Debbie Schlussel: He Said It: Islamic Leader/Abu M Buddy Denounces English, U.S. Military
So much for patriotic American Muslims. If they're so patriotic and American, why do they pick a leader/spokesman who denounces our language and even our military?
And why do the Justice Dept., FBI, and Homeland Security repeatedly kowtow to someone with such anti-American sentiments?
That's a question that only they and Imad Hamad can answer. Hamad--"former" Islamic terrorist, FBI award revokee, and Midwest Regional Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee--has some interesting views on English, as spewed against a Detroit suburb's new law mandating English translations for all foreign language signs, in today's Detroit Spews:
"I can't swallow any effort that moves in the direction of forcing a person or entity to utilize English," said Imad Hamad, regional director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
The law is quite tame. It doesn't require the signs to be in English, only that they feature a translation. In cases of emergencies, that could be very helpful for the rest of us, who actually speak English.
Worse than his views on English are Hamad's views on Muslims and Arabs serving in the U.S. military. Here's what he told Reuters:
"A lot of policies seemed to focus on Arab-Americans after 9/11 so people asked: 'Why should I be part of an entity that is inflicting injustices or a selective approach on my own community?'" said Imad Hamad, head of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's Dearborn office.
With friends like that, who needs enemies?
And yet Imad Hamad is kowtowed to by all of our local and federal law enforcement chieftains, including FBI Director Robert Mueller, Dept. of Homeland Security official Daniel Sutherland, U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy III, FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel Roberts, and ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Special Agent in Charge Brian Moskowitz a/k/a "Abu Moskowitz."
Your tax dollars at work . . . for the enemy.
Posted by Debbie on May 22, 2006 12:40 PM to Debbie Schlussel