In "A lawsuit without merit," Jeff Jacoby sums up the Islamic Society of Boston's now-dropped frivolous lawsuit in the Boston Globe (thanks to WriterMom):
ON MAY 29, the Islamic Society of Boston folded its cards. It abandoned the sweeping defamation lawsuit it had filed in 2005 against 17 defendants -- journalists, scholars, activist groups, and others who had expressed concerns about the Islamic Society's leaders, some of whom had ties to jihadist extremism, and about the land the city of Boston sold it at a cut-rate price in order to build a mosque.The complaint had accused the defendants of despicable behavior -- lying about the Islamic Society, vilifying innocent people, conspiring to deprive Boston-area Muslims of their civil rights. If even some of the charges were true, the defendants deserved to face harsh legal penalties and be shunned by the entire community. Instead, the Islamic Society dropped its suit without collecting a penny. Why?
Because the charges were false, that's why. And pretrial discovery -- the evidence being gathered through subpoenas and depositions -- was proving it.
For example, the Islamic Society claimed that publicity about its leaders' ties to Islamist extremism had "been devastating" to the organization's fund-raising. "Donations to the ISB have decreased," the lawsuit charged. In a press release, the organization lamented that negative media coverage had resulted in "donations trickling to a halt."
But in July 2005, well after the supposedly "devastating" news coverage had first appeared in the Boston Herald and on Fox 25 TV, a letter written by the Islamic Society's attorney and e-mailed by Chairman Yousef Abou-allaban conveyed a very different message. "Fund-raising has been robust," it reported, "and ISB has $2 million in cash."
Fund-raising had indeed been robust. Documents acquired during discovery revealed that some $4.2 million had been wired to an Islamic Society bank account in New Hampshire between April 2004 and May 2005 -- nearly all of it from Saudi Arabia. Another $1 million came from the Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank in late 2005.
Those ties to Saudi Arabia were a key reason for concern . Saudi Arabia's state religion is Wahhabism, a radical and belligerent form of Islam, and as the 9/11 Commission reported, Saudi money is used "to spread Wahhabi beliefs throughout the world, including in mosques and schools. . . . Some Wahhabi-funded organizations have been exploited by extremists to further their goal of violent jihad against non-Muslims."
But in its lawsuit, the Islamic Society had denied any Saudi connection to the mosque it was building in Boston. It said it had been libeled by the "false information" that it received money "from Wahhabis and/or Muslim Brotherhood and/or other Saudi/Middle Eastern sources." As the evidence amassed during discovery made clear, however, that wasn't libel. It was the simple truth.
Repeatedly, the Islamic Society sought court orders blocking the release of such evidence. In one case, it warned that publishing certain documents would "create serious security risks" for Muslim worshipers, since it would reveal the new mosque's architectural schematics. The court denied that request after the defendants pointed out that the schematics were not exactly a secret: They are publicly posted on the Islamic Society's own website.
And so it went. One by one, the Islamic Society's claims and accusations proved groundless. By the time it dropped its lawsuit on May 29, it was clear that it had no chance of winning.
And yet the Islamic Society spins its loss as a victory, noting that the construction of the mosque is going forward. "It was never about money," said Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. "It was about religious freedom."
What the lawsuit was really about, it seems, was intimidation -- intimidation of anyone inclined to raise questions or express concerns about the Islamic Society's leaders and their connections to radical Islam. Libel suits have become a favorite tactic of Islamists, who deploy them to silence their critics. In yet another document produced during discovery, the head of the Islamic Center of New England advises Abou-allaban to "thwart" Fox 25 with a lawsuit. "If Fox is being sued for this story," he writes, "it stands to reason that they will be prevented from reporting on the story further while the case is in court."
Read it all.
..Islam is all about lying,deceit,coverup,and intimidation...
...ban muslim immigration...
Wahhabism is jihad-friendly. Foreign subsidy of U.S. mosques should be prohibited.
But it was a lawsuit of peace!
But this is proof that the moslems are assimilating. They're doing things the American way -- by filing lawsuits. In any moslem country they would just have sent out their goons to lop off the heads of a few of their critics to silence them.
Re: ON MAY 29, the Islamic Society of Boston ...abandoned the sweeping defamation lawsuit it had filed in 2005 against 17 defendants -- journalists, scholars, activist groups, and others who had expressed concerns about the Islamic Society's leaders, some of whom had ties to jihadist extremism, and about the land the city of Boston sold it at a cut-rate price in order to build a mosque".
They want "gag rules". They ought to read American history re how such attempts to silence critical thinking and the reporting of facts (re Slavery) backfired when these kind of thug methods were used in congress and elsewhere to silence criticism. Old John Quincy Adams (at first practically alone) opposed all "gag rules" and the tactics of intimidation used by Calhoun and others.
