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"They withheld information that allegedly could have made a difference in the charity receiving its tax-exempt status. That is, that Care International allegedly supported Muslim holy war and those who fight it; and that it is an outgrowth of the Al-Kifah Refuge Center, a New York-based organization that has been tied to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York."
An update on this story. "‘Seas of blood’ for jihad extolled in articles to jury," by Lee Hammel for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette:
BOSTON— A Muslim newspaper promoted the virtue of giving up one’s life for jihad and was critical of those who speak against it.
Excerpts from the newspaper Al-Hussam (The Sword) and from other publications taken in 2003 from a Northboro self-storage locker rented by the charity Care International were read to a jury in U.S. District Court yesterday.
Al-Hussam quoted Abdullah Azzam, a central figure in the jihad movement, as saying Afghan Muslims, who drove the Soviets out of their country in the 1980s, “didn’t get to where they are now without courage, without mountains of martyrs, without seas of blood.”
Al-Hussam, the name of the newspaper of both Al-Kifah Refugee Center in Boston and Care International in Boston, had an article in the Feb. 24, 1995, issue saying that “Jews, Christians and liars joined in a plan which was financed by the Saudi regime, executed and produced by Pakistan” to prevent a united Muslim government in Afghanistan.
Article after article was read to the jury, interrupted by frequent warnings from Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV that the three defendants had a right to hold and publish their views and practice their religion, and should not be punished by the jury for doing so.
The defendants are two former Worcester residents, Emadeddin Z. Muntasser, 42, of Braintree, and Samir Al-Monla, 50, of Boston, both former presidents of the charity; and Muhamed Mubayyid, 42, of Shrewsbury, a former treasurer of Care. All are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, scheming to conceal material facts, and obstructing and impeding the IRS.
They withheld information that allegedly could have made a difference in the charity receiving its tax-exempt status. That is, that Care International allegedly supported Muslim holy war and those who fight it; and that it is an outgrowth of the Al-Kifah Refuge Center, a New York-based organization that has been tied to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York.
Michael C. Andrews, a lawyer for Mr. Mubayyid, said the defendants are being prosecuted for the content of their newspaper since the IRS does not have to be notified if organizations publish gardening magazines. He argued against the unfairness of reading articles about “seas of blood” to the jury.
While Judge Saylor previously ruled against reading stories by Newsweek and The New York Times tying Al-Kifah to jihad, he allowed the Al-Hussam articles. He said he expects the U.S. Attorney to produce IRS testimony about how the agency would have acted had it known about the existence of Al-Hussam.
Numerous Al-Hussam articles promoted the obligation to support jihad and the virtues of martyrdom, such as the story of a young man who gave up a life of comfort to endure the rigors of battle while defending Islam, while his brother-in-law died in a soccer accident.
“When then should we not hasten in order that our death might be in the path of Allah (in jihad) so that we may be raised up on the Day of Resurrection with the color of blood but the fragrance of musk,” the author wrote. “Whoever dies without having made up his mind to fight dies on a branch of hypocrisy.”
Sheikh Azzam wrote in “Join the Caravan,” 15 copies of which were seized from Mr. Mubayyid’s apartment in Westboro, “Whoever advises an able Muslim not to go for jihad is just like the one who advises him to eat in Ramadan while he is healthy and in residence.” He also wrote that “an instant in the ranks of jihad” is better than 60 years at prayers.
Posted by Marisol at December 1, 2007 7:18 AM
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at December 1, 2007 9:46 AM
I'd ask those who are considering 'giving their lives for Allah' to reconsider:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PRvfoTnSA8&feature=related
Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at December 1, 2007 9:52 AM
I thought "sea of blood" meant extra tomato sauce on their halal pizza
Posted by: goldie at December 1, 2007 11:18 AM
'Article after article was read to the jury, interrupted by frequent warnings from Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV that the three defendants had a right to hold and publish their views and practice their religion, and should not be punished by the jury for doing so."
you have to go to a really good law school to your mind twisted so deeply into stupidity
at December 1, 2007 11:21 AM
...and for the last time...
they're not "refugee centers"...
the term is MARSHALLING YARDS.
at December 1, 2007 12:27 PM
Advocating murder is now a protected expression of religion?
