s Imam, Wife Get Death Threats…
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The Sentencing of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
[This is an abridged version of Hajj Mauri Saalakhan’s notes taken at the Sept. 23, 2010 sentencing of Dr. Afia Siddqui, edited from his copyrighted article with permission.] Judge Berman began by walking the court through the accepted facts of the case. He noted, among other things, that it has never been definitively established why…
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News and Analysis (10/1/10)
As a Gitmo detainee goes to trial in New York the chaos predicted by fear-mongers fails to materialize, but the difficulties of finding an unbiased jury become apparent: Jury in Alleged Embassy Bomber Ahmed Ghailani Trial Includes Pal of 9/11 Victim and Islam ‘Hater’ (NY Daily News) “The smear campaign waged against Muslims over the…