The attempt to impose "gag rules" really turned public oponion against the Slaveocracy (as Adams called it)of the Old South. Similar "gag rule" tactics will backfire for Muslims who attempt to impose them in the USA.
What ? Lies from a lying bunch of liars ?
Shocking.
islam whether wahhabyist or otherwise, does not hold truth up as an ideal.
a few more thoughts. I'm surprised that their Wahhabi masters allowed them to proceed with infidel methods like lawsuits. Did Mo ever file lawsuits against his detractors? No! He cut off heads, or had his henchmen do it for him. Clearly these Boston moslems have become infected with infidel ways. Their masters have to bring them back to the islamic way -- maybe by taking a few of their heads. And perhaps a fatwad against resorting to infidel institutions like courts.
Frank, you bring up 'slavery'. Guess where the Europeans and Americans learned it from? You probably already knew... yep! the muslims, who still practice it to this day.
I did a little research on that. Not to give any pardons to those who took up the practice in a 'monkey see, monkey do' type of situation. And I make sure to pass this info on to any black person that listens when that subject is brought up. That way, I hope, there will be fewer of them converting to islam.
Saudi Arabia's state religion is Wahhabism, a radical and belligerent form of Islam.
The Boston Globe is getting close.
Islam is the law in Saudi Arabia.
Fewer syllables and more accurate. Journalism stuff.
Greetings:
How do I taqiyya you?
Let me count the ways.
What now?
Will there be an appeal of the dismissal of the case, based on a finding of "lack of standing," by those who wish to force the disclosure of the whole unseemly business, including the below-market sale of city-owned property, the behind-the-scenes dealing of that BRA employee -- is he, by the way, still employed by the BRA? If so, why? Was there an internal investigation of his inside manipulation in favor of the Islamic Society of Boston, and the below-market offer of the land? Was there an internal investigation of his trip -- who paid for that trip? -- to Saudi Arabia? Is that BRA employee still being paid by Infidel taxpayers?
As for the ruling on standing, surely that can be appealed. It would be a pity to drop the suit, and the attempt to come to the bottomm of the Menino Mosque.
R_not-
Slavery was once accepted in the world (like child labor was accepted) but morals have gotten a bit better in the last 200 years on these matters. It was the British (and I'm mostly Irish (1/4 English) and am aware of how really bad the British behaved in Ireland)-but they did do a lot to curtail slavery traffic in the world. We have to give the British ruling-class bastards their due on this matter. The African Negros in the slave trade were not happy with the British for that reason and neither were the Arabs happy about that.
A few more comments to add to those by Frank and R not. Very few of the Africans brought to the Americas by the Europeans were "enslaved" by them. They were already slaves, bought by the Europeans in the great slave markets operated by various West African kings, who had been operating these markets for centuries before the Europeans ever arrived on the scene. Another point is that the European traders were often required to buy a certain number of slaves from the king's own group, with no questions asked about their health or fitness. It was a way for the king to rid his society of those who would be a burden on society, like the crippled or blind. The East Germans ran a similar operation, by allowing the elderly to move to the West, thus removing them from their pension and medicare rolls, and shifting their care onto the West Germans. For an excellent account, though fictionalized, see George Macdonald Fraser's "Flash for Freedom" about the by then illegal slave trade in the 1840's.
Muslim Immigration: A Winning or Losing Proposition for US?
http://sheikyermami.com/2007/06/27/muslim-immigration-a-winning-or-losing-proposition-for-us/
Pastors Settle ‘Vilifying Islam’ Case
http://sheikyermami.com/2007/06/26/a-five-year-battle-over-free-speech-in-australias-state-of-victoria-is-over/
ebonystone-
You know history. We see a similar disregard for people in China today by other Chinese. In fact, recently some Chinese guy (with ties to people in the government!) was found to have enslaved a whole bunch Chinese in a factory (I think they made bricks). Frankly, a lot of humans stink and its a problem that goes beyond race or ethnicity.
As for the slave trade, the British control of the sea lanes in the 19th century did a lot to end slave trafficking in the world. They deserve credit for that. But trust me, if people could be enslaved today in Africa or elsewhere there would be local scumbags anywhere to create a market in slaves. Only force keeps scumbags from exploiting the rest of us.
I think Jesus said "The poor will always be with you." He might have added that "the scumbags too will always be with you". It's reality.
Frank wrote, "Frankly, a lot of humans stink and its a problem that goes beyond race or ethnicity."
Yeah, but we have a whole religion, forced down a lot of people's throats, that endorse this sort of behavior. And we just keep on appeasing them.
