Ohio Muslims feel the heat and lash out

You will be surprised to find out at the end who the author of this article is.

In COLUMBUS, Ohio "Authorities have accused Abdi, 32, of plotting the attack on an undetermined mall with admitted al-Qaida member Iyman Faris, who is now imprisoned for plans to sabotage the Brooklyn Bridge. "

And then in AKRON, Ohio "The Palestinian-born leader of Ohio's largest mosque was convicted Thursday of lying about his connections to terrorist organizations when he applied for U.S. citizenship. "

So how do Muslims in Ohio respond?

From The Advocate

Muslims stand united against war atrocities

Oh really? Let's see what they have to say.

When the dust settles in Iraq, the things Americans will remember from our so called "Operation Iraqi Freedom" will be: The loss or maiming of a loved one, our use of "shock and awe" bombs, the rescue of Jessica Lynch, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoner at Abu Ghraib, and, of course, the beheading of Nicholas Berg by five masked men.

Not off to a good start are we, Muslims of Ohio. Note the use of our "so called Operation Iraqi Freedom"? I guess Ohio Muslims doubt that we freed the Iraqis.

Also notice the cleaver use of "the things Americans will remember from our" phrase. See, we are all one big happy family and all agree what our collective memory will be. I for one certainly have more memories than this and a lot of positive ones. Iraqis cheering when the statue of Saddam came down and how we saved 25 million Iraqis from a brutal dictator, for starters.

And Nick Berg was not beheaded by "five masked men". He was beheaded by five masked Muslims.

If you thought that the incriminating photographs out of Abu Ghraib and the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by our soldiers brought shame and dishonor to our armed forces and our country, you are not alone. And that is precisely how Muslims felt about the beheading of American civilian Nick Berg. It was savage and barbaric to say the least. One American Muslim leader from California referred to it as a "stab to the heart of Islam."

No, I did not think any such thing. I thought it was just what it was; a few bad apples abusing a few prisoners. And quit using "our" so much to make us feel part of your group. How about giving us the name of this so called American Muslim leader so we can check out him and his statement?

Scholars from Al-Azhar, the world highest Sunni religious authority, denounced the decapitation of Berg, and stated Islam stands against such an act.

The scholars further stated, "Islam respects the human being, dead or alive, and cutting off the American's head was an act of mutilation forbidden by Islam -- even against an enemy." They also said one mistake could not justify another.

That same scholar in the very next sentence also said:

"However, Fayoumi suspected the whole episode was "an American propaganda to divert attention from the scandal of the U.S. military abuse of Iraqi detainees"."

Some denunciation! Calling it American propaganda. I guess that would be "our" propaganda then.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the first Arab governments to criticize the slaying.

Criticize? What, they didn't like the terrorists technique or what? And they only spoke out after being "criticized" by Colin Powell

Secretary of State Colin Powell scolded Arab governments Sunday for not expressing more outrage over the videotaped beheading of an American civilian in Iraq.

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were the first Arab governments to criticize the murder after an initial silence throughout the region about the videotape.

Believe it or not, Lebanon's group Hezbollah and Palestinian's group Hamas, both labeled terrorist organizations by the U.S. government, said the beheading was appalling and un-Islamic. Both groups have also condemned the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on our country.

You're right, I don't believe it. Both Hezbollah and Hamas complained that the Berg incident was overshadowing their campaings against the US.

They are not just "labeled" as terrorist organizations they are terrorist organizations. Or don't you agree with "us"? Where are the "our"s now?

And both groups did not condemn 9/11. "We" all saw the videos of them dancing in the street in the aftermath of the attacks.

Several Iraqi leaders and scholars have strongly condemned the beheading, saying it is "against the essence of Islam."

No names, again?

The author goes on to cite several Arab newspapers condemning Bergs murder. But there were some who defended the murder.

Some newspapers defended the killing. Al-Wafd, an Egyptian opposition paper, said the abuse of prisoners drove the killers to act.

The author also cites The Council on American-Islamic Relations, an orgainzation with a long history of links to terrorism, as denouncing the murder.

You stand united alright. United in hiding behind a barbaric religion.

And who wrote this load of tripe?

Mahmoud El-Yousseph


Rank: Technical Sergeant
Branch: Ohio Air National Guard
Billet: Senior Supervisor
Status: Ready Reserve

Here are some interesting things by and about Mahmoud.

The Freepress

America acted in cold-blood in the death of Rachel, but screamed bloody murder to the kiddnaping and death of Jewish- American report Daniel Pearl who worked for the Wall Street Journal.

Mahmoud is a member of Palestine Remembered which has this banner at the top of its' website:

The Home Of All Ethnically Cleansed Palestinians

And whose purpose is "To emphasize that the CORE issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are the DISPOSSESSION and ETHNIC CLEANSING (compulsory population transfer to achieve political gains) of the Palestinian people for the past five decades."

Attended a recent anti-war protest in the US capitol. Nothing wrong with that except it raises questions about a US Muslim in (if he still is) the Air National Guard attending an anti-war march.
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