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R.E.A.L. Protests VDARE Speakers in Baltimore

On October 31, members of Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) protested VDARE speakers at a Baltimore-area conference of the “H L Mencken Club.” Members of the racist hate group VDARE at the event included Steven Sailer and Patrick Buchanan. While scheduled, VDARE’s Peter Brimelow had to cancel his involvement in the Mencken conference. The event was held at the Holiday Inn BWI in Lithicum, Maryland, near the Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) airport. (R.E.A.L. previously posted on this event in September.)

October 31, 2009 - Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) Protests at Baltimore Conference with VDARE Speakers

The VDARE Foundation has been listed as a “white nationalist” hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) , a designation that VDARE’s leaders state that they are “proud” to have. VDARE’s web site has also been described by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as “a Web site that features the work of racists, anti-Semites, and anti-immigrant figures.”

R.E.A.L. was pleased to see that VDARE had a low turnout for its H. L. Mencken Club conference, as our protesters braved the rainy weather to protest outside the Holiday Inn BWI. Aside from our protesters, numerous passers-by were shocked and disturbed to learn of the VDARE speakers at the Holiday Inn BWI, and many automobile drivers honked their horns in support and gave a “thumbs-up” to the R.E.A.L. street corner protesters. In terms of the positive response from many of the public versus VDARE’s slim turnout at their conference, the American public in Maryland clearly is against racist views.

Employees of the Holiday Inn BWI were shocked and greatly disturbed when learning of the VDARE speakers, as R.E.A.L. protesters handed out fliers about the VDARE speakers’ comments on race to the public. R.E.A.L. did contact the Holiday Inn BWI management in advance of the conference and faxed them a copy of our flier about the VDARE speakers. In addition, R.E.A.L. coordinated with the Anne Arundel Police Department.

As some VDARE supporters saw R.E.A.L. protesters on the street outside of the Holiday Inn BWI, their response was vulgar gestures.

Racial IQ writer Steven Sailer from VDARE gave a keynote speech at the Holiday Inn BWI on “Libreal [sic] Jews,” and went on to speak against human diversity on October 31. On the VDARE web site, President Obama has recently been described as the “Half-Blood Prince” by VDARE author Steven Sailer; VDARE editor Peter Brimelow praises this as part of “Steve’s scholarly interest in racial differences.” VDARE’s Sailer has used the website for a litany of articles regarding race, including articles focusing on issues such as the IQ of black Americans, “white guilt,” “race denial,” endless articles on “minority mortgage meltdown,” “Anti-White Discrimination,” “Anti-White Populism,” and “On What The Census Bureau’s Projected White Minority Will Mean For America.” VDARE’s Sailer has called Barack Obama a “wigger,” and VDARE’s Peter Brimelow calls Sailer a “genius.”

VDARE’s Patrick Buchanan also spoke on October 31. On August 31, 2009 on the 70th anniversary of the beginning of World War II, VDARE’s Patrick Buchanan wrote an article on VDARE’s web site, arguing how misunderstood Adolf Hitler was, titled “70 Years After — Did Hitler Really Want War?” . Buchanan has used VDARE to defend accused Nazi John Demjanjuk, who is currently on trial in Germany for 27,900 counts of accessory to murder. Buchanan’s previous article that questions “Was World War II Worth It?” has been widely promoted by the Neo-Nazi Stormfront organization as well as by David Duke and others.

Individuals who were also reported to be part of the H L Mencken Club convention included: Patrick Deneen, Gene Edward Veith, E. Christian Kopff, James Kurth, Lee Congdon, Kevin Gutzman, George Csatary, John Derbyshire, Richard Spencer, Jeff Frazee, professor and VDARE contributor Paul Gottfried (Gottfried: “Did Pre-MLK America Really Need Redemption?”), and “Youth for Western Civilization” (YWC) leader Kevin DeAnna.

As Kevin DeAnna has previously claimed to not support racial supremacism, R.E.A.L. wrote Kevin DeAnna to confirm that he would not attend this event. DeAnna never replied.

Update: YWC’s Kevin DeAnna did speak at the H.L. Mencken conference in Baltimore.

Youth for Western Civilization's (YWC) Kevin DeAnna at H.L. Mencken Club in Conference with Pat Buchanan, Steve Sailer, Richard Spencer

The H. L. Mencken Club conference was co-sponsored by the Vienna, Virginia-based Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation, which is also on the SPLC list of white nationalist hate groups.

The Fitzergerald Griffin Foundation prominently promotes the writing and work of Sam Francis, such as “Race and the American Prospect: Essays on the Racial Realities of Our Nation and Our Time,” and “Shots Fired.” (The writings of white nationalist Sam Francis are also promoted by the VDARE web site.) Sam Francis, who died in 2005, was notorious for his white nationalist views and also was chief editor for the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC). The CofCC, founded in Georgia, is not headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. White nationalist Jared Taylor, who is also promoted by VDARE, was a key speaker at the 2009 CofCC national convention.

Arizona – Noor Almaleki Honor Killing: Father To Be Arraigned, Face New Charges

— Arizona Republic reports: “Glendale father to be arraigned in ‘honor killing’ case”
— “An Iraqi immigrant accused of slaying his own daughter for becoming ‘too Westernized’ will be arraigned in Maricopa County Superior Court on Thursday morning.”
— “Prosecutors say Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48, of Glendale, conducted an ‘honor killing’ on his own daughter because he felt she had shamed the family by not following traditional Iraqi or Muslim values.”

— KPHO reports: “Dad To Face New Charges In Daughter’s Death”
— “A Glendale father accused of running down his daughter because she was too Westernized faces arraignment Thursday in Maricopa County Superior Court.”
— “Prosecutors are expected file harsher charges against 48-year-old Iraqi immigrant Faleh Hassan Almaleki in the death of his daughter, 20-year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki.”
— “Faleh Almaleki was originally charged with two counts of aggravated assault.”
— “Peoria police spokesman Mike Tellef said detectives and Maricopa County prosecutors are determining what the new charges against Almaleki will be.”

Faleh Hassan Almaleki (Left) and Murdered Noor Faleh Almaleki (Right)

North Carolina: 30th Anniversary of Ku Klux Klan – Nazi Shooting — No One Served a Single Day in Prison for 5 Killings

Thirty years ago on November 3, 1979 in Greensboro, North Carolina, five were killed as result of an armed attack by members of the Ku Klux Klan and the Nazi Party on a Communist street protest. The brazen, broad daylight murders resulted in the death of Communist protesters in the street, as armed members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party pulled rifles out of a caravan of automobiles and shot protesters to death. In 1980 and 1984, all-white juries acquitted the shooters of all criminal charges. To date, not a single person has served jail time for the Greensboro, North Carolina killings, despite the fact that the shootings were captured on film.

November 3, 1979 - KKK and Nazis Pull Out Rifles to Kill in Broad Daylight in Greensboro, NC — November 3, 1979 - KKK and Nazis Pull Out Rifles to Kill in Broad Daylight in Greensboro, North Carolina

November 3, 1979 Protesters Shot in the Street in Greensboro, NC — November 3, 1979 Protesters Shot in the Street in Greensboro, North Carolina

Film of the Greensboro November 3, 1979 shootings is available on YouTube. While incomplete, such film provides documentary evidence of the crimes. One YouTube video allegedly from the “North Carolina Truth Commission” shows the Communist protesters putting up posters calling for “Death to the Klan,” and then shows Communist protesters shouting “Death to the Klan,” while a caravan of automobiles goes by. The caravan drives past the protesters, appears to be harassed, then automobiles pull over, and men jump out start pulling guns out and shooting the protesters. A second French video on YouTube captures additional footage of the shootings by the Klan and the Nazis, as well as efforts by police to later come to the scene after the fact, and police findings of weapons in KKK automobiles. The second French video concludes with a “triumphant” rally by the Ku Klux Klan in Greensboro, North Carolina decrying way the Ku Klux Klan was portrayed on the “Jew tube,” and praising the efforts of the Klan in keeping “the apes from Africa” from protesting in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Ku Klux Klan's Triumphant Rally After "Greensboro Massacre"

There has long been debate among some as to the intent and the nature of the Communist protesters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The facts remain that it does not matter what their intent, background, or beliefs were — whether they were saints or Stalins — they had the right to protest . Our universal human rights grant us freedom of speech that should ensure us the right to protest, no matter whether we are liked or disliked. For those who have felt this was not an atrocity against human rights because it was a Communist protest, they miss the point. Our universal human rights are universal. Those are truths that we hold self-evident. In addition, a nation of law must never tolerate those who murder in broad daylight.

Our condemnation of the acts of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party is no way a defense of Communism, Communist organizations, or those who call for violence. As the videos show, the Communist protesters called for “Death to the Klan.” Responsible, non-violent organizations know better than to call for “death,” even rhetorically. Moreover, multiple reports state that some of the Communist protesters may have kicked or struck passing automobiles, and some of the Communist protesters were also reportedly armed. None of this justifies members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party pulling out rifles and gunning down protesters in the street.

For the record, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) takes a critical view of Communism and its totalitarian practices around the world in seeking to deny our universal human rights. We have and will continue to protest and struggle against Communist totalitarianism. Moreover, I personally am aware of the history of Communist organizations attempting to sow discord and promote violence in America. In 1979, the year of the Greensboro massacre, I witnessed first-hand the discussions of Communists seeking to promote violence on college campuses as part of undercover research that I did for my investigative newspaper “The Voice,” while I was a student at the Pennsylvania State University. I have no illusions about Communist organizations.

But in our support for universal human rights in America and around the world, we support freedom of speech, even of what we don’t like and what we don’t agree with. We support freedom of protest. When protesters can be shot down in the street in broad daylight in America, and no one is convicted of a crime, we know that we have a problem. A very serious problem. And thirty years later, this injustice still has not been made right.

The Greensboro massacre remains a national disgrace for Americans that has been far too easily ignored. It is past time for our federal authorities to re-examine this case to see if other charges could not be pressed against those who would shoot down protesters in the street. The idea that members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party believed that they had a license to kill protesters is something that all Americans must reject. Ku Klux Klan members, such as the North Carolina KKK’s Virgil Griffin, would like Americans to “shut their mouth” about the Greensboro massacre. Moreover, the American Nazi Party continues to claim their innocence in the November 3, 1979 killings, while blaming them on the FBI. This same American Nazi Party is holding their own convention on November 7 in South Carolina and has been seeking to build relations with the Ku Klux Klan, claiming to be reaching thousands of Southerners.

Despite what the Klan and Nazis might like, not everyone is going to forget the Greensboro massacre, or forget the culpability of the Klan and Nazis in these broad daylight murders. In addition to our comments here and an article by Greenboro’s WFMY below, the Beloved Community Center in Greenboro, NC will be holding a three day conference to remember and find healing from November 4 through 7.

American racial supremacists are the disgrace to Americans that fascists are to Europeans and others in the world. It is no coincidence that the Klan and the Nazis then and now have worked so closely together.

We need to continue to send a message to the Ku Klux Klan and any other supremacist organization that seeks to undermine our universal human rights: we will refuse to be silent about injustice. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We need to send a message that we will continue to be Responsible for Equality And Liberty.

Thirty years is thirty years too long for justice.

