Originally posted by sheepslayer247
This is a horrible thing for America, and what it stands for!
Since when could a government or legal system stop a law-biding citizen from building a "community center" where ever they so
choose?
City Council's all over the U S stop corporations or people from building something they deem inappropriate all the time. As for Law abiding, read
this. Links are provided.
From Zimbio, "RALEIGH -- A prominent member of the Muslim community who worked to better relations with law enforcement agencies was arrested
Wednesday and charged with exporting computer equipment to Libya without a license.
Mohammed "Moe" El-Gamal of Raleigh, the president of the Muslim American Public Affairs Council, appeared Thursday before a federal judge who agreed
to release him on $1 million bail before his trial. El-Gamal, an Egyptian native who immigrated to Canada in 1978."
www.newsobserver.com...
And then there is this from Bill Warner's site, "
EXCLUSIVE Sammy El-Gamal, Ground Zero Mosque Developer, Arrested in Tampa Fl on Shoplifting Charge See His Booking Photo. In 2000, Sammy M. El-Gamal
one of the Directors of SOHO Properties the developer of the Ground Zero Mosque, was arrested for shoplifting in Tampa Fl he had been working as a
waiter for Mis En Place restaurant in Tampa.
Sammy El Gamal, a partner in the firm that purchased the former Burlington Coat Factory at 45 Park Place and one of four directors of a nonprofit
created to build the mosque, owes the state $22,400 in taxes. State records show three warrants issued to him, including a $19,895 bill in 2007. Asked
about the taxes, he said, “I don’t think that it concerns you. Have a nice day.” Sammy El Gamal is among the directors listed on an application
to the state Attorney General’s Office to create a charitable organization that would build and run the Islamic cultural center.
Also on the board is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and the three directors — including El Gamal’s older brother, Sharif — of Soho Properties, which
paid $4.85 million for the Park Place site slated to house the center.
The NY Post reported Sunday that Soho Properties is in arrears to the city for $224,270 in property taxes on the site. And recent reports show Sharif
had a string of arrests dating to the early ’90s. Sammy also had a handful of misdemeanor charges in Florida in 1999 and 2000, including petit theft
and larceny."
pibillwarner.wordpress.com...
booking-photo/
Moreover, when did we stop fighting for our rights and let mob rule dictate "freedom of religion" just because of the symbolism of the WTC
area?
We haven't stopped. What makes you think we have stopped?
edit on 12-9-2011 by Violater1 because: (no reason given)