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Shawwal 21, 1426/November 24, 2005 #86
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Obituary: New Trend mourns the passing away of Dr. Amir Ali
in Chicago on November 19. His funeral on November 20 was
very well attended. We come from Allah and unto Allah we return.
We differed with Dr. Ali pre-9.11 when he was very pro-establishment
probably owing to his conservative Indian background. After 9.11
he started changing and became openly anti-war. By the time he
died he was criticizing President Bush and wrote a long
analysis of a speech by Bush.
Amir Ali was a fine human being, very clean and muttaqi in his
personal life. May Allah forgive his [and our] sins and grant
him al-Jannah. Ameen. May Allah give sabr to his wife Mary,
an outstanding Muslim woman, and other members of the family.
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If you celebrate THANKSGIVING, New Trend urges you to
remember those who are hungry in northern Pakistan's
quake area, in India's shanty towns, in Bangladesh's hovels,
in the cold mountainsides of Afghanistan, in the desperate
townships of Sudan, Uganda, Niger, South Africa and Ethiopia.
[And don't forget the hungry in America inner cities. Bush is
planning to take away their food stamps.]
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Quote of the Month
"...at an antiwar demonstration last month, ... an older woman
of African descent held up a sign that read simply, "No Iraqi
ever left me to die on a roof."
[Quoted in The Nation in an article on the dismal meeting
between Bush and Muhammad Ali, the warmonger and the
unforgettable opponent of the Vietnam war.]
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AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL: TORN BETWEEN Truth and Falsehood
1. Michael Moore spoke to a Mott Community College audience
[in Flint, Michigan] [November 20, 2005]. He summed up the
feelings of 60% of Americans who no longer support the war
and see it as both unjust and unnecessary. Increasingly
Americans are also seeing it as "unwinnable."
Moore's words can be shared by all progressive Americans. He said:
"This war has to be ended" now, within a few weeks.
He urged the American people to "ask God for forgiveness" for
the great wrongs America has done in Iraq.
In his analysis of U.S. military propaganda about the war, Moore
made an important point. He said, the regime claims that the
"suicide bombers" are "foreign terrorists" [from "Saudi' Arabia"
in particular]. Why doesn't the government EVER reveal the
names, PICTURES and identities of the "suicide bombers" he
asked. Evidently these are indigenous Iraqis and
revealing their identities would blow the
entire propaganda about foreign terrorists.
How dedicated these "suicide bombers" are for their cause
he asked? Are there any people here [in America] he
asked, who would be willing to sacrifice
themselves physically for their cause?
Towards the end of his speech, Moore explained his religious
beliefs. Strangely enough, he almost sounded like a Muslim,
perhaps because both Jesus and Muhammad [peace be on them]
originally taught the same message. In Moore's words: "You
cannot get into heaven without a permission slip from the
poor." Seek God among the poor. Unless you care for the
poor and oppressed, God will not accept you, whatever
you might believe.
[Muslims should see Sura al-Ma'un in the Qur'an]
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2. Richard Perle spoke to the American Enterprise Institute
about the same time as Moore did [broadcast on C-Span, November
23, 2005]. He is part of the Jewish/Zionist clique which
took America to war in Iraq.
Perle claimed that America was in great danger from Saddam.
Talking of the Amewrican air force's role in the imposition
of No fly zones on Iraq in Saddam's rule, Perle claimed "We
were under attack." He pointed out that Saddam's forces
were shooting at the planes. "We were going to lose an
air plane" he complained.
[This is Perle's "moral vision." You impose no fly zones
within a country and subject it to sanctions. If it seeks
to defend itself, you can claim that it is a threat to you.
Did Hitler come anywhere near such hegemonistic thinking?
and the Jews blame him! -- editor]
Perle was quite frank about his attempts to get the U.S. to
remove Saddam as far back as 1998. He pointed out that he
had carried out his plans openly. "There was no cabal"
he said, referring to the "1998 letter" which he
signed along with Rumsfeld.
[Incidentally, as New Trend noted before, Khalilzad also signed it.]
One important point made by Perle was that the forces facing
America are not some vague "terrorists." 'We are at war with
Islamic radicalism," he said. The opponents, he said, are
"People who want a Caliphate, to dominate the world."
[Here he may be right, but the Caliphate is to be established
in Muslim lands. There is no threat to America.]
