Bigotry at work in war, 3 warn

[PsychoDad]

Bigotry at work in war, 3 warn
Speakers address Islamic council
Monday, May 01, 2006
James F. McCarty
Plain Dealer Reporter
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1146479077163010.xml&coll=2

Three speakers with similar messages spoke Sunday to the annual banquet gathering of the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Two of the speakers have been the focus of news stories in recent years, as both were targeted for suspected wrongdoing, although neither was prosecuted.

Retired Gen. Janis Karpinski, former commander of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and retired Capt. James Yee, the former Muslim chaplain at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have each written a book about their experiences. Both are now on speaking tours, providing their insight into the impact that prejudice against Muslims has had on the war on terrorism.
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Karpinski, 52, considers herself the first among a growing number of retired generals to speak out against the war. She's critical of America's dearth of Arabic-speaking translators, and of the random, mass arrests of Iraqis because most American soldiers cannot tell friendly Iraqis from foes.

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The military demoted Karpinski to colonel. She said she asked to be court-martialed so she could expose the role that Army brass played in Abu Ghraib, but the military refused.

Yee was a decorated West Point graduate who converted to Islam, then made the career mistake of supporting the Muslim prisoners at Guantᮡmo Bay. He was accused of treason and espionage, but the charges were dropped.

Yee suspects he was targeted for his faith, his compassion for the prisoners and his Asian ethnicity. He said some of his superiors referred to him as a "Chinese Taliban."

Peace.

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. Interesting source. Can you tell us more about this Front Page Magazine?

Who runs it? What are its political leanings? I'm curious.

[PsychoDad]

3. A brief look will answer that.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. MOST enlightening. I urge everybody to see where halla gets his info from.

[Solo_in_MD]

7. Given the legal nature its should be easy to verify its accuracy.

Front Parge/Daniel Pipes or not. I for one dislike the way CAIR sues and threatens people and organizations it disagrees with into silence.

Any progressive who understands Islamic goals should be worried about it and its supporters like CAIR, more so IMO than fundies in the US.

[newyawker99]

5. Hi halla!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[PsychoDad]

6. This is an interesting story....

Although the only thing I can find on it are copies of the above posted on various RW/anti-Islam sites. No mention in the MSM or on CAIR's site.

I did find this interesting:

"Asked about these developments, CAIR’s spokesman, Ibrahim Hooper, confirmed to the New York Sun that the libel case was dismissed at the request of both parties and added that “It was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.” Asked if he implied that Whitehead had paid the organization to drop the case, Hooper replied, “We filed the suit.” Asked the same question again, Hooper repeated the same answer. "

Is this to imply that ACAIR and Whitehead paid CAIR to resolve the suit? Maybe CAIR decided they had other fish to fry legally, and opted out of what would possibly become a free speech issue and simply took the money as a settlement. (??)

Regardless, I don't see how this diminishes what the three ex-military speakers, who are not part of CAIR had to say.

Wellcome to DU Halla, :hi: and Peace.