Thursday, January 05, 2006
EXPERTS ON "JIHAD"
From "the essential global news network," the Associated Press:
Straightforward enough one might think. Now read on for certain amusing, fun facts:
Mr Kassir in particular seems to be yet another "well-travelled" type. How nice for him. But that is merely incidental.
Based on that sentence, it is unclear if that definition of "jihad" is within the complaint itself. If so, it should have been placed in quotes as coming direct from that source. If not, we have learned something valuable today: the A.P. is a first-line provider of definitions for various Islamic terms. ¶ by Robert, Thursday, January 05, 2006
From "the essential global news network," the Associated Press:
A British court has ruled that a suspected al Qaeda member can be extradited to the United States to be tried for allegedly plotting to set up a terrorist training camp in the state of Oregon.
The U.S. government told the court in writing that the British defendant, Haroon Rashid Aswat, 31, would be tried at a U.S. federal court, not a military tribunal, and that he would not be designated an "enemy combatant."...
The U.S. government told the court in writing that the British defendant, Haroon Rashid Aswat, 31, would be tried at a U.S. federal court, not a military tribunal, and that he would not be designated an "enemy combatant."...
Straightforward enough one might think. Now read on for certain amusing, fun facts:
...Federal prosecutors in New York have charged several men in the alleged conspiracy to set up the terrorist training camp in Oregon with members of a now-defunct Seattle mosque.
They include Aswat and Egyptian-born preacher Abu Hamza Al-Masri, also known as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, who are being detained in England while awaiting possible extradition, and Oussama Kassir, 39, a Lebanese-born Swede recently arrested in the Czech Republic...
They include Aswat and Egyptian-born preacher Abu Hamza Al-Masri, also known as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, who are being detained in England while awaiting possible extradition, and Oussama Kassir, 39, a Lebanese-born Swede recently arrested in the Czech Republic...
Mr Kassir in particular seems to be yet another "well-travelled" type. How nice for him. But that is merely incidental.
...The U.S. complaint alleges that the men began conspiring in 1999 to establish a training camp in Bly, Oregon, that would teach jihad -- which can mean holy war among extremists, but generally refers to the Islamic concept of the struggle to do good -- so a community of Muslims could move to Afghanistan to fight or to be further trained there...
Based on that sentence, it is unclear if that definition of "jihad" is within the complaint itself. If so, it should have been placed in quotes as coming direct from that source. If not, we have learned something valuable today: the A.P. is a first-line provider of definitions for various Islamic terms. ¶ by Robert, Thursday, January 05, 2006