Resources:

YouTube Video of Protest and Violence
— French Video with additional footage

November 3, 2009 WFMY reports : “30th Anniversary of Klan-Nazi Shooting:
— “Greensboro — November 3, 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of a tragic event in Greensboro’s history–the fatal shooting by Ku Klux Klan and Nazi”
— “On the morning of November 3, 1979, protesters from the Communist Workers Party began to assemble in the Morningside Homes community. The group gathered for a march, but it never left the corner of Everitt and Carver streets. At the time, a commission report said police were at least five blocks away.”
— “Gunfire erupted after members of the Klan and Nazi Party grabbed guns from two vehicles. Several protesters were shot. Cesar Cauce was hit with a club before being shot and killed. James Waller, Michael Nathan, William Sampson and Sandi Smith also died that morning. At least 10 others were wounded.”
— “In the aftermath, the shooters were acquitted of all criminal charges by all-white juries in 1980 and again in 1984. In 1985, a civil trial found members of the Greensboro Police Department were jointly liable with the Klan and Nazi members for the death of one victim.”
— “In the end, 30 years after five people were killed, no one served a single day in prison for the crimes. The only amount of justice paid was $350,000 in the civil suit.”
— “In June 2009, the Greensboro City Council issued a statement of regret about the incident. A portion of the statement reads, ‘We, the City Council of Greensboro, North Carolina value the rich diversity of our neighborhoods, celebrate both our similarities and differences as human beings, and pledge our support to help the community heal.’ ”

November 2, 2009 – Greensboro News-Record: “Take time attend events marking Nov. 3, 1979”

November 4 through 7 Conference on Greensboro Massacre

March 6, 2005 – Washington Post: “Seeking Closure on ‘Greensboro Massacre'”

University of North Carolina University Libraries: “November 3, 1979 – Greensboro Killings”

George Mason University Posting of article by JoAnn Wypijewski: “America’s first Truth and Reconciliation Commission is attempting to get North Carolina to face what really caused the 1979 Greensboro Massacre”

Wikipedia reports on “Greensboro massacre”
— “The marchers killed were: Sandi Smith, a nurse and civil rights activist; Dr. James Waller, president of a local textile workers union who had given up his medical practice to organize workers; Bill Sampson, a graduate of the Harvard University School of Divinity; Cesar Cause, an immigrant from Cuba who graduated magna cum laude from Duke University; and Dr. Michael Nathan, chief of pediatrics at Lincoln Community Health Center in Durham, NC, a clinic that helped children from low-income families.”
— “Hostility between the groups flared in July 1979 when protesters disrupted a screening of a pro-white supremacist film, “Birth Of A Nation”, by Ku Klux Klan members in China Grove, North Carolina. Taunts and inflammatory rhetoric were exchanged during the ensuing months. On November 3, 1979 a rally and march of industrial workers and Communists was planned in Greensboro against the Ku Klux Klan. The Death to the Klan March was to begin in a predominantly black housing project called Morningside Homes. Communist organizers publicly challenged the Klan to present themselves and ‘face the wrath of the people.’ During the rally, a caravan of cars containing Klansmen and members of the American Nazi Party drove by the housing projects. A scuffle broke out, whereupon Klansmen and Nazis left their cars and opened fire with shotguns, rifles and pistols. Some marchers were armed and returned fire. Cauce, Waller, and Sampson were killed at the scene. Smith was shot between the eyes when she peeked from her hiding place. Eleven others were wounded. One of them, Dr Nathan, later died from his wounds. Much of the armed confrontation was filmed by four local news camera crews.”

History Channel Reports about the November 3, 1979 Violence:
— “Five members of the Communist Workers Party, participating in a ‘Death to the Klan’ rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, are shot to death by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis. Seven others were wounded.”
— “Members of the Communist Workers Party had organized the anti-Ku Klux Klan rally and march and were joined by a group of local African American mill workers. A caravan of cars carrying Klansmen and neo-Nazis arrived to disrupt the march, and videotape shows demonstrators initiating the violence by kicking and striking the Klan and Nazi vehicles. The Klansmen and Nazis then opened fire, shooting six demonstrators. The communists, who were carrying concealed weapons, then returned fire. When the gun battle ended, five demonstrators were dead or dying, and seven were wounded.”
— “In 1980, six Klan and Nazi members were put on trial on murder and rioting charges. During the trial, evidence came to light indicating that the Greensboro police, and perhaps the federal government, were aware of the probability of violence at the rally but did little to prevent it. Edward Dawson, a paid informant for the Greensboro Police Department and former FBI informer in the Klan, had helped plan the massacre and had notified the Greensboro police of the details, while Bernard Butkovich, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) agent undercover in the local branch of the American Nazi Party, had supplied some of the firearms used. When the scheduled time arrived for the Klansman and neo-Nazis to disrupt the march, the tactical squad from the Greensboro Police Department assigned to monitor the march was suspiciously absent.”
— “The six defendants were acquitted on all charges on the grounds that they had fired on the demonstrators in self-defense. In 1984, a federal trial likewise ended in acquittals. In 1985, a North Carolina jury found two Greensboro police officers, five Klansmen and Nazis, and Edward Dawson liable for the ‘wrongful death’ of one of the demonstrators who was killed and ordered them to pay nearly $400,000 in damages. The jury also ruled that there was no conspiracy between the Klan, local police, and the federal government to disrupt the rally or injure the protesters.”

April 14, 1984 — Acquittal in Greensboro
On April 14, 1984, the New York Times reported on the final acquittal in the attempt to press criminal charges stating that:
— “Five members of the Communist Workers Party attending an anti-Ku Klux Klan rally were killed in 1979 when Klan and Nazi toughs drove cars loaded with rifles to the meeting and fired on the demonstrators. A jury in state court, apparently accepting pleas of self-defense despite vivid newsreel film to the contrary, acquitted some Nazis and Klansmen of murder.”
— “Now a Federal court jury has acquitted them of any conspiracy to violate the demonstrators’ civil rights.”
— “The Justice Department, though often criticized for indifference to civil rights, strove valiantly to assert the demonstrators’ rights without embracing their cause. Failure of the Federal prosecution is a setback for the American principle of tolerating even hated ideas. Fortunately for American justice, it is not necessarily the final verdict on the Greensboro affair.”
— “However despised its doctrines, the small group of Communists should have been able to agitate in safety for them and for racial equality and against the Klan. The surprising lack of police protection for the rally gave rise to suspicions, still unresolved, of official connivance and inadequate control of a police informant. There was good reason to expect violence; that a few demonstrators were also armed hardly excuses the absence of police officers. The Workers Party adherents credit the Federal prosecutors with a good-faith effort but fault their superiors at Justice for drawing the indictment too narrowly. It charged the Klansmen and Nazis with racially motivated violence and interference with a racially integrated event. That left the defense free to argue that any violence was motivated not by racial attitudes but by political opposition to Communism. Though it belied a major part of the Klan’s heritage, this argument persuaded the all-white jury.”

Photograph Resources:

YouTube Video of Protest and Violence
— French Video with additional footage

Protesters Shot Photographs

Protesters Shot in the Street – Montage – 4 images
Protesters Shot in the Street – 2 images
WFMY Image of Victim – B&W
Man Shot on Front Lawn
Protesters Trying to Get Help for Man Shot on Lawn
Man with Blue Shirt Shot in the Street
Victim in the Grass

Klan – Nazi Gunmen Shooting Protesters in Broad Daylight Photographs

Montage of Gunmen in Action – November 3, 1979
Men Pulling Guns Out of Automobile Trunk
Men with Rifles Shooting Protesters
Another Man Being Shot (Protester on Left; Gunman on Right)
Image of Suspects Being Arrested After Shooting – No Convictions

Ku Klux Klan Post-Massacre Rally Triumphant

Ku Klux Klan Getting Ready for Their Rally
Ku Klux Klan Defends its Attack on Protesters

Pakistan: Islamic Political Parties Reject Plans to Amend Blasphemy Law

Pakistan Daily Times: Religious parties reject plans to amend blasphemy law

— “LAHORE: Rejecting any changes to the Namoos-e-Risalat Act — or the blasphemy law — religious parties have warned the government that they will not accept any move to repeal or amend the law.”
— “The Jamaat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan and the Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Haqooq Ahl-e-Sunnat — which hold more sway in Lahore, Multan and southern Punjab compared to other areas of the province — organised religious conventions on Saturday to ‘condemn’ suggestions by the government to amend the act.”
— “Addressing one of the conventions, Jamaat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan chief Hafiz Abdul Guffar Ropari and leaders Hafiz Abdul Wahab Ropari and Maulana Muhammad Abdullah refused to accept any changes to the law. They said the government must not amend the law ‘if it wants to remain in power.’ They said those who believed in Islam would come out onto the streets if a single change was made. The Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Haqooq Ahl-e-Sunnat also organised a conference, and central party leaders — including Haji Abdul Majeed Saifi, Mufti Muhammad Asif Naumani, Mufti Muhammad Afzal Chishti and Mian Ghulam Shabbir Qadri — censured the government the government for sending the Blasphemy Act to a National Assembly standing committee for revision.”

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ICC: Pakistan’s Islamic Political Parties Warn Government Not to Amend Blasphemy Law

ICC reports:

— “Washington, D.C. (November 3, 2009)–International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on October 31, two prominent Islamic political parties warned the government of Pakistan not to amend or repeal the blasphemy law. The law has been a major cause of violence against Christians.”
— “According to The Daily Times, Jamaat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan and the Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Haqooq Ahl-e-Sunnat, mainstream political parties with large supporters, threatened to call for protests if the law is altered. The Daily Times quoted Hafiz Abdul Guffar Ropari, the leader of Jamaat Ahl-e-Hadith Pakistan, as saying that the government of Pakistan must not amend the law ‘if it wants to remain in power.’ ”
— “Pakistan’s blasphemy stipulates that defaming the Islamic prophet Mohammed or desecrating the Qur’an is punishable by death and life imprisonment respectively.”
— “Muslims have used the law to repeatedly incite violence against Christians. In August, a Muslim mob killed 11 Christians and burned down over 40 Christian homes following false allegation of desecration of the Qur’an in the Pakistani city of Gojra.”
— “Muslims also have been the victims of the blasphemy law. According to the State Department’s report on International Religious Freedom, in 2008 alone, 17 Muslims and 25 Ahmedis were arrested for allegedly violating the blasphemy law.”
— “ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa and South Asia, Jonathan Racho said ‘It’s unfortunate that political parties stand in the way of repealing the blasphemy law which has been misused against Christians, Muslims, and Ahmedis. We urge the government of Pakistan to end the misuse of blasphemy laws by repealing it once and for all.’ “

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Seale’s Appeal on 1964 Kidnap Case of Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case of former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) white supremacist James Ford Seale, who was convicted in 2007 of the 1964 kidnapping of black Americans Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee. Moore and Dee were beaten, bound, weighted down, and thrown in a Mississippi river backwater, possibly alive. They were found dead.

James Ford Seale - Convicted in 2007 of Kidnapping of Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee

KKK’s Seale was found guilty of kidnapping on June 14, 2007, and was sentenced to three life sentences on August 24, 2007.

However, on September 9, 2008, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans overturned Seale’s conviction, stating that they agreed with Seale’s attorney that the statute of limitations in the case had expired. (AP report: “Court overturns conviction in alleged KKK case” – September 10, 2008).