Posted by: aynrandgirl at December 1, 2007 3:13 PM
Time for your final exam. Mark the statements that are ‘bad’. Don’t mark the statements that are ‘good’.
A. “…didn’t get to where they are now without courage, without mountains of martyrs, without seas of blood.”
B. “Have no unbelieving friends. Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them.
C. “Jews, Christians and liars joined in a plan which was financed by the Saudi regime, executed and produced by Pakistan”
D. “Don't take Jews or Christians for friends. If you do, then Allah will consider you to be one of them.”
E. “Christians and Jews are perverts. Allah himself fights against them.”
F. “Slay the disbelievers wherever you find them.”
G. “Whoever dies without having made up his mind to fight dies on a branch of hypocrisy.”
[Complete test before scrolling down to the answers below, no cheating]
Now, let’s see how you did.
‘Bad’: A., C., and G.
‘Good’: B., D., E., and F.
The reward for those who scored less than 3 out of 7 is prison. Those Scoring 6 out of 7 get positions in the State Department. A perfect 7 out of 7 score wins you the position of the United States of America’s Ambassador to the United Nations.
at December 1, 2007 5:26 PM
The whole problem with the judges twisted/bending-over-backward/ instructions ignorantly neuters the fact that Islam is a political, religious and economic power. It has one agenda and one agenda only. Bring all of the world under its influence, belief system and economy by what ever means available. This little no nothing agency and even less significant trial is but the tiny tip of a vast ice berg of deception.
I have stated over and over again. And I realize I am preaching to the choir. We cannot understand, plan or fight the enemy until we know and are willing to admit who the enemy is.
ISLAM is the enemy. When CAIR or others accuse us of singling out peaceful muslims. Through it back in their face, yes we are condemning the whole deceptive system, because we know the truth about them.
I am for the peaceful pursuit of religion as defined by the constitution. I am also in favor of the right of the government to oppose any entity that advocates the over throw of our free form of government. That is what Islam is, same as any entity that has ever had that as its intentions.
So the argument '. . . that the three defendants had a right to hold and publish their views and practice their religion, and should not be punished by the jury for doing so.' is all important and becomes significant in revealing the true intentions of the group.
I advocate outlawing the entity know as Islam, at the political, religious and economic level. Unfortunately another 9/11 or two will need to occur before that happens.
John 5:23
... so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. But if you refuse to honor the Son, then you are certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.
يوحنا 5:23
... بحيث يحصل كل فرد على ابن شرف ، تماما مثلما شرف الأب. ولكن اذا كنت ترفض ابن شرف ، ثم أنت بالتأكيد ليس تكريم الأب الذي ارسل اليه.
at December 1, 2007 7:33 PM
I just DON'T GET the death wish mentality amongst most people in our society these days.
Judges and courts are what will be our downfall ultimately and the enemy knows it. What is it about the "let's just let them kick us till we bleed to death" that is so appealing to so many? It means so much to them that they want to die to the "ideal" of a multicultural society?
This is nuts@!
at December 1, 2007 8:02 PM
"Newsletters urging "seas of blood" in jihad found in storage locker of organization accused of aiding jihadists under guise of "charitable" work"
Why are these people in our country???? Why are we continuing to import even more of them into our country????
at December 1, 2007 9:45 PM
Quote from the judge: these men - jihad plotters - had "a right to hold and publish their views and practice their religion".
And practice their religion? But what if their religion tells them that to 'slay and be slain in the cause of allah' is the highest achievement they can aim for? What if it tells them that killing a Jew, or some other Kafir - e.g. a Christian like myself, or a Buddhist, or a Hindu - is their ticket to paradise?
Tolerating difference and freedom of speech is one thing.
Tolerating a human sacrifice cult that makes murder the supreme sacrament, is quite another.
Posted by: dumbledoresarmy at December 2, 2007 2:57 AM
Is this why Care International is pushing for direct money payments, instead of food from the U.S. government?
https://my.care.org/campaign/foodaid_action
I guess it's easier to send an electronic blip to a Jihadi bank account, than lug over a 100 lb bag of wheat.
Posted by: Nimby at December 2, 2007 3:14 AM
Also in Boston, Mass., USA:
Sponsored, of course, by Harvard University and the Islamic Center of Boston in Wayland, Mass.
at December 2, 2007 10:18 AM
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