Feds quite interested in a spinach-like plant in Moodus, CT. They also seized computer discs and documents. Note also the name of the place. Deobandis are dominant in Afghanistan, where they ruled as the Taliban and are still quite influential. From the Hartford Courant, with thanks to Cindy:
EAST HADDAM -- Federal agents raided a Muslim campground in Moodus Friday morning, seizing specimens and seeds from what they believe is datashak, a plant native to India.Members of the FBI and U.S. Department of Agriculture said in documents that they also seized 19 computer discs and an assortment of documents from the 18-acre Town Street property, owned by Darul Uloom Shady Brook Inc....
Documents that the agents left with Rahman for the property owners said the focus of the search was any and all seeds, plants - whether growing or harvested - of datashak. The warrant was signed by U.S. Magistrate Donna F. Martinez.
The agents noted in a document that Bank of New York deposit slips, books and documents were seized. They also sought maps, directions, and gas receipts relating to travel.
FBI spokeswoman Lisa Bull would confirm only that agents conducted "investigative activity" at the Moodus property, in support of the agriculture department.
The Shady Brook property was purchased in 2003 for $505,000 by Aziz Jafri of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. At the time, Jafri said the aging summer camp would be rehabilitated and either be operated as a camp or leased....
Sarder said that some of the confiscated datashak seeds were mailed from Bangladesh, while others were purchased in stores.
A Bangladesh-related website said that the tender datashak leaves and stems are rich in vitamin A and C, calcium and iron and are considered a vegetable, generally cooked with fish or other vegetables.
Leslie Alexander, a program aide at the University of Connecticut's Home and Garden Center, said that datashak can be found in cereals and flours and does not appear to contain any toxicity.
George Jansky, an area resident, noting that he's worked at the campsite for 32 years, said that the recent summer camp taught English and the Muslim religion.
"This is what the people like to eat," he said of datashak.
Jansky said he knows that there have been racist remarks made to Muslims at the camp. He said there were people driving by who asked whether throwing hand grenades was part of the curriculum.
Darul Uloom is the name of a seminary in Deoband, India, self-described as a cornerstone of "Islamic sciences." Founded in 1866, it teaches an Islamist version of Islam. According to Islamists, Islam is not only a religion but also a political system that governs society and the state.
Just imagine a nation of Islamic Popeyes!
Well blow me down!
If the seeds were sent by mail fro outside the USA this is a serious violation of USDA regulations. Besides the possibility of importing plant diseases, the introduction of non-native species can have serious results on native flora. Many years ago people brought Kudzu from India as a "ground cover". It's now called "the vine that ate the South", and is a MAJOR problem.
It seems that datashak is a member of the Amaranth family of plants, other species of which were grown and harvested by native North Americans for thousands of years. Amaranth grain can be bought in any health food store.
I suspect that the Feds who raided the camp were not so much interested in the plants as they were in "cover-crops" so to speak -that is, did the datashak operation cover up some other activities at the camp which were not so healthful?
Darul Uloom of Deoband, India is the fountainhead of Islamic Terrorism. Very few Hindus in India know that the this Seminary since its inception(1866CE) has declared to re-establish Islamic rule(Darul Islam) in India ( and therefore to kill all Hindus of India) as its main aim.
"Not Amurath an Amurath succeeds, but Harry Harry."
-- from a posting, quite some time ago, by William Shakespeare
One assumes, and certainly hopes, that there is more here than simply harrying the amaranth.
Jansky said he knows that there have been racist remarks made to Muslims at the camp. He said there were people driving by who asked whether throwing hand grenades was part of the curriculum
Racist remarks? If the shoe fits...
Amaranth wasn't grown by Indians of the (future) USA. It was grown by Mexican Indians and those further south. The Azteca mixed cooked amaranth with human blood to make cakes.
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-11%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=amaranth++human+blood&btnG=Search
The Azteca- Muhammadan connection? Human sacrifice? Tell me it ain't so Bob! Yes, amaranth is in the spinach family and bears seeds suitable for grain uses and storage. Same for buckwheat, same family
"According to Islamists, Islam is not only a religion but also a political system that governs society and the state."
I believe this is a typo in the article. It should read:
According to the Qur'an, Islam is not only a religion but also a political system that governs society and the state.
Special guest u thats what i thot when i read that...
BTW Isnt Deoband that very pigsty in UP where they refuse to take polio vaccine and currently in new for Japanese echi--- whatevers outbreak.
The muslim kids like the Datashak. They put them on wire skewers and toast them on the campfire and when they are just right they put it between graham crackers..they are so good you gotta have "shia-mores".
Ummm. Just wondering. At the head of this posting you make a comment "note the name of the place."
Outside of the fact that the raid occurred in Moodus CT I can't get any idea what is significant about the town name or how it could possibly relate to Islam or a Muslim group or organization.
"Moodus" is a shortening of Machimoodus which is an American Indian word that means "Little noises"
anyone care to provide some insights here?
Signed by someone who lives in Moodus