The November 2, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision declined this appeal, rejecting the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, and allowing Seale to be prosecuted.

Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee -- kidnapped and left to drown in Mississippi by the White Supremacist Ku Klux Klan in 1964

This pair of 1964 Mississippi State Highway Patrol photos shows James Ford Seale (left) and Charles Marcus Edwards (AP Photo/David Ridgen)

In Remembrance of Henry Dee and Charles Moore (Vickie D. King/The Clarion-Ledger)

November 2, 2009 – AP reports: “High court declines ‘Mississippi Burning’ case – Decision OKs prosecution of reputed Klansman 40 years after kidnapping”

— “The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a judge’s ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge a reputed Ku Klux Klansman with kidnapping more than 40 years after two black men were abducted and killed in rural Mississippi.”
— “The justices rejected a plea from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule on whether too much time had elapsed for the case against James Ford Seale to go forward.”
— “The action leaves in place a lower court ruling that the statute of limitations had not expired for a federal kidnapping charge against Seale in the 1964 disappearance of two 19-year-old friends.”
— “Seale was convicted in 2007 of abducting the men. Authorities said they were beaten, weighted down and thrown, possibly still alive, into a Mississippi River backwater.

— “Two justices wanted case”
— “Disagreeing with their colleagues, Justices John Paul Stevens and Antonin Scalia said the high court should have agreed to hear the case because it raises an important issue that potentially affects similar prosecutions. The court did not otherwise elaborate on its order.”
— “The request by the New Orleans-based appeals court indicated that the decision could affect roughly two dozen other investigations into Civil Rights Era crimes. But Chief Judge Edith H. Jones and five other dissenters cast doubt on that number.”
— “In 1964, when the men disappeared, kidnapping was punishable by death under federal law. But in the 1970s, Supreme Court decisions and acts of Congress changed the maximum sentence for kidnapping to life in prison. Capital crimes have no deadline for prosecution, but lesser crimes must be prosecuted within five years.”
— “The question was whether the case should be decided under the law as it existed in 1964 or the stricter deadline that applies today.”
— “Seale was serving life sentences in the 2007 conviction when a 5th Circuit three-judge panel ruled that the statute of limitations had passed and threw out his conviction.”
— “The full 5th Circuit split 9-9, a vote that left in place the original finding by a Mississippi federal judge that the statute of limitations had not expired.”
— “Prosecutors said Seale was with a group of Klansmen when they abducted Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee in southwest Mississippi. They took the teens into the woods and beat and interrogated them about rumors that blacks in the area were planning an armed uprising, prosecutors said.”

— “Remains found in July 1964”
— “The teens’ remains were found in July 1964, when federal authorities searched for the bodies of three civil rights workers who had also disappeared that summer. The case of the three civil rights workers became known as “Mississippi Burning” and overshadowed the deaths of Dee and Moore.”
— “Seale and another man, Charles Marcus Edwards, briefly faced state murder charges in the deaths of Dee and Moore. Prosecutors say the charges were dropped because local law enforcement officers were in collusion with the Klan.”
— “Many people thought Seale was dead until 2005, when he was discovered living in a town not far from where the teens were abducted and the case was reopened.”
— “Even after the high court’s action, Seale has other issues on appeal.”
— “The Supreme Court typically hears appeals submitted by the losing side in the lower courts. But the court does allow the appeals courts themselves to ask the justices to resolve nettlesome questions of law. The justices have agreed to hear cases in this way just four times in more than 60 years and not at all since 1981.”
— “The case is U.S. v. Seale, 09-166.”

— About Crime.com: The Trial of James Ford Seale – The Murders of Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hazekiah Dee

— The Face of Henry Hezekiah Dee

— Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Forgotten Killings

— Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Forgotten Killings: Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore

US: The Future of China: Six Chinese Legal Rights Defenders Speak Out on Religious Freedom & Rule of Law

Somali women beaten for violating Islamic law, officials say”

CNN reports “Somali women beaten for violating Islamic law, officials say”

Militants who control parts of Somalia’s capital city are beating women in broad daylight for violating their radical brand of Islamic law, according to local officials and witnesses in Mogadishu.

“Just today, Al-Shabaab dispatched men with whips to the streets around Bakara market and they are flogging any woman who is found not wearing socks,” according to a female maize trader at the Mogadishu market, who spoke Thursday.

She did not want to be named for security reasons.

In the past two days, more than 130 people, including women who were not wearing headscarves and men chewing dried khat leaves, have been detained for violating Al-Shabaab’s interpretation of sharia, or Islamic law, according to witnesses and officials.

Hooded Al-Shabaab gunmen rounded up 50 women on Wednesday from Mogadishu’s Bakara market for not wearing the veil that is required for women under some interpretations of Islamic law, according to the maize trader.

“Most of these women were vegetable traders, so they are poor and can’t afford to buy veils for 600,000 shillings [about $23 U.S.],” she said.

She said she saw more women being detained Thursday.

Another 80 Somali civilians were detained in the southwestern town of Luuq, near the Kenyan and Ethiopian border, “because they turned deaf ear to orders we imposed on the town,” said the local Al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Hussien al-Iraqi.

Al-Shabaab is considered a terrorist organization by the United States because of its ties to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network.

It has been imposing stricter rules on Somali civilians living in the areas it controls.

Earlier this month, Al-Shabaab militants whipped women for wearing bras in an area of northern Mogadishu that they control, shocking residents who have been besieged by the ongoing insurgency. The militants believe the female undergarments are a deception to men.

Michigan: MANA Disputes Calls for Violence by “Ummah” in Luqman Abdullah Indictment

On October 30, 2009, the Detroit News reported comments by an individual who has been reported as opposing American “institutions and ideologies” as an independent Islamic “scholar” on the “Ummah” organization that reported Violent Extemism plotter Luqman Ameen Abdullah belonged to. In the Detroit News report, this scholar states the “Ummah” organization merely promotes an “anti-government” ideology, but does not promote violence.

The “scholar” referenced in the Detroit News report, Ihsan Bagby, is also the General Secretary of the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA). According to the MANA website, reported Violent Extemism plotter Luqman Ameen Abdullah “was a representative of the Detroit Muslim community to the ‘National Ummah’ and the general assembly (Shura) of the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA).” As previous reported, Luqman Ameen Abdullah was killed on October 28 in a shootout with federal agents in a raid investigating weapons and other federal criminal violations. A federal indictment filed on October 27 detailed Luqman Ameen Abdullah’s goals to promote violence against law enforcement agencies, promote hate against non-Muslims, and plot violence against the United States.

Ihsan Bagby, General Secretary of MANA, on Board of Directors with ISNA -- Quoted in Detroit News Report

MANA’s website rejects the charges against Luqman Ameen Abdullah stating that reports about Luqman Ameen Abdullah’s promotion of violence are “shocking and inconsistent.” In Abdullah’s defense, MANA states that Luqman Ameen Abdullah “consistently advocated for the downtrodden and always spoke about the importance of connecting with the needs of the poor.” Rather than questioning Luqman Ameen Abdullah’s activity, MANA’s website states that “This tragic shooting raises deep concerns regarding the use of lethal force by law enforcement agents.” The Detroit News report does not mention the MANA website defense of Luqman Ameen Abdullah.

The Detroit News report cites MANA’s Ihsan Bagby as “a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Kentucky who has written extensively on mosques in Detroit and nationwide.” The Detroit News quotes Ihsan Bagby as stating regarding the “Ummah” that “They always have advocated for establishing Muslim communities… They have worked in various cities to establish a mosque that is a hub and influences the neighborhood in an Islamic fashion.”

The Detroit News report states that “Ihsan Bagby of the Muslim Alliance in North America agreed the Ummah is anti-government, but disputed the group advocates violence.” It also stated that Bagby “took issue with the government’s characterization of Abdullah as ‘a highly placed leader of a nationwide radical fundamentalist Sunni group’ and said he is shocked by such ‘hateful rhetoric.'”

MANA’s Ihsan Bagby does not state in the Detroit News report that he is shocked by Luqman Ameen Abdullah’s reported hateful rhetoric against non-Muslims, blacks, law enforcement agencies, and others. MANA’s Ihsan Bagby is only reported as being shocked by the FBI’s characterization of Luqman Ameen Abdullah as “a highly placed leader of a nationwide radical fundamentalist Sunni group.”

MANA’s Ihsan Bagby has been previously quoted as stating, “Ultimately we can never be full citizens of this country. . . because there is no way we can be fully committed to the institutions and ideologies of this country.”

Ihsan Bagby was also a recent speaker in Washington DC at the July 4, 2009 weekend Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conference ironically entitled: “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Ihsan Bagby is also on the Board of Directors of ISNA, which was listed among the unindicted co-conspirator organizations in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism trial. ISNA’s leader was recently reported to have been invited to a White House Ramadan celebration in September 2009.

In the October 27, 2009 federal indictment against Luqman Ameen Abdullah and other Detroit area associates, Luqman Abdullah referenced the Dar-Ul Movement that he was part of as “a military force to be reckoned.” The indictment also stated that: “According to Abdullah, the group is still Dar-Ul, but this is not widely known because of the United States government. The Ummah is a cover name for Dar-Ul.”

The Detroit News report also quotes an FBI official on the subject, stating: “In a federal complaint, Abdullah, 53, is labeled the local leader of a predominantly black Muslim group called ‘Ummah’ or the brotherhood, who sought a separate state within the United States governed by Sharia law. ‘This is a very hybrid, radical ideology,’ said Andrew Arena, special agent in charge of the FBI in Detroit. ‘Mainstream Muslim groups would not recognize this ideology with what they view their faith is.’ Nationally, Ummah is led by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown. Al-Amin, who is in prison for the murder of two police officers in Georgia, is a former Black Panther leader.”

On October 29, 2009, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) published a detailed transcription of the PDF graphic of the federal indictment of Luqman Ameen Abdullah, demonstrating the exhaustive and multiple reports of Luqman Ameen Abdullah’s goals to promote hate against non-Muslims and to promote violence against the FBI, police, Washington DC, and non-Muslims.

R.E.A.L. transcribed a significant portion of the overall 45 page federal indictment in its report. In that report, Luqman Ameen Abdullah is referenced as calling for killing police officers, killing FBI agents, calling for a nuclear attack on Washington DC, bragging of shooting blacks, teaching classes on how to shoot police officers, and bragging that he has shot “a lot” of people. According to the report, Luqman Ameen Abdullah bragged to small children, who are members of the “Ummah,” about the number of people he has shot. Also in that report, Luqman Ameen Abdullah was repeatedly armed with a gun, and encouraged members of the Detroit area Masjid Al Haqq to obtain weapons, preferably by obtaining them through killing police officers.

Nor is such an association with violence new. According to the affidavit transcribed in the report, the earlier location of the Masjid Al Haqq had a firearms range, and after the “Ummah” was evicted from the previous location, “On January 20, 2009, while the members of the Ummah were being evicted from 4118 Joy Road by the City of Detroit for non-payment of property taxes, the Detroit Police Department confiscated two firearms and approximately forty knives and martial arts weapons from Luqman Abdullah’s apartment inside the mosque.”

