http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gregorymeeks/ en-us Sat, 3 Jun 2006 01:20:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642623/posts WASHINGTON - At midday on Fridays, Muslims gather to pray in a basement room of the U.S. Capitol. Kneeling on sheets they've spread over the floor and facing east toward Mecca, they are members of the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association, about two dozen congressional aides who are part of a small but growing minority in America and in the halls of government. At first just a prayer group, later a Muslim support group, the association is now looking outward to change what many see as woeful ignorance about Islam on Capitol Hill and beyond, said Jameel Aalim-Johnson, a black Muslim... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1642623/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jun 2006 01:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1206027/posts WASHINGTON - A group of congressional Democrats is asking President Bush (news - web sites) to dismiss a senior military intelligence officer who made church speeches that included inflammatory religious remarks while discussing the war on terrorism. In a letter to Bush released Thursday, Rep. Barney Frank (news, bio, voting record), D-Mass., and 10 others said action in the matter of Lt. Gen. William Boykin is long overdue, and he must be removed from his post as deputy undersecretary for defense. A Pentagon (news - web sites) investigation concluded that Boykin violated regulations by failing to make clear he was... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1206027/posts#comment Thu, 2 Sep 2004 22:09:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1207624/posts Omega Letter Christian Intelligence Digest Ten Congress Members Call For Boykins' Removal They Were Appalled By His Mention Of GodCommentary on the NewsSaturday, September 04, 2004OL StaffTen members of Congress wrote a letter to President Bush stating that Lt. Gen. William Boykin should be dismissed as the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. In case you don't remember, Boykin is the man in charge of hunting for Osama and was caught speaking to a church while in uniform. The letter states that Boykin has offended Muslims and he lacks objectivity. They seem to be overlooking the fact that it... The Omega Letter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1207624/posts#comment Sun, 5 Sep 2004 01:12:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1208572/posts On September 2, eleven members of Congress, led by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), submitted an official 'Dear Colleague' letter to President Bush calling on the dismissal and firing of Lt. Gen. William Boykin as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence for his anti-Muslim remarks made while in official military uniform. The letter reads, in part: "One such step…is for you to dismiss Lt. Gen. William Boykin as the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. We were appalled when we learned of the comments General Boykin had made invoking religion in an inflammatory and inappropriate way while in uniform. Many of... C A I R http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1208572/posts#comment Mon, 6 Sep 2004 17:16:02 GMT