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Meet Lynne Stewart, Attorney to
Dr. Omar ‘Abdel Rahman,
Being tried as
Putative Terrorist!
Stop this Government Move: It strikes at the
basis of Freedom and Free Speech
in America
By Hadayai Majeed (special to New Trend)
I met Lynne Stewart about four years ago at a
conference in Baltimore,
Maryland. I can't believe she is a terrorist. I
can't see the justification
for labeling her a militant. Is someone militant
because they protest against
what they think is wrong? We need to make sure
that this term is used only to
describe those who are military trained and armed
for action (like the US
Armed Forces). This term should not be used just
because someone disagrees
with any policy or any policy makers. It should
not be used to describe
anyone who ask a question and challenges our
legal and political system. The
principles and the basis of the US Constitution
are civil liberties of 'Free
Speech," and right to disagree with those in
authority.
Lynne Stewart is a very competent attorney and a
committed person to her
profession, family and the true American way of
life. She defends the
Constitution of the US. How can anyone who
defends the Constitution be a
terrorist or anti-American? As far as judgment,
well who does not make an
error in judgment sometimes? What error is being
referred to that could
justify her being arrested? Are we going to
allow putting people in jail for
what anyone in authority could consider an error
in judgment? It has not been
proven that she has done anything illegal or
unethical. What buildings has
she been accused of blowing up? How could she
have conspired against our
country after the fact? This is a true witch hunt
designed to put fear in the
hearts of all Americans so that they not
question anything that comes from
Washington at this time.
Her error in judgment is being Caucasian, bright,
female and standing for the
truth and defending people of color and in
particular a Muslim or Islamic
causes. This is a no, no, no, no. Why? It hits at
the core of
racism
in
America. A white woman defending men of color is
a slap in the face of the
now subtle and well hidden Ku Klux Klan, the now
button down collar Aryan
Nation and others who spew hate and ignorance in
this world. Her presence in
the defense of poor clients of color, an
immigrant or being involved in any
Islamic Movement no matter how remote her role
maybe will make people
question the validity of the case being made
against Islam or her client.
Her presence and commitment to truth is a slap
in the face of the new world
order.
Please do not believe the media on this one. If
this can happen to Lynne
Stewart it can happen to anyone one of us. You or
I can be next in line for
acts as Constitutional as attending an antiwar
rally or writing an article
for a newspaper or signing a petition against an
issue promoted by our
present leaders in the Congress and our
President. The goal in this case and
cases like this is one is to scare people not to
ask questions or to speak up
for themselves. It is to make us humble ourselves
before the throne of
Washington and let them tell us how to think and
act.
Please ask yourself this question. How many
defense attorneys do you know are
in jail or have been arrested because they
defended known Mafia types? None
unless they did something wrong themselves and it
was proven in court. They
are not arrested (usually), put in jail for being
accused of having errors in
their judgment because their client is a known
Mafia type or has been
associated with organized crime in their
respective place or residence.
Keep an eye on this case everyone. It should
serve to prove show how wrong
all of the new legislation is concerning Homeland
Security and
Anti-Terrorism.
This is the beginning of Nazism
in America. The real New
World Order, and a replay of some ugly times for
any one of color, Muslims,
women and people who just don't fit in the scheme
of those who are behind the
dastardly plot to unravel America. Trust me our
true enemies look like a
poster of top American leadership mostly
Caucasian, male and college
educated. We need to carefully watch our elected
officials and appointees to
position of power in this country to see where
their true commitment lies to
freedom, justice and liberty for all.
Review the history of the Nazi Movement in German
lead by Adolph Hitler. The
first order of business was to single out a group
(the Jews) and label them
the ENEMY. Next he stomped out "free speech," and
then went after anyone who
dared to say no to those in authority at that
time-Hitler and the Nazis,
publicly marching the Enemy each person, each
family, each group to the camps
and eliminating them one by one.
Please let us not be blind this time to this type
of movement in our country.
Please do not be fooled and think it can't happen
hear in America. Don't let
the nice suits or dresses, the infusion of a few
faces of color, pleasant
mannerisms, past history of good and the well
polished media spin fool us.
When Lynne Stewart's case comes to trial be ready
to protest and protest
loudly.