Michigan: Imam Called for Attacks on FBI, Washington DC, Police – Sought Hate, Violence Against Non-Muslims

A federal indictment of eleven individuals as a result of a two year investigation of individuals linked to the head of a Dearborn, Michigan area mosque, states that Luqman Ameen Abdullah, Islamic Imam of Masjid Al-Haqq, sought to promote violence against the United States government, including calls for attacks on the FBI, attacks on the U.S. federal government, calls for a nuclear attack on Washington DC, and encouraging attacks on police.

The federal indictment also documented discussions that Luqman Ameen Abdullah had showing hatred against non-Muslims, which he called “kuffars,” and urged others to “start fighting the Kuffar.” The eleven individuals listed in the federal indictment for various federal criminal charges include: Luqman Ameen Abdullah, Mohammad Abdul Bassir, Muhammad Abdul Salaam, Abdul Saboor, Mujahid Carswell, Abdullah Beard, Mohammad Philistine, Yassir Ali Khan, Adam Hussain Ibraheem, Garry Laverne Porter, and Ali Abdul Raqib.

Among these eleven individuals, Mujahid Carswell (aka Mujahid Abdullah), is the son of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah. Mujahid Carswell was arrested in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on October 29. FOX News reported that “The Royal Canadian Mounted Police took 30-year-old Mujahid Carswell, who was considered armed and dangerous, into custody.”

On October 28, 2009, FBI agents sought to raid the Masjid Al-Haqq in Dearborn, Michigan, but when Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah fired on FBI agents during the raid, he was killed in a shootout. The October 28 FBI arrests included arrests of individuals in Detroit as well. The Detroit Free Press reported on the area raids on October 29. A joint statement by the Detroit FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office stated that the eleven suspects “are members of a group that is alleged to have engaged in violent activity over a period of many years and known to be armed.”

Luqman Ameen Abdullah (Detroit Free Press)

Also on October 29, the Washington Times reported of concerns by federal officials of “retaliatory violence against law enforcement officers” in the Washington DC area and other areas as a result of the arrests and death of Luqman Ameen Abdullah. The Investigative Project on Terrorism also reported on comments by CAIR and MANA.

A. Media Excerpts from Federal Indictment

On October 29, the Detroit Free Press reported stories about the efforts of Imam Abdullah to generate hate and plot violence against non-Muslims and Americans: “A look at group’s alleged targets” and “U.S. government, FBI, police all enemies, leader said.”

— Detroit Free Press reports on Luqman Abdullah’s targets per federal indictment:
— “‘Luqman Abdullah calls his followers to an offensive jihad,’ the indictment says.”
— “Abdullah informed an undercover agent ‘that a member of his community in Detroit had shot police officers'”
— “He referred to Washington as a possible target.”

— Detroit Free Press reference to comments by Luqman Ameen Abdullah of Masjid Al-Haqq:
— “We got to take out the U.S. government. The U.S. government is nothing but Kuffars.”
— “Abdullah talked about overthrowing the U.S. government and said his group also needs resources ‘to smash those people.'”
— “‘The FBI knows that I will kill them.'”
— “At one point, Abdullah and an undercover agent were watching a TV program that featured a nuclear bomb. ‘Abdullah said that he just needs a little bomb,’ the indictment said. When the agent asked Abdullah what his target was, Abdullah whispered, ‘Washington.'”
— “‘Always remember … revenge is Islamic. …You got to get mad about it.'”
— “At one point, ‘Abdullah started to jump around the room making motions with his hands as if he were shooting people saying, ‘shoot cops in the head’ and ‘pop, pop.’ Abdullah said he has a lot of experience shooting cops.'”
— “Abdullah ‘said it is fine to bomb police stations.'”
— “‘The worst Muslim is better than the best Kafir.'”
— “‘America must fall.'”

B. Excerpts from the FBI Criminal Complaint (45 page Adobe Acrobat PDF file) Case 2:09-mj-30436 – United States of America versus Luqman Ameen Abdullah (aka Christopher Thomas), etc.

“The investigation has shown that Luqman Ameen Abdullah, Imam of the Masjid Al-Haqq, in Detroit, Michigan, is a highly placed leader of a nationwide radical fundamentalist Sunni group consisting primarily of African-Americans, some of whom converted to Islam while they were serving sentences in various prisons across the United States. Their primary mission is to establish a separate, sovereign Islamic state (“The Ummah”) within the borders of the United States, governed by Sharia law. The Ummah is to be ruled over by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rapp Brown, who is currently serving a life sentence in the Florence, Colorado Supermax for shooting two police officers in Georgia.”

“In 1981, Luqman Abdullah was convicted in Wayne County, Michigan of felonious assault and carrying a concealed weapons. Further a check of law enforcement indices shows that in 1979, Abdullah was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and assault on a police officer by the Mobile Alabama Police Department; the disposition of those charges is unknown.”

“Luqman Abdullah calls his followers to an offensive jihad, rather than a defensive jihad. He regularly preaches anti-government and anti-law enforcement rhetoric. Abdullah and his followers have trained regularly in the use of firearms, and continue to train in martial arts and sword fighting. Abdullah encourages members of the Masjid Al-Haqq, many of whom are convicted felons, to carry a firearm, and information obtained during the course of this investigation indicates that many of Abdullah’s followers are usually armed. Abdullah preaches that every Muslim should have a weapon, and should not be scared to use their weapons when needed. Members and former members of the Masjid Al-Haqq have stated they are willing to do anything Abdullah instructs and/or preaches, even including criminal conduct and acts of violence.”

“Historical Information from Confidential Source S-1”

“S-1 is a confidential source who has admitted that he was a follower of Luqman Abdullah, a faithful member of The Ummah, and involved in their criminal activities in the past. A great deal of the information provided by S-1 has been independently corroborated by recent investigation; none of it has been refuted. S-1 has proven to be reliable and credible..”

“In a deposition given under oath in December 2007, S-1 testified that on many occasions he has heard Luqman Abdullah advocate the spread of Islam through violent jihad, and violence against the United States government and against law enforcement. Although Abdullah knows that many of his followers are felons who converted to Islam while they were in prison, he encourages them to be armed at all times in preparation for a confrontation with law enforcement. S-1 saw and participated in extensive and regular firearms and martial arts training inside the Masjid Al-Haqq. S-1 saw Luqman Abdullah discipline children inside the mosque by beating them with sticks on their hands, knees, and legs, until they were covered wit bruises, including a boy Abdullah beat so badly with sticks that he was unable to walk for several days.”

“S-1 testified that the members of the Masjid Al-Haqq are ready to use any means necessary to safeguard the mosque and its surrounding area from outside forces, whether they are members of law enforcement or local street gangs. If members need assistance or protection, they are instructed to call upon Luqman Abdullah and his followers rather than calling the police.”

“S-1 testified that on many occasions, he heard Luqman Abdullah preach that Islam should be spread through violent jihad, and advocate violence against the government and against law enforcement. Abdullah told his followers that if the police try to take his weapons or try to apprehend him, he will respond with violence, and they will have to shoot him before they can arrest him. When he was a loyal follower of Abdullah, S-1 would repeatedly listen to a tape recording of Abdullah giving a Khutba (sermon) in 2004 and yelling, “Police so what? Police die too! Feds die too!” and “Do not carry a pistol if you’re going to give it up to the police. You give them a bullet” rather than surrendering your weapons. S-1 heard Abdullah encourage his followers to pick up guns and do something” rather than try to achieve their goals through peaceful means. Abdullah often referred to law enforcement officers as “the Kafir dogs.” I know from my experience and training that “Kafir” is a highly derogatory term used to describe a non-Muslim, and that “Kuffar” is the plural form of the word.”

“According to S-1, Abdullah has an armed group known as the “Sutra team” that is responsible for the security of the mosque and protecting its members both from law enforcement and from local street gangs. When the Masjid Al-Haqq was located at 4118 Joy Road, the members of the Sutra team carried firearms and trained in the martial arts of kickboxing, boxing, sword fighting, and other types of self-defense within the mosque itself.”

“On January 20, 2009, while the members of the Ummah were being evicted from 4118 Joy Road by the City of Detroit for non-payment of property taxes, the Detroit Police Department confiscated two firearms and approximately forty knives and martial arts weapons from Luqman Abdullah’s apartment inside the mosque. The firearms have been turned over to the custody of the FBI and they are logged in to evidence. While the eviction was taking place, FBI executed a federal search warrant inside the facility. Agents found clear evidence corroborating S-1’s statements that firearms training had taken place inside the facility. There were empty shell casings on the basement floor, and large holes in the concrete wall of the “shooting range.” According to S-1, all weapons and fight training was geared towards violent confrontation with law enforcement and/or with local street gangs.”

“Information from Confidential Source S-2.”

“S-2 is a confidential source who has provided information about Luqman Abdullah and his associates. S-2 is proven to be reliable and credible; information provided by S-2 has been independently corroborated by other sources, and by consensual recordings he has made with the members of The Ummah at the direction of the FBI.”

“On December 12, 2007, S-2 told me he had been with Luqman Abdullah outside the mosque on that date, and he was able to surreptitiously record their conversation. S-2 told Abdullah he had asked to donate $5,000 to pay to have someone ‘do something’ during the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit. Abdullah said he would not be involved in injuring innocent people for no reason: “If there’s something to be done,… it’s going to be legitimate.” Abdullah acknowledged that he had been involved in weapons training even before he became Muslim and stated:

“I mean things are coming… Well, see the whole point is that you have to understand. Kafir is, they watch me, like very closely. Very, very closely, you know? I mean, ridiculously closely. And, so, you know, when [unintelligible] and I do things, but it’s all based on what’s got to be done at the time. But when, uh, plots or something… I got some, I got some violence [in me] because of what they did to Imam Jamil [Al-Amin]…”

“The overall picture was, uh, to advance Islam. So, uh, always remember, uh, revenge is Islamic. But you have to make sure it’s not personal. It’s very difficult… But you have to start… You got to get mad about it.”

“In reference to video clips appearing on Al Jazeera, Abdullah told S-2:”

“They send me all of this stuff… CAIR and everybody send me all of this stuff. I get sick. I can’t watch… I can’t do that. The, now, what would happen if that, if I’m just dwelling on that? I can’t talk right, I can’t give people focus..”

“And see, we’re like for example, I got some stuff, man, I got some soldiers with me, so it’s not like I, I don’t have, you know nothing. Brothers that I know would, you know, if I say ‘Let’s go, we going to go and do something,’ they would do it. You know. I mean, you got people who talk like they would do something, but… I wouldn’t trust they would [do] nothing.”

“These and other recorded statements by Luqman Abdullah confirm reporting by S-1 and S-2 that Abdullah and his followers view themselves as soldiers at war against the United States government, and against non-Muslims.”

“Information from Confidential Source S-3.”
“On October 10, 2008, S-3, an FBI confidential source who has proven to be reliable and credible in the past, was able to record additional statements by Luqman Abdullah at the mosque. During the Jum’uah prayer, Abdullah stated that Muslims need to cut the ties with Christians, Jews and Kuffars, and said there is no such thing as a good or bad Kafir – the only thing that matters is whether or not someone is Muslim. In reference to Christians, Jews, and the Kuffar, Abdullah stated:

“… We have to cut the ties to them, and understand, you are supposed to be the leaders. And until you act black and believe in that you are the leaders of mankind, you are going to be astray. If you can please the Christians and the Jews. You cannot please them until you follow their religion…”

“Obama is a Kafir. McCain, all the rest of them Kuffars, are Kuffars. You can’t make them a good Kafir, bad Kafir…”

“The premise of Allah, and Islam said, “the worst of [unintelligible], the worst Muslim is better than the best Kafir.”

