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| gharib |
| 11/27/03 at 23:41:41 |
| [slm] From the nice site of Sister veiled4allah http://www.muhajabah.com/islamicblog/archives/veiled4allah/007504.php cynicism and sarcasm seem to be the best response It appears that the case against Captain James Yee, the Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo, has degenerated into farce. Far from being a spy or a traitor, it now appears that the "great threat" he poses to America is that he allegedly committed adultery and downloaded pornographic materials on his computer. While other countries (see, Nigeria) attempt to put such people to death, here in the U.S. we only arrest them and hold them in maximum security solitary confinement for these crimes (Yee has since been released). God bless America! Truly a shining light to the nations. No, that sound you hear is not other countries laughing. What makes you think that? CAIR, whom some accuse of seeing prejudice behind every tree (an accusation that of course has never been made against parallel groups like the NAACP, ADL, etc - no sir) wonders cynically if these charges are intended to separate Yee from his Muslim supporters, putting them in the difficult position of defending an alleged adulterer. Muslims may, however, take heart in the Quran, which provides guidance. First, as a general rule, one should never blindly accept accusations from a source with questionable motives: [i]O you, those who have faith! If a corrupt person brings you tidings, verify it, lest you attack some folk in ignorance and afterward repent of what you did.[/i](Quran 49:6)....... And from the referenced link in the above quote http://www.mcrcnet.org/ENewsletters/ENews_details.htm#32 Motive for new charges against Muslim chaplain questioned (SEATTLE, WA, 11/25/03) - The Seattle chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Seattle) tonight applauded the release of Capt. James Yee pending trial, but questioned the government's motives in bringing new charges that appear designed to harm his reputation among supporters. Yee, the former Muslim chaplain in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was charged Tuesday with adultery and storing pornography on a government computer. He was detained in September and later charged with mishandling classified documents in a case that initially portrayed him as engaging in espionage. Huda Sobuh, Captain Yee's wife, told CAIR-Seattle: "I believe emphatically that my husband is innocent of all these charges. I stand by him. It is clear to me the U.S. government only wants to destroy his reputation and his family. They will not succeed." "These new allegations, including as they do serious violations of Islamic moral principles, have the odor of a smear campaign about them," said Ibrahim Mohamed, CAIR-Seattle chairman. "A cynical person might question the government's motivation for bringing these charges after having failed to back up earlier leaks pointing to espionage and support for terrorism." "To bring adultery into a case that began with public allegations of aiding the enemy is really outrageous, and the type of thing that can give military justice a bad name," said Eugene Fidell, Yee's civilian attorney. Fidell had asked President Bush to release Yee for the Eid ul-Fitr holiday, which began Tuesday in most parts of the Muslim world, marking the end of Ramadan. |
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