Mass arrests of Muslims in LA USA

by iosaf who has to say it again. Tue Jan 14, 2003 14:11

Ray pisses me off too.
not always but sometimes.

Indymedia ireland is a historic resource used by many who do not have ready access to "all the papers".
I could if i so wished but my priorites for hard copy are elsewhere.
I leave this from my letter files.
I sent it to the Editor of "The Irish Times" in the aftermath of Sept 11.
I was busy sending them many letters on Neutrality and the then proposed subscription to their online version of "the papers".

Sent: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:59:40 +0200
To: lettersed@irish-times.ie

Subject: keith from dalkey - american terrorist event

Mo chara,

Dear Sir / Madam,

Keith from Dalkey wonders on the letters page of Sept.22 if he is
neither for America nor the terrorists where is he left. šMight he be
one of the few Irish left who appreciate our shiboleeth of neutrality?
I thank you for not publishing my last letter concerning the
terrorist
event of Sept 11, qouting Lou Reed, himself quoting scripture,
"you
shall reap what you sow" it might have proved offensive to many,
I
recall I had drawn attention to the disruption caused to the
armsdealers fair held that day in London by the attack on the
Pentagon
and stockbrokers of the World Trade Centre. Poorly conceived thoughts
on my part? But as I write the Spanish airforce mobilise in the skies
above, Sr. Aznar like all other leaders of the western alliance
promises unswerving loyalty to a minority elected presidency, one now
empowered by an Enabling Act, The Irish Premier proffers our air
bases, the North American administration itself expelled from the
Human Rights Council lectures us all on ethics, perhaps I might this
time quote Sallust writing in similar times of instability and
intrigue:

"non exercitus neque thesauri, praesidia regni sunt, verum
amici?"

I am minded also to point out that only the intelligence services
themselves know how many times our civilisation and our cities have
come close to biological or chemical attack. One broken bottle of
anthrax and one skyscraper would always prove an apocalyptic
combination, no?
I have broken my usual personal habits by writing to an advertising
maintained broadsheet, but one I remember from my youth as being
thoughtful in its reporting and capable of respecting the many
traditions that make up the Irish multi-jurisdiction states. I have
though in this very serious week for "our civilsation"
contributed in
six languages to many quality newspapers, harping on about the duty
of
Neutrality.

As an "anti-globalist" underground writer (I am against
unbridled
avarice and greed and oligarchy, which makes me strangely "a
democracy
protester") I have seen "our civilisation" besmirched
more šthan is
acceptable this last year. I have seen death and starvation unleashed
on the poor and social movements criminalised, I have witnessed
unelected Global institutions move their meetings from cities to
cyber
space, even further from scrutiny.

It is your duty as Irish Times journalists to offer impartial
reporting on this phase of NEW WORLD ORDER. I remind you as I have
reminded your counterparts of Sweden and Austria.
If not you are complicit.

I doubt you´ll publish this letter either, but it is intended more
for
conversation in D´Ollier street. I have been bemused and intrigued to
see so many miss the point completely in these last weeks, I thought
as much when the local US consulate told me by telephone there would
be no book of condolences. They photographed the local Catalan
Premier
signing the book the other day.

These are dark days.

So I´ll finish by mangling Neumayer:
When they came for Islam I said nothing I wasn´t a muslim.
When they came for the squatters I said nothing I paid my mortgage.
When they came for the anti-globalists I said nothing I watched TV.
When they came for all the un-americans I...?

I Sir, remain your most obedient servant,

Is mise le meas,

mac diarmada iosaf
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mac diarmada iosaf

by mouthpiece Fri Dec 20, 2002 12:47

Leslie: a massive sweep, INS arrested hundreds of unsuspecting Muslims.. now w attorney, Ban Al-Wardi, with the LA chapter of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee.. hundreds of men and boys from Middle Eastern countries were arrested by federal immigration officials in Southern California this week when they complied with orders to appear at INS offices for a special registration program.. Ban saw 14 of her 20 clients arrested when she went with them to the registration.. Ban: these people are not being charged with any crime.. they all have expired visas.. but most of them already have green cards, work permits, travel permits.. being mixed with the general jail population.. hosed down.. forced to sleep on the floor, served pork.. Ban: LA was just the first.. we've been getting reports from all over the country.. Leslie: like the internment of the Japanese during WWII.. Ban: yes, that was declared unconstitutional.. a voluntary program.. if they were terrorists or criminals they would not have gone to the INS.. spreading all over the country.. Ban: although everyone understands the need to protect the nation against terrorist attacks, the government's recent action went too far.. I saw a lot of teenagers coming in getting arrested.. pulled one 16 year old sobbing from his mother's arms.. Ban: all of our fundamental civil rights have been violated by these actions.. I don't know how far this is going to go before people start speaking up.. this is a very dangerous precedent we are setting.. what's to stop Americans from being treated like this when they travel overseas?..

by gtyil Thu Dec 19, 2002 19:58

Thanks for the news absent, it's a story which deserved to be published.

Don't mind what Ray says, a lot of peole are fed up with him here.

by Thank you Thu Dec 19, 2002 18:31

Thank you "absent" for posting the link to this important story.

Don't pay any attention to anarcho-censor "jobsworth" Ray.

by Ray Thu Dec 19, 2002 17:59

Posting a link and nothing else does nothing to improve this site.