“Abdullah west on to preach that Muslims need to stop fighting each other and start fighting the Kuffar. Abdullah stated:

“Contrary to our own [unintelligible], we should be trying to figure out how to fight the Kuffar. You see, we need to figure out how to be a bullet.”

“On March 21, 2008, S-3 relayed a conversation about the illegal possession of firearms between himself, Luqman Abdullah and Abdul Bassir that occurred while they were driving to Maryland to attend a Muslim conference. Abdullah told S-3 that he is not willing to go back to jail. He stated that if police attempt to conduct a traffic stop on him, he will not stop. Abdullah told S-3 that he had once been stopped by police, who approached his car with their guns drawn. Abdullah stated that only because he was not able to get to his firearm to shoot the police officers, he fled the scene in his car, and evaded arrest in that way.”

“On June 27, 2008, S-3 told me he had been able to surreptitiously record his conversation with Luqman Abdullah standing outside the mosque that day. S-3 reported that when he arrived at the mosque he realized Abdullah was wearing a bullet proof vest under his customary robes. Abdullah explained he was wearing it because there had been an altercation earlier with other individuals in their Detroit neighborhood who were not members of the Masjid Al-Haqq. Abdullah smiled and told S-3 that “one of the brothers” had taken care of it. S-3 told investigators that he believed this meant that a member of the group had resolved the situation through force and violence, and possibly by shooting someone.”

“S-3 observed an individual he knows as “Abdul Rahim” standing with Luqman Abdullah, watching for the individuals who had been involved in the altercation. S-3 saw Rahim pull a handgun out of his shirt and aim it an approaching van. As the van neared, Rahim realized the people inside were not the individuals they had been involved with earlier, and Rahim put the gun back inside his shirt.”

“Luqman Abdullah and S-3 talked about government regulations for citizens of the United States, such as driver’s licenses and passports and the following exchange occurred:”

“LA: … how are we going [to have] Islam happen here and the Koresh, if you will, or Washington is trying to stop everything we do? … Well, yeah, but it’s not just the fear factor, it’s the whole point, of knowledge. Of understanding that “they” are my enemy, and that I should be trying to plot as to how to make moves to get some things accomplished.”

“S-3: Like them plotting on you and shutting you down, so you be plotting on them?”

“LA: Yeah, that’s right! And to keep going, first of all, you know, to stay alive and survive first.”

“S-3 told investigators that he believes that Abdullah’s reference to “the Koresh” is to a period in history when Muslims were expelled from land they considered their own. They returned later, stronger and more prepared, and reclaimed the land by force and violence from a non-Muslim government. Investigators believe that Abdullah plans to follow that example, and lead others to use forceful means against United States law enforcement.”

“On July 21, 2008, S-3 spoke to Abdul Bassir. Bassir told S-3 that the United States government wants to take people down, and that if the government messes with Luqman Abdullah, “people will start taking heads.” Bassir stated they are almost to that point already, because of the situation with Jamil Al-Amin. Investigators believe Bassir’s statements indicate that the members of the Masjid Al-Haqq are considering taking illegal and violent action against the government because of the incarceration of Jamil Al-Amin.”

“On August 5, 2008, S-3 told me he had been at the mosque that day, and spoken Luqman Abdullah. S-3 was able to surreptitiously record their conversation. Investigators reviewed and listened to the recording, and discussed the matter with S-3, and determined that Abdullah discussed his anti-government ideologies and the idea of a modern day revolution. Abdullah stated, “It might end up being where each State breaks off.” Abdullah then discussed having small Islamic States separate from the nation of the United States, “like the Amish and the Mormons in Utah.” Abdullah stated,

“… If you get enough property, like “Hey, leave them alone.” Just like China do with the Muslims over there… You get enough [unintelligible] where you demand your rights.”

“Later in the conversation, Abdullah stated,”

“We can’t just be saying, ‘O.K., everything is run by the U.S. government,’ we got to take out the U.S. government. The U.S. government is nothing but Kuffars… Even if we was to say, ‘Let’s get us,’ if we came up with a program like, ‘Let’s get us a candidate and, you know, vote for him, vote him in and stuff like that, he’s a Muslim and stuff’… I mean he’s still got to deal with the Kuffars [unintelligible]. So Allah’s not going to be with that.”

“Abdullah then began to talk about revolution and paraphrased another Muslim by stating.”

“It’s impossible to for you to take and change this thing around, trying to go through it the same way. You know, like ‘OK, let me become a part of it then. I’m going to change it.’ You cannot do that. It don’t work like that. And you cannot have a non-violent revolution.”

“Abdullah then stated that Muslims need to stand up, and thing will be all right only when the people who are ruling believe ‘Three is no god but Allah.’ Investigators believe Luqman Abdullah’s statements confirm the information reported by S-1, that that the primary mission of the target subjects is to establish a separate, sovereign Islamic state (an Ummah) within the borders of the United States, to be ruled over by Jamil Al-Amin. It further confirms that Abdullah believes this can only be done through force and violence and not by political action: ‘you cannot have a non-violent revolution.'”

“Also on August 5, 2008, S-3 informed me that he had made a surreptitious recording of his conversation with Luqman Abdullah in Abdullah’s apartment on the second floor of the mosque. Abdullah gave S-3 a bullet proof vest to keep, and showed him a Scimitar sword with a blade approximately three to three and a half feet in length. S-3 saw a knife on the desk with a blade approximately six to eight inches long. Abdullah also showed S-3 a hatchet. Abdullah pointed to a plastic case on the floor and said “That’s a shotgun.” S-3 commented on the hatchet and asked Abdullah, “Do you throw hatchets, or no?” Abdullah replied, “Yeah, I can use a hatchet.” As set above, Luqman Abdullah has been convicted of a violent felony, and therefore it is violation of federal law for him to have possession of either a bullet-proof vest or a shotgun.”

“On October 10, 2008, S-3 was able to speak with Luqman Abdullah in the main assembly room of the first floor of the mosque and to consensually recorded the conversation.”

“Abdullah discussed the spread of Islam with S-3, telling him it is not all right to simply get along with Kuffars. Abdullah stated:”

“We are going to have to fight. We going to have to fight against the Kafir.”

“… I mean if… Muslims run away from that. If the only thing they trying to do is just to get along with the Kafir. That’s not for the Kafir for you to get long with. It’s for you to tell them that they’re Kafir. “Hey, you making a big mistake man. You need to worship Allah.””

“… Only thing they trying, Muslims trying to do, is like, “Just leave me alone.” Man forget about that… They smashing the Muslims all over the world and then we sit here like everything is all right. “Just leave us alone.” I mean, no. Everything ain’t all right. Matter of fact, you better get up from over there and leave them people alone, man. You wrong. It’s no threat from the Muslims here. The Muslims here are saying, you know, “Hey just let us live here and [unintelligible],” that’s the only thing they worried about… That’s not good man, I don’t care.”

“On November 30, 2008, Luqman Abdullah and S-3 discussed a document relating to the capture of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in Afghanistan who was wanted by the FBI for questioning relating to her loitering around the residence of Ghazni’s governor, in possession of instructions on making bombs and notes about installations in the United States. The discussion revolved around the allegations of Siddiqui’s defense attorney and her family, who claimed that Siddiqui had been held captive and tortured by the United States Government. Abdullah said:

“I’ll tell you what, though. Brothers be talking about, they want to do jihad [unintelligible]. We can make some plans to do some [sound of three audible hand claps]… It ain’t, it ain’t go to be [unintelligible] like that. [Unintelligible]… just like they did her. I mean I ain’t talking about just grabbing somebody off the street. You understand what I’m saying?… One of them super Agents. Trail them, follow them, know where they house is at, and everything else. Deal with them, deal with them the way, the way they supposed to be dealt with, man.”

“S-3 then asked Luqman Abdullah how he would recognize the “super Agents” and know whom to follow. Abdullah responded by stating:”

“…. You can’t, you can’t deal with stuff [unintelligible] unless you dealing with it in a sense of organized… You have to wait, watch, check out, investigate. Same thing they do to you. It’s not that complicated man… You got hundreds of Agents right down there off of, off of Michigan [Avenue].”

“S-3 then clarified that Abdullah was talking about the MacNamara Building on Michigan Avenue in Detroit, which houses the FBI and the IRS. Abdullah responded:”

“… No, not the IRS, not them. You ain’t got to deal with them. I mean they [unintelligible], they worth the effort but, you know, you got dudes that, actual Agents that just terrorizing the people… Field Agents, I mean, but the no, they… It’s a whole organized effort. Look, they got cats that’s on the computer. [Unintelligible.] I mean it’s not just.. It’s a organized effort… I mean everything they do, down. Organized effort to betray you. But not just you, other people too. It’s not just, just Muslims… Why do you think McVeigh and them [unintelligible]?”

“Abdullah then went on to state his theories about the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the first World Trade Center bombing. Abdullah relayed his belief that the FBI bombed the Murrah Building and the World Trade Center as part of a plot to blame Muslims for violence. Abdullah stated:”

“… It’s no question about, he was involved in getting that stuff done. So now, you know about what happened when, when the, when the stuff jumped off… in Oklahoma City, when the bomb went off and stuff. Hours after that. Hours. They had already put out that it was Arabs, Muslims. Because they already had a plan about that stuff. How they was going to do it. That’s the FBI… I mean, see, see, McVeigh and them. Even though they did what they did, they probably was irked on, and supported and everything, by the FBI… The first World Trade Center Bombing was the FBI.”

“Agents interpret Abdullah’s comments as reiterating his belief that law enforcement should be eliminated, and that the only way to ‘deal with them’ is through force and violence. As related above, Abdullah believes there is no way to have a non-violent revolution; jihad is synonymous with violence. Abdullah’s recorded statements to S-3 confirms S-1’s testimony, that Abdullah is advocating and encouraging his followers to commit violent acts against the United States.”

“On February 26, 2008, S-3 went to the Masjid Al Haqq and made a consensual recording of conversations he had with Luqman Abdullah, Muhammad Abdul Salaam, Abdul Saboor, and others. Luqman Abdullah spoke to them about the importance of trust; Abdullah stated that it is the people closest to a person who will cause them the most emotional harm when trust is broken; it is not what the person doe to betray him, but it is who the betrayal came from that is bothersome. Abdullah also stated that killing a person is one way to handle a person who breaks his trust. Abdullah then went into his office called Abdul Saboor in to meet with him. When they came out, Abdullah removed a knife from his clothing and handed it to Saboor. The knife had a blade of approximately five inches in length and the total length with the handle as approximately nine inches. Saboor began violently swinging the knife in a demonstration of martial arts technique. When he finished, Saboor returned the knife to Abdullah and Abdullah put the knife back inside his clothing. Abdullah claimed he had the capability of being able to penetrate a bullet proof vest with a knife. Abdullah’s clothing had a hole in the side to allow access to the clothing underneath, and S-3 was able to see a portion of a metallic object that had the outline of a handgun and seemed to be weighing down Abdullah’s clothing.”