He harped on the next item on the Jewish-Zionist agenda:
He emphasized that the "Saudis are not our friends" and
started repeating the story that "half the suicide
bombers bombers are Saudis."
Perle's message was that of deep hatred for the entire
Islamic world. It was the message of Israel, the entity
which has constituted the Jewish agenda for which he
wants Americans to pay.
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French Intifada Not Owing to Racism? CAIR's Awad
Cosies Up to French Ambassador
[from our New York representative]
On Tuesday, 11/21/2005, Arsalan Iftikhar (Legal Director of CAIR)
hosted a discussion on the France Riots on C-Span. Amongs members
of the panel were Nihad Awad, executive director of CAIR and
Jean-David Levitte, French AMbassador to the United States.
Regarding the riots in France, which erupted because two Muslim
youths were electrocuted while being chased by police, Nihad Awad
stated that it is against Islam to destroy property and cause
public disturbance. However, it was noted in the program how
dejected the economically-disadvantaged Muslim population
because of discrimination from the French government.
Awad went on to say that extremist Muslim media in France and the
U.S. tried to indicate that the riots were a result of racial
discrimination, which he did not believe was the case. He also
reported that a French Muslim cleric had issued a fatwa, too,
but did not state against who or what.
Nihad Awad stated that if Muslims there were suffering such
harsh forms of discrimination that they should have reported
this to French public officials, the media, and to CAIR itself.
He felt that taking these actions would've been better than rioting.
French Ambassador, Jean-David Levitte, suggested that religion
taken out of government is a solution to any type of religious
adversity. He stated that the government ruling against the
wearing of hijabs in only the public schools was reaffirming
a 1905 law that removed completely religion from public schools.
He stated that before that 1905 law, public schools laws
were based on Catholicism.
The journalists present asked for suggestions on how the
French Government could accommodate the Muslim population
there without further alienation. I wish someone would've
challenged Ambassador Levitte by challenging him to
answer these questions:
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Why was the ruling against religion in the public schools
made in the first place?
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Was the ruling putting limitations on government-imposed
Catholic law or the people's religious freedom?
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Does the removal of religious law from French public schools
mean that Muslims are not free to practice Islam as they see
it, such as Muslim girls wearing hijab?
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How are hijab-wearing Muslim girls imposing their Islamic
law on the public school students and system?
But, alas, no one asked such questions. It was a very polite
discussion with everyone, including the journalists, making
every effort not to offend anyone present. I found
Niwad Awad's comments against the riots to be very judgmental
and unforgiving. He did not understand the level of frustration
on the part of the Muslim youth there and he did not view them
as his Muslim brothers or sisters. His criticsm could have
easily come from a non-Muslim U.S. official.
I pray for those Muslims in France and I can identify with
their pain and frustration. I hope the French government
realizes that the Muslim youth are a force to be reckoned
with and I believe they can offer better solutions to
this situation than imposing curfews.
Salaam,
Sis. 'Aisha
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Prisoners Lost Belongings: Hurricane Wilma Hit Prison in Beaumont, Texas
One of our regular correspondents from Beaumont, Texas who
embraced Islam in a prison there has described the impact of
hurricane Wilma. Many of the buildings, including many in the
city, have been damaged. The conditions of the prisoners are
bad because they lost their little goods in the storm.
Many of the officers who work at the prison lost their
homes and have not returned to work. hence the prisoners
cannot get their requests for search of their properties
processed. Nearby towns were also damaged.
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AHMED 'ABDEL SATTAR
on HUNGER STRIKE: OPPONENT of EGYPTIAN DICTATOR
Famous Egyptian-American political prisoner Ahmed 'Abdel Sattar,
a man of peace who has always been a model citizen of the U.S.,
is being mistreated in prison.
After he was beaten up, he was put into a cell block where he is
not allowed any family visits. His mail has been cut off and his
water has been cut off [other than the water in his urinal].
To protest the mistreatment, Ahmed has gone on hunger strike.
We found out about it after he had already been on hunger
strike for 6 days [November 22]. The authorities are preparing
to force feed him so that he may not die.
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JOSE PADILLA CASE: MAJOR SETBACK for BUSH ADMINISTRATION
The U.S. government on November 22, 2005 unsealed an
indictment of Abdullah al-Muhajer [Jose Padilla], the
famous Hispanic revert to Islam. It does not include any
language about "dirty bomb," "attacks on apartments" and
"Al-Qaida connection" which the regime had so dramatically
brandished on every TV screen when Jose Padilla was arrested.
