MA: Immigrant Admits Role in Massacre of Bosnian Muslims?
Marko Boskic, a Bosnian immigrant living in Peabody, kept a gruesome secret from US government officials who accepted him as a refugee from the war-torn Balkans, prosecutors said yesterday. The local construction worker was formerly a soldier in the Serbian military’s 10th Sabotage Detachment, which forced 1,200 Muslim men and boys onto buses, unloaded them […]
CAIR: Marine Won’t Face Prosecution for Song
RALEIGH, N.C. – A corporal who sang in a homemade video about killing members of an Iraqi family didn’t violate military law and won’t be court-martialed, the Marine Corps said Tuesday. “The bottom line is there was no violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” said a spokeswoman, Maj. Shawn Haney of the 2nd […]
CAIR: Former Gitmo Chaplain Calls for Camp Closure
(CNSNews.com) – A former Muslim chaplain at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp who was accused of espionage and aiding the enemy before being cleared in 2004, said the prison remains a “potent symbol” for questioning the U.S. commitment to human rights and should be closed. “If we close Guantanamo it would be a great first […]
CAIR: Targeting of Gaza Infrastructure a ‘War Crime’
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/28/06) – A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today said Israel’s targeting of the Palestinian civilian infrastructure is a “war crime” that should be condemned by the Bush administration. Following a Palestinian attack on a military post, Israeli warplanes fired missiles at the Gaza Strip’s only power station, cutting electricity […]
U.S. Muslims Face Rising Suspicion, New Opportunities
Being an American Muslim means facing mountains of bad publicity. It also means discovering growing numbers of companions for the journey. The American Muslim population continues to grow, even as polls show that Muslims in the United States today are facing a rising tide of negative public opinion. A Washington Post-ABC News poll, taken during […]
US Marine Exonerated for Song About Killing Iraqis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will not punish a Marine who performed an obscenity-laced song to a laughing and cheering crowd of fellow troops in Iraq making light of killing Iraqis, the Marine Corps said on Tuesday.The Marines two weeks ago launched a preliminary inquiry into whether Cpl. Joshua Belile, who returned home from […]
CAIR: Miami Terror Suspects are Not Muslims
June 26 – Days after federal authorities charged seven men with plotting terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, a Muslim advocacy group is insisting the men were not Muslims and shouldn’t be described as such in news reports. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) bases its claim on a June 22 CNN interview. In it, […]
CAIR-MI: Don’t Tar All Muslims with Brush of Terror
Seven terror suspects were arrested last week in Miami, allegedly planning to attack the Sears Tower in Chicago. Their belief? A blend of Islamic, Christian and Jewish tradition. When asked by CNN why group members refer to themselves as “soldiers,” a “Brother Corey” said: “Because we study and we train through the Bible — not […]
CAIR-Chicago: Muslims Build Better Relations with CBP
(CHICAGO, IL, 6/27/06) – On Wednesday, June 21, CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab, along with other leaders in the Chicago Muslim Community, took part in a tour of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations at O’Hare International Airport. The meeting was part of an effort to build relations between the Muslim community and different […]
CAIR Capitol Hill Panel Calls for Gitmo Closure
(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/27/2006) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today hosted a Capitol Hill panel entitled “Should the US Shut Down Gitmo.” An audience that filled the room to capacity heard two speakers outline reasons for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. James Yee, a former Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, discussed ways in […]