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Posted on 08/22/2007 7:44:53 AM PDT by yoe
The ongoing federal prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation is receiving almost no coverage in the mainstream media, though it has been full of newsworthy revelations. Among the intensely interesting items to come out of the trial is the brief filed by CAIR (PDF file) seeking to strike the government's list of unindicted co-conspirators in the case.
This morning NRO has posted ("Coming clean about CAIR,") a column collecting my thoughts on CAIR's brief. Having read the brief, I was struck, among other things, by how comletely the New York Times missed its newsworthy elements in (Neil MacFarquhar's) pathetic story on the subject. In any event, please check out the column.
(The Counterterrorism Blog) continues to provide invaluable coverage of the Holy Land Foundation trial via Steve Emerson's Investigative Project on Terrorism. In a (report) on Monday's proceedings, the trial correspondent notes a revealing outburst by defendant Ghassan Elashi:
It wasn’t clear what Elashi said, but it came as an Israeli government agent, testifying under the pseudonym “Avi” was being cross examined. Suddenly, Elashi began hollering angrily, first toward a defense attorney and then continuing as he was led out of the courtroom. Elashi is in custody, having already been convicted in 2005 of money laundering and dealing with a specially designated terrorist – Hamas political leader Mousa Abu Marzook, through his computer company called Infocom.
Later, Judge Fish said he was told Elashi’s outburst happened as the jury was leaving the courtroom and the statements were to the effect that "this trial an extension of the Zionist conspiracy or something to that effect."
Elashi is a key figure in the story. He is not only a founder of the Holy Land Foundation, he was a member of the founding board of directors of the Texas branch CAIR. Although you wouldn't know it from the media's lack of interest in the case, it's an extraordinarily important trial.
Nice post!
Unless a co-conspirator is cooperating somehow I think they should be indicted and let the jury figure things out.
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BUMP!
New York Times consistently misses the newsworthy elements as a matter of policy.
Yup. Ban Muslims from America. They have forfeited the right to live in the West. The United States did not allow hundreds of thousands of Nazis to immigrate here during World War II. See my tagline.
Thanks for this important post.
I caught this on another thread: muzzies hate to see the soles of your feet/shoes. I’ve been showing mine to every one I see. My feet have been itching at the strangest times lately.
There really should be a grassroots movement to start urinating in the public taxpayer provided footbaths.
Just plead ignorance.
Spread the love. Mail out some hobbit feet today!
Foot baths? What foot baths, I thought those were new style urinals. I am so sorry, NOT. Amen.
That is so cool.
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