Attorney General Gonzalez was sweating and nervous as he
parried questions about the horrendous allegations his
previous boss, Ashcroft, had brought against Padilla. It's
a real shame and a disgrace for the American justice system
that a man was held for THREE YEARS, in a little cell, with
no human contact, on an TV allegation of his readiness to
use a "radiological bomb!" on a U.S. city.
Suddenly the whole thing is dropped without explanation.
Observers say, Bush is turning the U.S. into a clown for
the whole world to mock.
Even then, Gonzalez is not willing to let Padilla go. Looks
like now new charges have been cooked up in the so-called
"indictment." Poor Padilla is now being linked to 4 other
Muslims, a so-called "cell" which wanted to participate in
jihad overseas to "kill and maim" people.
The others indicted are: Adham Amin Hassoun a Lebanese-born
Palestinian who lived in Broward County, Fla.;, Mohammed
Hesham Youssef, an Egyptian who lived in Broward County;
Kifah Wael Jayyousi, a Jordanian national and U.S. citizen
who lived in San Diego; and Kassem Daher, a Lebanese citizen
with Canadian residency status.
Just when one thinks, Gonzalez might have something against
these four and one reads on: SURPRISE. The four are being
accused of going to Chechnia, Kosova, Bosnia to help
jihad in the 1990s!
So now we are going to go back in history and indict all
those Muslims who went overseas to help other Muslims!
This is not justice! This is a joke being perpetrated by
the Zionist-controlled tyranny in Washington, DC on the
Muslim citizens of this country.
[The exception would be Hassoun in whose case they found
some immigration irregularities and decided to tie him
to "terrorism" anyway! ]
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PROTEST the ARREST of IRVING, WORLD FAMOUS BRITISH HISTORIAN: SAMPLE LETTER
Letters and phone calls are going out to the Austrian embassy.
Reader Melissa Meza gives us a sample as well as clips from
the Austrian embassy's web site:
My name is Melissa Meza, I am writing the
Austrian Embassy for two reasons:
I would like the Austrian Embassy to explain to me why it is
that such a "modern democracy," feels it necessary to arrest
people that question certain aspects of the so called holocaust?
Do they arrest people in Austria that claim they have been
abducted by Aliens? Do they arrest those who claim Elvis is
alive? Why then arrest someone that questions the holocaust?
In my mind it's clear - they [The Austrian Government] is
complicit in covering up lies it propagated in the past,
why else arrest a historian for God's sake?
Embassy of Austria
3524 International Court N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
Telephone: 202-895-6700
Fax : 202-895-6750
E-mail: austrianembassy@washington.nu
The Ambassador
Eva Nowotny http://www.austria.org/nowotny_cv.shtml
Tel.: 202-895-6716
Ambassador Eva Nowotny is the official representative of the
Republic of Austria in the United States and is responsible
for all aspects of the relationship between the two countries.
On December 04, 2003 she presented her credentials to
President George W. Bush at the White House. She is also
Permanent Representative of the Observer Mission of Austria
to the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador
to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Deputy Chief of Mission
Mr. Harald Günther, Minister
Tel.: 202-895-6718
E-mail: austrianembassy@washington.nu
The Deputy Chief of Mission is responsible for the smooth
operation and overall coordination of the Embassy. Specific
responsibilities include Security and Defense Policy,
Political Military Affairs as well as Political Affairs
concerning Russia, Asia and the Middle East.
Trade Office
Mr. Marcus Bergmann, Counselor
Tel.: 202-895-6713
E-mail: austrianembassy@washington.nu
The area of competence of the Trade Office consists of matters
related to trade policy between Austria and the United States.
Its mandate also encompasses European Union Affairs from a
Member State's perspective on a bilateral and multilateral level.
Furthermore, it serves as the primary interface between U.S.
Authorities and the Embassy in trade related matters. The
Trade Office is the official point of entry on issues
pertaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a
transatlantic context. Agriculture, Finance, Health and Labor
are also part of its portfolio.
