America's Muslims still under siege

Seattle Times by Amy Goodman | Apr. 10, 2009 (Opinion)

Megahed pleaded not guilty, and the federal jury in his trial agreed with his defense: He was an unwitting passenger and completely innocent of any wrongdoing.

That's where ICE comes in. Despite being cleared of the charges in the federal criminal case, it turns out that people can still be arrested and deported based on the same charges. The U.S. Constitution protects people from "double jeopardy," being charged twice with the same offense. But ... Full Story »

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Subjects: Religion, World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Racism, Religion and Politics, Law, Immigration, Islam
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 10, 2009 - 12:11 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 10, 2009

The case reeks of injustice and government prejudice based upon ethnicity and religion. The article gives the details.

Losing the hearts and minds of minorities everywhere...

I think there is no freedom here. For Muslims there is no freedom. More »

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