"And yet the Islamic Society spins its loss as a victory, noting that the construction of the mosque is going forward. "It was never about money," said Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. "It was about religious freedom."
I can't get over the gall of these people. "It was never about money," said Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. "It was about religious freedom."
There's not a single church in All of Saudi Arabia, and Mr. Bray people is concerned about religious freedom.
If Mr. Bray is so concerned abou Religious freedom, why isn't he out there demanding that Islamic authorities in other countries allow freedom of religion for other people.
It's obcene that he even uses the phrase "freedom of religion" when it's the last thing in the world he believes in.
Someone should start a society which will investigate these Mosques and report their evil doing to the media. It could also be a legal defense fund. I'd give money to an organization like that.
There is a mosque going up in my small city and I wonder whether they are getting Saudi money. There are only Muslim families in town, so I wonder how they could afford it.
'Religious Freedom' for Islamofascists means freedom to spread Islam unhindered. It doesn't mean freedom for unbelievers, it actually means enslavement...
Here's the latest on Abu Hamza:
http://sheikyermami.com/2007/06/27/abu-hamza-hates-homosexuals/
James Martel, great idea - let us know when you got something together. Many of us wouldn't mind donating. (my point? don't wait around for someone else to do it - look at what happened to a lot of people in a lot of countries overrun by muslims and their violence - they waited around for others and many are dead, or converted, or dhimmi)
sheik, hhmmm it seems that it is ok for muslims to be prejudice and whatever else they want to be. I would say - no problem, wash and dress yourself. Anyway, Abu isn't being entirely honest here - they are ok with doing little boys if they are slaves or booty. I suppose that is 'different' though.
I like your website, very interesting. Thanks. I printed off one of the articles from your website about muslim immigration.
But trust me, if people could be enslaved today in Africa or elsewhere there would be local scumbags anywhere to create a market in slaves.
Frank,
Isn't slavery being practiced in Africa today? I often heard of slave trade being revived in countries like Sudan. The Arab Muslims in the north were said to be enslaving southern Christians.
Our pernicious Islamic enemy the Saudis have practically an infinite money supply to support these SLAAPs (http://www.slapps.org/ ). Stronger laws must be in place to inhibit these suits from CAIR or at lease make sure only the loser pays in these cases. Too bad our Bushies seems to be good friends with the Saudis (as well as faithful to the people of Mexico).
The problem is that CAIR does not need American Muslims or anyone. They are well supported by the Suadis.
The American people should sue Islam for the committing of widespread first degree murders, conspiracies to commit murders, sedition and gross defamation of the American people.
Then there is that cruel and unusual punishment clause in the US Constitution that Islam is continually in gross violation of: with its unstinting beheadings, amputations, disembowelments, crucifixions, stonings, burnings, bombings, mutilations, whippings and beatings.
This would NOT be a frivolous lawsuit. I guarantee it.
PMK-
From what I've read in several places it does still exist there. But frankly I've not studied it in detail. However, I'm sure the slave "owners" will provide a good "reason" for slavery wherever it might exist. They will point to something "god" said on the matter.
rational quoted
"It was never about money," said Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. "It was about religious freedom."
You have to know the code words: for "religion" or "religious", substitute "Islam" or "Islamic". Makes perfect sense now, doesn't it? There is only one religion, one way, one thought, one model, one society, one truth, one option, one Perfect Man.
Taqiyya again!
Frank, you said, “if people could be enslaved today in Africa or elsewhere there would be local scumbags anywhere to create a market in slaves. Only force keeps scumbags from exploiting the rest of us.”
Well, the scumbags are back and our governments and media are virtually ignoring these modern day slaves. There is a very serious problem with the slavery of women and children, mostly from Eastern and Central Europe, Africa, and the Philippines. The women and children are forced into the sex trade and sent all over the world including the Middle East.
Three ways that these women happen into this hellish life:
1. Women are tricked by the promise of non-existent jobs, where their abductors take away their passports, and then they are beaten, raped, and drugged into submission. Where they are forced into a life of continuous rape and violence. Resistance is met with murder or mutilation.
2. Women and children are literally kidnapped off the streets and are met with the same treatment as mentioned above to force the victims into submission of a life of slavery.
3. Their families, especially children from Africa and Asia, sell them into slavery.
To my frustration, the media, activist groups, and governments ignore these modern day slaves. The government does not want to deal with the immigration quango that is created by the discovery of these women and therefore, ignore this issue. To add insult to injury these women are placed into prisons until they are deported with little or no medical care provided for them.
Here is an article by Professor Donna M. Hughes.
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/natasha.htm
I want to know where all the left wing protesters are to protest in the streets on behalf of the women and children forced into exploitation and slavery in their own western countries?