Press & Information Service
Mr. Christoph Meran, First Secretary
Tel.: 202-895-6746
E-mail: austroinfo@austria.org
The main objective of the Press & Information Service is to work
closely with the American media as well as Austrian correspondents
assigned to the United States. During visits of Austrian
dignitaries, the Press Office overlooks all media aspects of
their meetings with representatives of the US government. It also
keeps the Austrian government informed about the media coverage
of Austria in the US. Since 1995, the Press Office co-hosts and
updates this website. Every year, thousands of phone- and E-mail
inquires from journalists, students and private citizens, are
answered promptly. The bimonthly newsletter Austrian
Information goes out to approximately 12,000 readers
worldwide and is also available online.
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UK gags paper over Aljazeera memo
Wednesday 23 November 2005, 12:01 Makka Time, 9:01 GMT [Courtesy alJazeera]
Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper has been ordered to cease
publishing further details from an allegedly top secret memo
revealing that US President George Bush wanted to bomb Aljazeera.
The gag order from Attorney-General Lord Goldsmith came nearly
24 hours after the paper published details of what it said was
a transcript of talks between Bush and the
British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
In those talks, which took place during the prime minister's
April 2004 visit to Washington, Blair is said to have talked
Bush out of launching "military action" on the television
channel's headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
"No 10 did nothing to stop us publishing our front page
exclusive yesterday (Tuesday)," the Daily Mirror said on
Wednesday, referring to the British prime minister's office.
But the attorney-general warned that publication of any
further details from the document would be a breach
of the Official Secrets Act.
He threatened an immediate High Court injunction unless
the newspaper confirmed it would not publish further details.
"We have essentially agreed to comply," the paper reported.
"We made No 10 fully aware of the intention to publish and
were given 'no comment' officially or unofficially,
Daily Mirror Editor Richard Wallace was quoted as saying.
"Suddenly 24 hours later we are threatened under Section 5
[of the Official Secrets Act]."
According to Britain's Guardian newspaper, it is the first time
that the Blair government has threatened to prosecute a
newspaper for publishing the contents of leaked government documents.
'Inconceivable'
The White House has dismissed the Daily Mirror report,
calling it "outlandish".
"We are not going to dignify something so outlandish and
inconceivable with a response," White House spokesman
Scott McClellan said on Tuesday.
Aljazeera itself, whose coverage of the war in Iraq has been
criticised by the US, says it is also investigating the report.
"If the report is correct then this would be both shocking
and worrisome not only to Aljazeera but to media organisations
across the world," the station said in a statement
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/63190D83-F77A-4521-A5CB-FA84D672FAB7.htm
.
Following the Mirror's report there have been calls
to release the transcript.
"If true, then this underlines the desperation of
the Bush administration," said Liberal Democrat foreign
affairs spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell.
"On this occasion, the prime minister may have been
successful in averting political disaster, but it shows
how dangerous his relationship with President Bush has been."
The Mirror on Tuesday quoted a source as saying: "The memo
is explosive and hugely damaging to Bush.
"He made clear he wanted to bomb Aljazeera in Qatar and
elsewhere. Blair replied that would cause a big problem.
"There's no doubt what Bush wanted to do - and no doubt
Blair didn't want him to do it."
Previous attacks
The threat by Bush also "casts fresh doubt on claims that
other attacks on Aljazeera were accidents", the Mirror said
in its report on Tuesday.
It cited the 2001 direct hit on the channel's
Kabul office in Afghanistan.
In November 2001, Aljazeera's office in Kabul was destroyed
by a US missile. None of the crew was at the office at the time.
US officials said they believed the target was a "terrorist"
site and did not know it was Aljazeera's office.
In April 2003, an Aljazeera journalist, Tariq Ayub, died
when its Baghdad office was struck during a US bombing campaign.
In its statement on Tuesday, Aljazeera said that if the
Mirror's report was true, it would "cast serious doubts
in regard to the US administration's version of previous
incidents involving Aljazeera's journalists and offices."
Charges
A British civil servant has been charged under the
Official Secrets Act for allegedly leaking the government memo.
The Daily Mirror said the memo, stamped "Top Secret", turned
up last year at the Northampton office of then Labour MP Tony Clarke.
Civil servant David Keogh, 49, is now accused of passing
the memo to Leo O'Connor, who once worked for Clarke.
Both Keogh and O'Connor are due to appear in court next
week on charges under the Act.
Clarke, who opposed the invasion of Iraq and who lost his
seat at the last election, returned the memo to Downing Street.
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