“Following Saboor’s demonstration of martial arts techniques on February 26, 2008, Luqman Abdullah sat on the floor close to S-3, and in a low voice asked S-3 if he would be able to “get numbers” for a 2007 Dodge Ram with only 20,000 miles on it. S-3 understood that Abdullah was asking S-3 to help him obtain a new VIN for the truck that “one of the brothers” had given to him. Abdullah also admitted he once had another truck which he implied was stolen. He said that one day the police came and towed it away, but they never confronted him about it.”

“On March 21, 2008, S-3, Luqman Abdullah, Mohammad Abdul Bassir, and Mujahid Carswell (aka Mujahid Abdullah, who is Luqman Abdullah’s biological son) drove to Herndon, Virginia. Bassir and Carswell were there to provide security for Luqman Abdullah. During the drive, Abdullah stated that the FBI is the enemy of Islam. Abdullah stated something to the effect, “If they are coming to get me I’ll just strap a bomb on and blow up everybody.” Abdullah gave S-3 the impression that he has access to an explosive device. Abdullah stated that he is not afraid to die for the cause. During a discussion of illegally possessed firearms, Abdullah stated that he is not going back to jail. He state that if the police attempt to conduct a traffic stop on him, he will not stop. Abdullah said he had once been stopped by the police while he was driving a cab. The officers approached Abdullah with their guns drawn, which was the only reason Abdullah was unable to get to his gun in time to shoot them. Knowing that he was at a tactical disadvantage, Abdullah fled in the car and successfully got away. Abdul Bassir spoke of a time in which he was stopped by the police and had a stolen car on the back of his tow truck. Bassir considered himself fortunate, as he did not get in any type of trouble.”

** Partial Excerpts beginning at paragraph 29 **

29 — “Abdullah again spoke of law enforcement being the devil and evil. Abdullah informed S-3 that a member of his community in Detroit had shot police officers.”

31 — “Abdullah also told S-3 he wanted to get a passport, and said he wants to leave the United States permanently. When S-3 asked how Abdullah would be able to maintain his leadership role in the Ummah, Abdullah stated that he would still be able to control things from outside the country, and that “America must fall.”

33 – “During the drive to Flint, Abdullah attempted to justify getting the stolen vehicle and illegally switching the VINs. Abdullah claimed if the acts were about Allah, and were in the cause of God, they constituted a form of jihad because the kuffar would harm them if they were to get caught. Abdullah related a story he claimed was in the Koran in which people in Mecca and Medina would rob and steal from the caravans, and then donate a portion of their ill-gotten gains to benefit Allah. Abdullah concluded that story in the Koran justifies stealing, robbing, and other illegal acts, as long as they profit Islam. S-3 reported that Abdul Saboor had previously told the same story to justify other criminal acts.”

37 – “On June 27, 2008, S-3 attempted to make a consensual recording with Luqman Abdullah at the Masjid Al Haqq. Also present were Mujahid Carswell and several other men known to S-3. Abdullah went to his truck retrieved a paper and gave it to S-3 and spoke about pledging bayaat. The heading of the paper is a as follows:

— “This is a writing of Abdul Kareen, the Imam of Dar-ul-Islam Movement (based on the Medinah Treaty of the Prophet Muhammed Ibn Abdullah, -pboh), with Believers and Muslim of ______ represented by Imam ___ and those follow them and are attached to them and who Violent Extemism along with them.”

“Following the heading are the twenty-four rules of the movement. Abdullah told S-3 to read the paper and tell him what he thinks of it. Abdullah informed S-3 that there may be a time when he will call on him. Abdullah also said that the government plots and plans against them so they need to plot and plan in return and “do whatever it takes.””

38 – “Abdullah said he believes that Allah protects him and stated that law enforcement doesn’t want to mess around with him because they’ll “take it to the streets” if necessary. S-3 asked if that would be like the standoff at Waco. Abdullah replied that it would not be like Waco, but rather if they mess with him it will be a straight up war.”

39 – “Also on June 27, 2008, S-3 told Abdullah he had access to stolen merchandise they could sell for profit. Abdullah said the mosque would be a good place to sell it. Abdullah told S-3 that he still wishes to get a passport. Abdullah said that most of his money comes from overseas. Abdullah looked around to ensure nobody was listening and then said most of the money comes from Canada.”

40 – “On July 24, 2008, Luqman Abdullah warned S-3 that they need to be careful in their actions because of the FBI. Abdullah stated that Abdul Saboor had printed out several things from the internet including Al-Qaeda training camp manuals. Abdullah said he told Saboor to throw them away and cautioned him not to look at things on the internet. Abdullah told S-3 that he needs to be with the movement. Abdullah informed S-3 that something will happen with the Muslims “real soon” and that they should not trust anybody. Abdullah said he has a bullet proof vest he will give to S-3.”

41 – “On August 5, 2008, while Luqman Abdullah and S-3 were in Abdullah’s apartment in the Masjid Al Haqq, Abdullah explained to S-3 that just as states and cities are separate entities under the U.S. Government, the members of the Masjid Al Haqq are also a separate entity independent of the government under their own set of laws. Abdullah stated they follow Sharia (Islamic) Law.”

42 – “On August 7, 2008, S-3 and Luqman Abdullah drove to Chicago. On the drive, Abdullah told S-3 that he has provided extensive martial arts and weapons training to his sons Umar Abdullah and Mujahid Carswell, as well as to Abdul Saboor and another man from Inkster, Michigan. Abdullah and S-3 talked about the 12 gauge shotgun Abdullah had previously showed to S-3. Abdullah stated that one of the attendees of the mosque pawned the gun to him. Abdullah told S-3 he has another 12 gauge shotgun that he may be willing to sell to S-3. Abdullah also spoke of moving outside of the United States to set up refuge and run the organization, because the United States had made it too difficult for him to do things here.”

43 – “S-3 saw Abdullah in possession of a Glock 9mm handgun, serial number EBL27a. Abdullah said he has a .38 special that is registered in Michigan; he doesn’t carry it. Instead, he carries one that “might have a couple bodies” on it.”

46 – “Abdullah said the copes have been trying to get him for a long time because of lot of people were being killed near the mosque. Abdullah also talked about a Detroit police officer, who once arrested one of the members of the mosque who had a gun, but let him go after learning he was from the Masjid Al Haqq.”

47 – “Abdullah refused to take off the gun, saying he carries a gun for a reason, and that’s not the way it’s going to go down. Later at the hotel, Abdullah told S-3 he has shot a lot of people. Abdullah said he does not know how many people, but it is “a lot.” Abdullah said “brothers” (from the Masjid Al Haqq) talk about needing equipment. Abdullah said he tells them they do not need to purchase it because the enemy has it already for them. Abdullah also tell them if they want a bullet proof vest, simply shoot a cop in the head, and take their vest. Abdullah continued to refer to law enforcement officers as kaffir dogs and in other derogatory terms. Abdullah started to jump around the room making motions with his hands as if he were shooting people saying “shoot cops in the head,” and “pop, pop.” Abdullah said he has a lot of experience shooting cops. Abdullah also said in the 1980’s a lot of people were found dead around the masjid, and the cops were scared of the people at the mosque. Abdullah told S-3 that the people at the mosque need to understand how much damage individuals can do. Abdullah said “we’re not any fake terrorists, we’re the real terrorists.” S-3 said he smoked a lot of cigarettes after they got pulled over to calm his nerves. Abdullah told S-3 he must cut back on smoking to calm his nerves, because he might have to sit in a corner for a long while in order to wait to kill someone, and would not be able to smoke.”

** Complete Paragraph Excerpts Continuing at paragraph 48 **

— 48. “On February 6, 2009, Luqman Abdullah gave an anti-government Khutbah during the Jum’uah service. Abdullah talked about how historically Muslims would oppose the government. Abdullah stated that there are three things that make a good Muslim: ikhlas (nature), prayer, and obedience. Abdullah talked about the current need to oppose the American Government and stated that the FBI is the enemy. Abdullah stated that two parties exist in the world, the party of God and the party of the devil. Abdullah said that only Muslims are the party of God. Abdullah also made derogatory statements about Christians and Jews. Abdullah told his followers that they need to be with the Taliban, Hizballah, and with Sheik Bin Laden. Abdullah said the American soldiers who commit suicide are cowards, and they commit suicide because they are being punished by Allah. Abdullah contrasted this with the actions of Muslim suicide bombers: what hey are doing is not suicide, but rather an act of blowing the enemy up. Abdullah told his followers it is their duty to oppose the FBI and the government and it does not matter if they die. He also told the group that they need to plan to do something.

“On February 12, 2009, S-3 and Luqman Abdullah drove to Chicago, Illinois together in order to meet an individual to get fur coats to fence (as part of Undercover Operation, explained below). On the drive there, Luqman Abdullah said, “I shot a lot of nigg*rs.” He told S-3 details of the date and place a particular shooting occurred. Abdullah said no one has ever questioned him regarding the incident. Abdullah said that when he was a taxi driver, he picked up two girls. When he dropped the girls off, the girls ran from the taxi cab. A man approached Abdullah’s tax cab and paid him $20 for driving the girls, while another unknown male came from the other side of the cab and put a gun to Abdullah’s head. The man shot Abdullah in the head and began feeling Abdullah’s pockets. Luqman Abdullah then retrieved his pistol and shot both men. Abdullah explained to S-3 that he killed both individuals. Abdullah called Mohammad Abdul Salaam who offered to find the guys that shot Abdullah, but Abdullah told him not to do that. Abdullah said he had gotten rid of the gun because he didn’t want the police to find it. Luqman Abdullah refused to go to the hospital because he knew he had shot both men, but the next day at Jum’uah prayer, he fell over and passed out during his sermon, and was rushed to the hospital. Abdullah did not explain anything further regarding this incident.”

“S-3 and Abdullah then drove from Chicago to Flint, Michigan with fur coats. S-3 paid for a room at the Holiday Inn. Luqman Abdullah and S-3 were watching a police show on TV when Abdullah kept saying “blow ’em up, man blow “em up.” He then said, “what’s this here, a bomb in there? Obviously it is. S-3 told Abdullah that when he had been in prison, an inmate he met gave him the formula for trinitrotoluene (TNT). He explained to Abdullah that the inmate went over it with him everyday for probably one month. He told Abdullah that TNT in a glass looks like water, and no one could tell what it is by looking at it. Luqman Abdullah asked if S-3 can still make TNT now. S-3 explained to Abdullah that he hasn’t thought about it in a long time, and would have to sit down and write it out on paper first. Abdullah told S-3 to not talk about it aloud anymore. Abdullah told S-3 that if he could remember how to make TNT, that would be nice, and then he could teach Abdullah how to make the substance. Abdullah told S-3 to check it out and see if he knows how to make it. He also instructed him to not try it at his own house and risk blowing up his children. Abdullah said try and put the formula down on paper, but he also had to test it to see if it actually works. Abdullah then said they have to try to make it and told S-3 to figure out the formula.

“On March 15, 2009, Luqman Abdullah asked S-3 if he knew where he could get a military style pistol belt. The two made plans to go to an Army supply store so Abdullah could get a gun belt.”

