NYC jail chaplain is suspended over Tucson comments

Arizona Daily Star ^ | STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

[SandRat]

The head chaplain for New York City jails has been suspended while the city investigates claims he made incendiary statements last year in Tucson, including a comment that the "greatest terrorists in the world occupy the White House."

The New York Post reported Thursday that Umar Abdul-Jalil made the remarks at a conference sponsored by the Muslim Students Association in Tucson.

It said the Investigative Project, a Washington organization that tracks extremist Islamic groups, recorded the speech, in which he also allegedly said that Muslims jailed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were "tortured" in the Manhattan Correctional Center.

Abdul-Jalil, a prominent imam from Harlem, was ----

[SandRat]

Arizona Daily Star reporter Stephanie Innes contributed to this report, as did The Associated Press in New York City. œ Contact Innes at 573-4134 or at sinnes@azstarnet.com.

[JimSEA]

"Believers are compassionate with each other, and they are hard against kufr," he said. A kufr is someone who doesn't believe in God.

This is, after all, the Islamic world view.

[Cicero]

Here's the head chaplain at a fund raiser.

[Kenny Bunk]

Next time you have photo op with the Imam, can you get me the name of his tailor?

It's Spring Wardrobe time!

[auboy]

A. Con Man
B. Pimp
C. Dirtbag
D. Fashion Police Escapee
E. All of the above.

[KellyAdmirer]

What you can't see is the flashing neon sign on the back of that get-up that says "Eat at Joe's."

[Cagey]

"Pimp my Shoes!"

[CheyennePress]

Um, why is the head chaplain of New York City's jails named Umar Abdul-Jalil?

That's just asking for troube.

[Cicero]

Cool duds, Dude!

[TheOracleAtLilac]

Cool duds, Dude!

adds a new dimension to the concept: CLOWN COSTUME

[Kenny Bunk]

Cool duds, Dude!

And vice-versa, when it come to the Imam.

[pabianice]

Liberals can pick 'em, can't they?

[SandRat]

They wanted to be T-O-L-E-R-A-N-T and show how D-I-V-E-S-E they is.

[shezza]

The head chaplain for New York City jails...

The Clinton Legacy: a gift that just keeps on giving....

[piasa]

Maybe another al fuqra fan?

[Cindy]

I don't know.

[Grampa Dave]

Peloais will probably make him the new House Chaplain.

The bsers who prayed for a R loss have put this country in deep peril.

This home grown Islamofacists has nothing to fear now. He didn't say anything different than most of the rats in congress.

[SandRat]

ARRRRRGGGGGGG!!!!!!!

[Grampa Dave]

If you really want to go Aaarrgh, just read the Bush Haters's reply/remarks on many of the threads today and yesterday.