Sure, they blew up a few people, but they put this guy through school. What capital fellows! More on the Al-Arian case from the Tampa Tribune, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:
TAMPA - As an international student, job options were severely limited for Sammeeh Hammoudeh. Immigration law severely restricts off-campus work. Before enrolling, he had to show University of South Florida officials that he had enough money to cover his studies and living expenses.But jurors in the terror support trial of Hammoudeh, former USF professor Sami Al-Arian and two other defendants heard testimony Tuesday that Hammoudeh taught at a private school and worked at a think tank.
Such work, even done voluntarily, wouldn't be allowed, testified David Austell, USF's director for international student services.
``In no case can the student work off campus without authorization'' from immigration officials, Austell said.
Prosecutors say he was on another payroll, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's, and that Al- Arian brought him here to help launder its money.
His defense attorney denies that and says Hammoudeh organized charity for needy children in Palestine....
Other records indicate the Islamic Community of Tampa, the formal name of Al-Arian's mosque, contributed nearly $36,000 in 1996 to cover Hammoudeh's education expenses while he pursued a master's degree in religious studies.
Meanwhile, retired FBI agent Edith ``Eddie'' Tuttle testified about a 1995 search of Al-Arian's home. Through Tuttle, prosecutors introduced dozens of new exhibits including videotapes, Al-Arian's personal telephone book, financial records and a 1993 Islamic Jihad calendar.
Defense attorney William Moffitt asked whether political material was seized during the search.
``I remember seizing items that said `Islamic Jihad' if you deem that political,'' she said.
Moffitt seems to be banking on the prosecution not knowing, or being afraid to say, that the jihad is an inherently political concept. From the beginning Muhammad waged jihads to extend the political parameters of Islam, and that idea is very much alive today.
His defense attorney denies that and says Hammoudeh organized charity for needy children in Palestine....
The shucking and jiving continues...it wasn't me, you got the wrong guy, I was just helping CHILDREN. Helping CHILDREN is a blessing, you should be thanking me for helping CHILDREN.
The Quran instructs me to help CHILDREN and helping CHILDREN is what I was doing. Now that you have arrested me for helping CHILDREN, I can no longer help CHILDREN.I weep for the fate of the CHILDREN I can no longer help. The further suffering of CHILDREN in Palestine is your fault.
Allah willing, I will beat this rap and get back to raising money to help those Palestinian CHILDREN...Allah knows best...
A call to arms for all Jihad Watchers.
I've been waiting for you brave, erudite souls to show up on http://www.libertyforum.org, and show us your stuff. Take on the obfuscating Muslims and their RIGHT WING Christian Dhimmi's. Yes they are Christian, yes they are right wing, no most are not NAZI's either.
This "liberal leftie" is worn out having to counter their b.s., taqiyya, kitman, lies, distortions and misdirections, and personal attacks virtually all alone.
Come on Swami, Cross, Beth, Catherine, Caroline, DC Watson, Gary, etc et al. Show us your stuff, fight the lies and Jihad on their turf. Or do you feel safer with a hallelujah chorus backing you up?
Gaiour...I am a graduate of Yahoo's Islam chat...particularly rms 1-10-3-4-8. Live mad terrorists, from the internet cafe's of muslimvilles everywhere. One liners from hell.
I didn't see you there. I often had to fend off four or five raving maniacs at the same time. I cant type that fast. I thought I was fighting terrorism all by myself because the other infidel tetesteronies were to busy fighting among themselves, and conducting room wars.
I'm a little worried about you Gaiour...what do you mean 'show "us" your stuff'.You said that twice. Who is "us"? I thought you were alone...
I went to that site once before but didn't get much out of it. Maybe I will try it again...
Giaour,
To the extent you abhor jihadism and its attendent savagery, you're an ally. In any case, in Europe, the word "liberal" connotes free-marketers and fiscal conservatives.
BTW, here's an account by a left-leaning columnist as to how his social circle changed drastically when he started targetting islamic radicalism in his columns.
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050615&fname=yogi&sid=1
giaour-
I think your link has an extra mark (a comma?) preventing it from working.
I'll try it again for you -although I gave up on libertyforum after the Aryans and Mahounds proved as impenetrable to attempts at 'intelligent discourse' as Mohammad's 6 year old bride was to the 'perfect man'. (He had to wait 3 more years before the rape was successful.)
http://www.libertyforum.org/
Anybody else wanting to feel like a sculptor hitting a block of granite with a celery stick can go forth and dispute!
"Obscurum per obscurius."
(What is obscure [explained] by what is more obscure.)