“On March 18, 2009, Luqman Abdullah and S-3 went to Harry’s Army Surplus, 2050 North Telegraph Road, Dearborn, Michigan. While they were in the store, Abdullah told S-3 that the bailiff’s took his weapons from the second floor of the Masjid Al Haqq the day they were evicted. Abdullah looked at pistols holsters, military belts, gun straps, knives and face makes that cover the entire face. Abdullah asked the sales clerk if she had a strap to fit a specific “Air Soft” AR-15 type rifle, but they did not. Luqman Abdullah told S-3 that he needed a military belt because he has a military gun, an M-15, which is similar to the “AirSoft” rifle in the store. Abdullah purchased a green padded rifle strap. He did not purchase a face mask because the shop only had winter ones.”

“Luqman Abdullah gave S-3 a Compact Disc labeled, “convert to Islam” which S-3 described as pro-Taliban propaganda. Abdullah said he had received it from Abdul Saboor.”

“That same day, March 18, 2009, S-3 gave Luqman Abdullah a piece of paper with what he told Abdullah was a recipe for Trinitrotoluene (TNT), because Luqman Abdullah had asked S-3 to write it down for him, Abdullah told S-3 that he would not use it “until it was time.” Later that day, S-3 spoke to Abdullah on the telephone. S-3 told Abdullah that he needed to double check something with the formula and instructions for making TNT that he had given Abdullah earlier that day. Abdullah stated that he still had the paper with him and agreed to meet S-3 at Ali Raqib’s store, which they were using as the mosque after the eviction from 4118 Joy Road. S-3 asked Abdullah if he wanted him to try to make the TNT. Abdullah told S-3 to make it and said he would like to be there. S-3 told Abdullah he would make a video of the test, however, Abdullah instructed him not to. Abdullah cautioned S-3 to be careful.”

“Referring to the face mask that Abdullah was looking for earlier in the day at Harry’s Army Surplus Store, S-3 asked Abdullah if he needed the face mask that night. Abdullah said that although he did not need it for that night, he would like to obtain one soon. Abdullah told S-3 that he did not have anything planned for that night in particular, but said “you never know when you will need it.”

“On April 1, 2009, Luqman Abdullah gave S-3 a video titled “The Terrorist Next Door” which is a true story about the terrorist who tried to smuggle explosives across the border in Washington State during Y2K in an attempt to commit a terrorist attack, but was stopped and his attempt was foiled. Abdullah told S-3 to watch the video, and it would give them something to talk about.”

“On April 2, 2009, S-3 picked up Abdullah from his house and drove him to Alabama. On the way, Abdullah and S-3 discussed the movie. Abdullah talked about the recruitment of terrorists by a terrorist cell. Abdullah said the terrorists’ mistake was that he should have had the explosive ready to detonate when he crossed the border in case he got stopped. Abdullah said he waited too long, and it was unprofessional. Abdullah didn’t agree with bombing civilian targets such as buses, which occur in Israel and the West Bank, but said it is fine to bomb police stations.”

“In discussing their January 2009 eviction from the Masjid Al-Haqq at the 4118 Joy Road, Abdullah said he has something planned for “them,” but now is not the right time. Abdullah did not expound on this further. Abdullah said S-3 will know when he is needed, and that is why it is important to stay in communication with each other. Abdullah said that when things happen, he wants to be in the city, as opposed to in the woods, because he would be better able to avoid apprehension and arrest in the city; he would be able to maneuver better in an urban area. Abdullah talked about the need to dig tunnels to prepare for this eventuality. Abdullah told S-3 about a time that he was eluding law enforcement. Abdullah stated that as the police were chasing him with a helicopter, he attempted to shoot at them, however his rifle misfired because they made their own ammunition and they had used too much powder.”

“On April 19, 2009, Abdullah inquired if S-3 had spoken to Mohammad Philistine about obtaining more stolen merchandise to be fenced. Abdullah told S-3 that the group needed money to host a Shuraa’ Counsel meeting for the Ummah. Abdullah talked about overthrowing the United States Government and said they also needed resources “to smash those people”.”

“On April 24 and 25, 2009, S-3 attended the Al-Ummah National Shuraa’ which was hosted by Luqman Abdullah and Masjid Al-Haqq in Detroit. On April 24, Abdullah led the Jum’uah service. During his Khutbah, Abdullah preached his typical rhetoric about the kuffar and the police and the need to establish a separate Islamic government.”

“On May 15 2009, Luqman Abdullah led the Jum’uah service. S-3 characterized Abdullah’s Khutbah as being very extreme and described Abdullah as being “fired up,” at times yelling. Abdullah preached that they should make America like Saudi Arabia, where the Muslims took control by fighting and dying. Abdullah told his audience that although they may a plan as individuals, they need to come together as a whole. While pointing towards 4118 Joy Road, where the Masjid Al-Haqq had been located, Abdullah said “what they did to us is not over.” Abdullah said they need to maintain Sabr (patience). Abdullah repeatedly spoke about the need to carry out their mission, however, he never provided the details of what the mission was. Abdullah encouraged the attendees to purchase homes in the neighborhood of the new mosque. Abdullah said that they hate the Jews and that God hates the Jews.”

“Abdullah also preached that they can not merely be lukewarm in their religion, that they must be winners. Abdullah said they need to start “right here at Joy Road.” He said that the government in America is nothing and has no power. Abdullah also spoke negatively about Americans in Saudi Arabia and Khuffar in the Arab Peninsula.”

“On May 21, 2009, Luqman Abdullah, S-3 and another man left Detroit at approximately 6:00 a.m., after the morning prayer, in order to travel to Montgomery, Alabama to meet with an Ummah Imam who had recently been shot by the police. S-3 attempted to make consensual recordings of his conversation with Abdullah during the trip. Due to the long duration of the trip, it was not possible to record every conversation.”

“During the drive, Abdullah told S-3 about a murder charge he beat in the past. Abdullah said “the Feds” have been after him for a long time, and he believes he has not been arrested because Allah is merciful to him and protects him. Abdullah stated something to the effect, “The FBI knows that I will kill them.” Abdullah also stated that the police are his targets too, not just the FBI. On two different occasions during the trip while espousing anti-government rhetoric, Abdullah said he is “getting ready to meet Allah.” Abdullah said that he has not been sleeping well at night because he does not know when the police are going to come after him.”

“At one point in the evening, S-3 and Abdullah were in the hotel room alone. Abdullah talked about the need to be careful in using a computer and internet because that is how people get in trouble. Abdullah said he would like to get C4 or another type of explosive. Abdullah said that although he does not need the explosives, having them would be helpful for what he needs to do. At this point, the third man came back into the room, so the conversation ended.”

“On the evening of May 22, 2009, Abdullah, S-3 and the third man went back to Montgomery, Alabama for a study session that Abdullah was asked to lead. Before the class started, Abdullah talked to the attendees about the times he shot other people. Abdullah gave details about how he shot his victims and how their bodies reacted from the shots. Abdullah was very excited and animated about this and even acted the events out and showed them the scars he obtained from being shot during altercations. Abdullah admitted he shot one person seven times with a .22 caliber gun. Abdullah said that he was questioned by the police about the incident. Abdullah talked about a second shooting he committed with an AK and how he had to get rid of the gun. Abdullah said that he was never questioned by the police about this incident.”

“On May 23, 2009, in Alabama, Luqman Abdullah spoke abut the Dar-Ul Movement, and said they were a military force to be reckoned with. According to Abdullah, an Imam from New York is the leader. Jamil Al-Amin and Luqman Abdullah are members, as are Abdullah’s close associates from Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Cleveland. Abdullah stated he had participated in training camps, which were located in various states, with Jawallah (soldier) scouts.”

“According to Abdullah, people from Saudi Arabia wanted to fund many of the Muslim groups in the United States, but wanted them all to join together as one group. Dar-Ul could not agree with all the other groups, so they split apart. Two years before Abdullah joined the movement, a shooting happened in New York and several Dar-Ul people were killed. Jamil Al-Amin said they had to divide the group because having too many people in one organization made them an easy target. According to Abdullah, the group is still Dar-Ul, but this is not widely known because of the United States government. The Ummah is a cover name for Dar-Ul.”

“On June 19, 2009 while they were in Gainesville, Georgia, S-3 heard Luqman Abdullah tell the Ummah Imam that he knows somebody in the Masjid Al Haqq is working for the Feds. Abdullah told the Imam that a young man had asked him about going overseas to fight. Abdullah said that he is hopeful that anyone who is working for the Feds will come to the mosque often to pray, will see the error of his ways, and admit he has been working with the Feds. Then he will be on the inside. Abdullah also said that if somebody is trying to gather information on him, he would kill them himself or have them killed. Abdullah said that he has people who would be happy to handle the problem. Abdullah also said that he knows he is being listened to and targeted by law enforcement so he intentionally makes conflicting statements in order to protect himself.”

“At one point, Abdullah spoke to the Gainesville Ummah Imam’s children, who were between approximately 9 and 11 years old. Abdullah told them stories about his shooting people with a 9mm gun. Abdullah said that sometimes he carries two handguns and said that he had shot a lot of people.”

“On June 19, 2009 while they were in a hotel room in Gainesville, Georgia, S-3 and Abdullah were watching a television crime show that involved a discussion of how to dispose of a body. S-3 recommended putting the body in concrete. Abdullah stated that there would be no time to do something like that it would be too difficult. Abdullah told S-3 in a matter of fact way that the bodies should just be buried. Also while watching television, there was a program with a nuclear bomb in it. Abdullah said that he just needs a little bomb. When S-3 asked Abdullah what his target was, Abdullah whispered, “Washington.”

“On July 8, 2009, Abdullah paid S-3 $1,250 for his role in the July 1, 2009 acquisition of the purportedly stolen television sets (part of the Undercover Operation, below). Then Abdullah got into S-3’s vehicle and placed three rounds of .38 special caliber ammunition on the dash board. Abdullah told S-3 he had a .38 caliber handgun and asked S-3 if he had anything. Abdullah said that he originally acquired the gun for someone else, so he could protect himself. Abdullah then removed a loaded .38 special caliber revolver from his back and put it on the center console of S-3’s vehicle. Abdullah told S-3 that he could pay him $190 or $200 for the gun. S-3 gave Abdullah $200 for the gun, from the $1,250 that Abdullah had just paid him. Abdullah cautioned S-3 not to get caught with the gun and said that it is advantageous that it is a revolver because “it will not leave anything behind” (i.e., spent shell casings). Abdullah told S-3 to keep it on his person rather than hidden in the car in case he got pulled over. Abdullah told S-3 that he needs to be able to get his gun out before the cops get theirs. Abdullah also told S-3 that the cops cannot search his person unless he is arrested. In addition to the handgun, Abdullah gave S-3 the five rounds of ammunition that were loaded in it, as well as the three rounds he placed on the dashboard. After he left Abdullah, S-3 immediately contacted FBI and turned over a .38 special caliber revolver, described as an IND NAC DE ARMAS-BRASIL, Model 3, Serial Number 032576, with 8 rounds of .38 special ammunition. The weapon and ammunition are being maintained in evidence.”

“On August 19, 2009, S-3 went to the Masjid Al-Haqq. Luqman Abdullah discussed a hadith (an account attributed to the Prophet Muhammad) in which he claimed the Prophet Muhammad said that it is okay to participate in theft; as long as that person prays, they are in a good state.”

