Florida Man Sues To Halt Mosque Construction, Claims Terrorist Ties

FOX ^ | 05/02/07 | Unknown

[Froufrou]

A man fighting the opening of a mosque in his suburban neighborhood filed a lawsuit Tuesday to try and halt construction, a move derided by Arab leaders as anti-Muslim.

Rodney Wright, who is Christian, claims the relocation of the Islamic Center of South Florida to a new, larger building in his Pompano Beach neighborhood "presents a substantial harm to the well-being, safety and health" of the community.

The lawsuit claims the leader of the mosque, Imam Hassan Sabri, has repeatedly been associated with others who are tied to terrorist groups including Hamas, Al Qaeda and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The connections outlined in the filing appear loose and there is no accusation of direct wrongdoing.

Sabri has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing and neither he nor his mosque have been the target of any publicized investigation. The imam did not return a call seeking comment.

Larry Klayman, the attorney for Wright, said the filing does not amount to an anti-Muslim action but maintained that the mosque sacrificed public safety.

[Long Island Pete]

Hate monger

[SittinYonder]

The connections outlined in the filing appear loose

Hmmmm ... Imam Hassan Sabri ... seems pretty tight from here.

[hophead]

At this point in time, ALL Muslims are suspect until pr oven otherwise.

[contemplator]

Just Damn.

[magslinger]

At this point in time, ALL Muslims are suspect until pr oven otherwise.

Fogged mirror test?

[sageb1]

Wright is right.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

"There’s plenty of swamp land that needs developing, let them move it there. "

Better yet, build it Iran.

[sageb1]

What his attorney should have done is file suit alleging that Islam is hate speech against Christians and Jews. ;)

[BigFinn]

More on Imam Hassan Sabri

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

ALL Muslims are suspect until pr oven otherwise guilty.

[martin_fierro]

Larry Klayman, the attorney for Wright

He's already lost.

[sageb1]

correction: should have said hate crime, not hate speech.

[wastedyears]

Build it on Mt. St. Helens.

[stompk]

“Hate monger”

you forgot the sarcasm tag.

[NorthFlaRebel]

Exactly. There isn’t a legal issue to begin with. This wont get heard. This guy already lost with the planning board, which was the only legitimate place to contest the building of the structure.

[bikerMD]

A man fighting the opening of a mosque in his suburban neighborhood filed a lawsuit Tuesday to try and halt construction, a move derided by Arab leaders as anti-Muslim.

The neighborhood dispute was further aggravated when an anonymous message claiming goat torture by members of this mosque was followed by an arson fire. A note from the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), found near the ruins, claimed responsibility and demanded an end to goat poking by Muslims. /sarc

[AbeKrieger]

For every christian church built in islamic lands we allow one mosque in the U.S... and no more.

I think I hear the bulldozers rolling.

[Froufrou]

Radical mosques are being built across the United States at an alarming rate, all tethered to a fanatical strain of Islam emanating from Saudi Arabia. And while so many have gone up, not one has come down.

From your link, which I thank you for posting! Just like the the migration from Mexico, we started with good people and now have denigrated to trashy evil scum.