T U E S D A Y , O C T O B E R 1 9 , 2 0 0 4American Muslims Rejected By Ashcroftby Michael in New York on 10/19/2004 05:58:00 PMMajor American Muslim groups pleaded with the Justice Departmentand got the cold shoulder.</p><p> During Ramadan, Muslims are required bytheir religion to give money to the poor.</p><p> These groups came to theJustice Dept. voluntarily and asked for a list of Islamic charities theycould donate to without supporting terrorism or being suspected ofsupporting terrorism.</p><p> Tough, said Justice.</p><p> We'll tell you AFTER you'veinadvertantly screwed up."If the government knows there are charities that are misleading theAmerican Muslim community, it's their obligation to help protect theseinnocent Americans," said Sohail Mohammed, a lawyer for the NewJersey-based American Muslim Union, according to USA Today.Since 2001, John Ashcroft has raided or shut down numerous USIslamic charities.</p><p> But his perfect track record remains intact: none ofthe raids have led to terrorism-related convictions."Mohamed Younes, president of the American Muslim Union, wasdisappointed by the Justice Department's response. "We are trying todo the right thing and we asked for a little help," he said to USAToday. "At least we tried."" Ads by GoogleStop Airline ExecBonusesTheir CEO Gets $4M While You Pay $80To Check Two Bags.</p><p> Stop Them!www.AmericanExecCheck.com Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media ▼Community Page Comments feed Daily KosOpen Thread and Diary Rescue - *Tonight's RescueRangers are Louisiana 1976, jlms qkw, shayera,dopper0189, ybruti, and srkp23 with vcmvo2editing.* ~ World order will be secured only ...6 minutes agoEschatonThe Stupids - When I was growing up what alwayspissed me off more than anything was when mysense of justice was violated.</p><p> I'm not claiming thatmy sense of such things...38 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsOpen Thread - Blog Against Theocracy, ablogswarm in favor of separation of church andstate, is this weekend.</p><p> Open Thread below.56 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsNorman Solomon: Democrats and War Escalation -Top Democrats and many prominent supporters -with vocal agreement, tactical quibbles or totalsilence - are assisting the escalation of the U.S.war effort...1 hour agoFiredoglakeLate Nite: Michele Bachmann Stars in “Birth of anAberration” - Minnesota's wackiest export treadsthe boards of the Wingnut dinner theater.1 hour agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show AllA M E R I C A B L O G T V Awkward moment formormon Your President's weeklyaddress from Europe.Next 6AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Ameri...http://www.americablog.com/2004/10/american-muslims-reject... 1 of 64/7/09 12:31 AM
