posted on July 28, 2005 11:48:28 AM
Just thought I'd post this as it was part of a discussion here somewhere yesterday. I think this is a good thing that they spoke out!
Thursday, July 28, 2005; Posted: 1:37 p.m. EDT (17:37 GMT)
American Muslim leaders announce Thursday the edict condemning terrorism against civilians.....
** Another story on a Yemeni cleric who purportedly assisted terrorists, tho!
Prominent Cleric From Yemen Is Sentenced to 75 Years in N.Y.
By ROBERT F. WORTH
Published: July 28, 2005
A Yemeni cleric was sentenced in New York today to 75 years in federal prison for conspiracy to support Al Qaeda and Hamas and other charges. In a high, angry voice before Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. pronounced the sentence, the cleric, Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad, protested his innocence, reciting a list of good deeds he had done in Yemen.
"They call me in Yemen that I am the father of the needy people," said Sheik Moayad, speaking Arabic that was translated into English for the courtroom in Brooklyn.
Sheik Moayad, 56, was convicted by a Federal Court jury in March of financing terrorism. He is a prominent Yemeni who once held a government post in his country.
The case was one of the government's most visible terrorism-financing prosecutions, but for a time it had appeared uncertain after the F.B.I.'s star informer set himself on fire outside the White House in November. The informer survived and later testified, and although he ended up being called as a witness for the defense rather than the prosecution, his testimony was viewed as hostile to the sheik's case.
Sheik Moayad's assistant, Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed, was also convicted of conspiracy and other charges in March and faces up to 45 years. He was scheduled to be sentenced today but said he had not had time to read the pre-sentencing report. Judge Johnson said it would be translated and provided to him and that he would be sentenced instead in September.
posted on July 28, 2005 04:13:11 PM
Thanks DBL, for posting the link. No, I hadn't seen it.
But I'm sorry, there aren't enough clerics and muslims groups being stern with their followers about speaking out against these terrorists attacks to please me. It's going to take a lot more than what they're doing now for me to believe they really are sincere.
Here is a link I'd like you to read.....it is about the CAIR group - one of the ones mentioned in your link. I've been reading about them since 9-11....and so far I haven't liked anything they've said OR done. They are always complaining about being discrimination against muslims. Many compare them to the NAACP....but for muslims.
And the CAIR group has no 'honor' in my eyes. That they've spoken out now....may be showing a turn-around with them.....but at this point I wouldn't trust them out of my site.
This link kind of summed up some of what I've read about them....at least the best I could find without posting every article about them on the google site..