— End of Excerpts from Federal Indictment Regarding Luqman Abdullah — see the PDF of the remainder of the Federal Indictment for additional text…

C. Comments by CAIR

The Detroit Free Press reported that Dawud Walid, the leader of the Michigan chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), knew Imam Abdullah, stating that “I know him as a respected imam in the Muslim community.”

The CAIR organization was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator (page 5) in the Holy Land Foundation terror finance trial.

As referenced in an article on Violent Extemism in America, CAIR’s Dawud Walid has written commentaries for the Detroit News, and has frequently been quoted by the Detroit News on issues involving Muslims.

The Detroit News further reports on CAIR’s Dawud Walid’s praise of Luqman Ameen Abdullah in its October 29, 2009 article “Shocked friends say imam was generous and helpful.” In the Detroit News report, CAIR’s Dawud Walid said Abdullah “would give the shirt off his back to people.”

The Detroit News report also discusses CAIR’s Dawud Walid as questioning the charges against Luqman Ameen Abdullah and others in the case, stating “But federal authorities didn’t seek terrorism charges against Abdullah or others in the mosque, and Walid wondered why their religion was so prominent in the complaint against them. ‘They have no linkage to terrorism nationally or internationally,’ Walid said. ‘What in the world does Islam have to do with these charges? Why is religion being brought into play?'”

World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey at Bottom of List

The 2009 report by the World Economic Forum has listed predominantly Islamic nations in the bottom of their 2009 annual Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index. This included such major nations as Pakistan (ranked 132 out of 134), Saudi Arabia (ranked 130 out of 134), Iran (ranked 128 out of 134), Egypt (ranked 126 out of 134), and Turkey (ranked 129 out 134). Yemen, which is 99 percent Islamic, was the bottom ranked nation as 134 on the Global Gender Gap Index. The only nation not predominantly Islamic in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap index was Benin.

(NOTE: In “Updated Later Reports” below, R.E.A.L. has provided links to reports in later years for comparison purposes by other researchers.)

In addition, the 2009 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index report does not include rankings on a number of significant and predominantly Islamic nations where women are oppressed. Somalia (population of nearly 10 million) was not included in the index. Endless numbers of reports of the stonings and extremist abuses of women have been reported in Somalia in the past year, including the stoning to death of a 13 year old girl based on “Sharia law” in October 2008. Sudan (population of nearly 41 million) was also not included in the World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index. Among other nations, Afghanistan (29 million) and Iraq (29 million) are also not included in this Global Gender Gap Index. With the index not reporting on these 109 million, the desperate fate of an estimated 50 plus million women are not included in this Global Gender Gap index report.

Even with these significant exclusions from the Global Gender Gap index report, the bottom 10 index nations (excluding Benin), which are all predominantly Islamic nations, represent a population of over half a billion individuals. These include Yemen (134 out of 134), Chad (133), Pakistan (132), Saudi Arabia (130), Turkey (129), Iran (128), Mali (127), Egypt (126), Qatar (125), Morocco (124). If women represent half of the population in these nations, then these bottom 10 predominantly Islamic nations demonstrate the ongoing oppression of an estimated 250 million women.

In addition, if some other predominantly Islamic nations in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap index are also added to these totals, the global image of the correlated oppression of women further expands dramatically. (Again, this is without such nations as Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., which were not included in the GGG index report analysis.)

If nine additional such nations in the GGG index are added, the total population impacted doubles from half a billion to over 1 billion. This would be the result of also considering the impact of Syria (121 out of 134), Mauritania (119), Algeria (117), Jordan (115), United Arab Emirates (112), Malaysia (101), Maldives (100), Bangladesh (94), and Indonesia (93). If women represent half of the population in these nations, then these bottom ranked, predominantly Islamic nations demonstrate the ongoing oppression of an estimated 500 million women.

All of the predominantly Islamic nations referenced in these calculations are members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). The OIC rejects the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and has created its own version of a human rights document, “the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights” that stipulates that “All the rights and freedoms stipulated in this Declaration are subject to the Islamic Shari’a” and that “The Islamic Shari’a is the only source of reference for the explanation or clarification to any of the articles of this Declaration.” Human rights group Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) has protested U.S.-funded NGO’s working in “engagement” with the OIC without challenging this rejection of universal human rights. On October 26, 2009, the U.S. State Department’s 2009 Religious Freedom report was critical of the efforts of the OIC to undermine human freedoms.

In March 2009, IPS interviewed WEF’s Global Gender Gap (GGG) co-author Saadia Zahidi about the findings of these gender gap reports. In the IPS interview, the reporter asked Saadia Zahidi why wealthy nations such as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states were not among the nations at the higher end of the gender gap index, quoting a previous GGG report that stated “rich countries have more education and health opportunities for all members of society.” In the IPS interview, Saadia Zahidi replied: “We don’t have an explanation for this. Some people, when they look at how we have broken this up, say it is so because of Islam. But I am not sure we can say that. With the lowest scores we see different countries with different incomes, religions and cultures. In the middle of the list, you have Indonesia (93), which is doing much better than Saudi Arabia (128), for example.”

In the March 2009 interview, Saadia Zahidi was referencing the 2008 report standings, as in 2009, Saudi Arabia is now ranked at 130 out of 134; Indonesia remains ranked at 93 out of 134, which WEF’s Saadia Zahidi views as the “middle of the list.”

The Global Gender Gap report makes no reference as to how the impact of extremist behavior and ideologies regarding women and equality in such nations have any role in such gender gaps.

The WEF “Women Leaders Partners” companies associated with the Global Gender Gap index study include: (a) Ernst & Young, whose Islamic Finance Service division is projecting a $7.7 billion Sharia insurance market by 2012, (b) Goldman Sachs that has been developing a global Sharia finance business over the past two years, and (c) NYSE Euronext that offers Sharia finance programs.

While there is emphasis on literacy issues as part of the gender gap oppression of women in the 2009 Global Gender Gap index report, the lower ranked nations in the Global Gender Gap index also included the predominantly (98.4 percent) Islamic Maldives (ranked 100 out of 134 in GGG index report), which has a 99 percent literacy rate. The Maldives government is developing a new criminal code based on Islamic Sharia law. In July 2009, reports stated that, under Maldives’ Sharia law, 150 women faced flogging for sexual activities in Maldives, including one 18-year old woman flogged 100 times until she collapsed. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been assisting the Maldives in expanding its Sharia-based criminal code.

The June 2009 U.S. State Department report on global human trafficking also shows a number of the nations in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap (GGG) index as nations with the worst records on human trafficking as well. (Note – a number of poorly ranked nations on human trafficking, such as Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, are simply not referenced in the GGG index.) The State Department report states that “According to the ILO, the majority of people trafficked for sexual exploitation or subjected to forced labor are female.”

Tier 3 Nations on Human Trafficking also in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap Index include:
– Saudi Arabia — GGG rank 130 out of 134
– Iran — GGG rank 128 out of 134
– Syria — GGG rank 121 out of 134
– Malaysia — GGG rank 101 out of 134
– Mauritania — GGG rank 119 out of 134

Tier 2 Watch List Nations on Human Trafficking also in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap Index include:
– Pakistan — GGG rank 132 out of 134
– Algeria — GGG rank 117 out of 134
– Yemen — GGG rank 134 out of 134
– United Arab Emirates — GGG rank 112 out of 134
– Egypt — GGG rank 126 out of 134

Tier 2 Nations on Human Trafficking also in the bottom of the Global Gender Gap Index include:
– Jordan — GGG rank 115 out of 134
– Turkey — GGG rank 129 out of 134

Image from State Dept 2009 Human Trafficking Report, section "Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking" — Image from State Dept 2009 Human Trafficking Report, section “Gender Imbalance in Human Trafficking”

Press Coverage on Global Gender Gap Report:

The Associated Press has reported on this survey that: “At the bottom of the list were Qatar, Egypt, Mali, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Benin, Pakistan, Chad and Yemen in last place with a score of 46.1 per cent.” The AP report also quoted the World Economic Forum’s founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, who stated: “Girls and women make up one half of the world’s population, and without their engagement, empowerment and contribution, we cannot hope to achieve a rapid economic recovery nor effectively tackle global challenges such as climate change, food security and conflict.”

World Economic Index Global Gender Gap Index — World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index

Updated Later Reports

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2017
(2017 Summary Web Site; Alternate Link)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2016

(2016 Summary Web Site)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2015

(2015 Summary Web Site)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2014

(2014 Summary Web Site)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2013

(2013 Summary Web Site)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2012

(2012 Summary Web Site)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2011

(2011 Summary Web Site)

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2010

(2010 Summary Web Site)

Report References and Resources:

— World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report – 2009

— October 28, 2009 Pakistan Daily Times: Pakistan among worst in gender equality

— Links to Key Gender Gap Country Profiles and Highlights

— 1. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Pakistan – Ranked 132 out of 134 Countries
— Pakistan – Islamic Republic, 96 percent Islamic
— Pakistan Population Estimate: 176,242,949

— 2. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Saudi Arabia – Ranked 130 out of 134 Countries
— Saudi Arabia – Islamic Absolute Monarchy, 97 percent Islamic
— Saudi Arabia Population Estimate: 28,686,633

— 3. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Iran – Ranked 128 out of 134 Countries
— Iran – Islamic Republic, 98 percent Islamic
— Iran Population Estimate: 66,429,284

— 4. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Egypt – Ranked 126 out of 134 Countries
— Egypt – 80 to 90 percent Islamic
— Egypt Population Estimate: 83,082,869

— 5. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Turkey – Ranked 129 out of 134 Countries
— Turkey – “the CIA World factbook states that 99.8% of Turkey’s population are nominally Muslims”
— Turkey Population Estimate: 76,805,524

— 6. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Qatar – Ranked 125 out of 134 Countries
— Qatar – 77 percent Islamic
— Qatar Population Estimate: 833,285

— 7. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Yemen – Ranked 134 out of 134 Countries
— Yemen – 99 percent Islamic
— Yemen Population Estimate: 23,822,783

— 8. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Mali – Ranked 127 out of 134 Countries
— Mali – 90 percent Islamic
— Mali Population Estimate: 12,666,987

— 9. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Chad – Ranked 133 out of 134 Countries
— Chad – 54 percent Islamic
— Chad Population Estimate: 10,329,208

— 10. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Morocco – Ranked 124 out of 134 Countries
— Morocco – 98.7 percent Islamic
— Morocco Population Estimate: 34,859,364

— 11. Gender Gap 2009 Report on Benin – Ranked 131 out of 134 Countries
— Benin – Predominantly Christian, 24 percent Islamic
— Benin Population Estimate: 8,791,832

— Other Nations of Concern that are predominantly Islamic:
— Syria – ranked 121 — population 20,178,485
— Mauritania – ranked 119 – population 3,129,486
— Algeria – ranked 117 — population 34,178,188
— Jordan – ranked 115 — population 6,342,948
— United Arab Emirates – ranked 112 – population 4,798,491
— Malaysia – ranked 101 — population 25,715,819
— Maldives – ranked 100 — population 396,334
— Bangladesh – ranked 94 — population 156,050,883
— Indonesia – ranked 93 — population 240,271,522

— Wikipedia on Global Gender Gap Report