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Hadayai Majeed is a freelance writer and
publisher who resides in Atlanta,
GA.
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LEADERLESS, DISORIENTED MUSLIMS STAYING OUT OF
ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT
[From Abu Talib Sekou, our rep. in Brooklyn.]
As-Salaam-Alaikum
Bro Kaukab Siddique
I Pray Allah
that this letter meet you in good health my
brother in
faith and struggle.
I would like to say a few words
about anti war rally last week in New York. I was
there
giving out information to the people on Islam.
There were few Muslims at the rally. Somehow we
are in silence on the question of
Iraq
and what is taking
place in the Muslim world. Even some of the
Imams are
saying its wrong to participate in the anti-war
rallies
and demonstration because there are socialists
and
communists at these rallies, but it's an excuse
to do
nothing at all.
There needs to be some form of Political
education at these Islamic centers and Mosques
for the
people. Even some of the brothers who I talk with
at the Mosque say it is Haram to Protest. They
are lost or
they are not political at all. There is much work
to
be done in the various communities. But as they
say the
struggle continue regardless of what and no one
can
stop the spread of Islam among the oppressed
around the
world.
Victory is certain for those who struggle in the
path of Allah and those who stand up for the weak
and the oppressed. We must
make links with other groups who
are also fighting and standing up for justice
around
the world.
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U.S. DECLARES HIKMATYAR AN INTERNATIONAL
TERRORIST
HIKMATYAR RENEWS CALL TO BOOT OUT AMERICANs FROM
AFGHANISTAN
"The Americans ignited another crusade to
annihilate Muslims and are
supporting the aggressor
Jews,
who seized
Al-Aqsa Mosque,
in slaughtering our innocent brothers in
Palestine.
The Americans
established military bases in
Muslim countries, which they want to control and
impose their hegemony on the
entire world," stressed the veteran Pashtun
leader.
He underlined that anyone who did not believe in
Jihad as an obligatory duty
against the Americans was ignorant about the
basics of Islam.
The former Afghan prime minister dismissed as
"traitors and hypocrites"
Afghans who helped the Americans kill their
people and destroy mosques and
houses.
Hekmatyar also lamented the killing of the
Islamic zeal in the spirits of the
Afghan people, whose history "is replete with
Jihad against dictators," and
who never accepted a religion but Islam.
The message also made mention of the injustice
and humiliation done to the
Afghan people, lambasting the current proxy
Afghan government.
Hekmatyar denounced the people's council formed
after the fall of the
Taliban's regime as the "fake expanded
people's council."
The message also highlighted the obscene U.S.
media
and cultural campaign
directed at the Afghan people, noting that it was
only promoting pornography
and debauchery in the name of art and democracy.
Hekmatyar stressed the importance of booting out
all foreign troops from
Afghanistan , calling for forming an Afghan
government and parliament through
free choice by the Afghan people.
"True representatives of the Afghan people are
entitled to say their word on
the future system, political parties and public
figures and the role they can
play in the days ahead. The Afghan people will
neither accept foreigners nor
agent governments (to represent them)," he said.
"The entire world should be mindful of the fact
that those people (the
Afghans) did not accept communism and communists,
backed up by Russians, who
failed to get a foothold in their country.
"Those people sacrificed one and half million
martyrs
in their uphill war
against the Russians, and that's why the
Americans would not be able to
impose their puppet government on the Afghan
people, who adore Jihad and are
proud of martyrdom," averred Hekmatyar.
He concluded his message by calling on the Afghan
people to fight the U.S.
troops and their allies in Afghanistan and help
the mujahadeen by keeping a
tight lid on their military secrets and
movements.
Hekmatyar also exhorted the Islamic nation to
back this Jihad just like it
supported Jihad against the Soviet forces.
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Washington Designates Hekmatyar as "Global
Terrorist"
The U.S. on Wednesday linked Hekmatyar to Osama
ben Laden''s al-Qaeda network
and Taliban.
"The U.S. Government has information indicating
that Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has
participated in and supported terrorist acts
committed by al-Qaeda and the
Taliban," claimed State Department spokesman
Richard Boucher.
"Because of his terrorist activity, the United
States is designating
Hekmatyar as a Specially Designated Global
Terrorist."
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