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Ohio Cleric Arrested/Convicted for Terrorism LinksFawaz Mohammed Damrah, 41, a PLO Arab and leading Muslim cleric in Ohio is in all kinds of trouble. He was forced to publicly apologize for anti-Semitic and incendiary statements he made years earlier, but I doubt he really meant it. He lied about his terrorist ties to immigration officials. To quote, In an indictment unsealed Tuesday, Mr. Damrah, who officials said is a Palestinian by birth, is accused of lying to immigration officials about his association with terrorist groups when he applied for American citizenship in 1993. He also denied engaging in religious persecution "when in fact he had previously incited and/or assisted others, including terrorist organizations, that advocated the persecution of Jews and others by means of violent terrorist attacks." He pleaded not guilty in federal court in Cleveland and was released on bond. He faces up to five years in prison and possible deportation if convicted. The F.B.I. looked into Damrah after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His association with a Brooklyn mosque where several of the plotters gathered and his ties with prominent Islamist figures like Sami Al-Arian, the former Florida professor who was indicted last year on charges of supporting terrorism. He has since pleaded guilty and should be deported. Ref. New York Times January 14, 2004 ConvictedAccording to ICE, Ohio Imam Convicted of Lying About Terror Ties to Obtain U.S. Citizenship - On June 18, 2004, a federal jury in Akron, Ohio, convicted Fawaz Mohammed Damrah of unlawfully obtaining U.S. citizenship through a false application in which he concealed from the U.S. government his membership in or affiliation with 1) the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a.k.a. the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine; 2) the Afghan Refugees Services, Inc., a.k.a. Al-Kifah Refugee Center; and 3) the Islamic Committee for Palestine. The indictment further alleged that Damrah concealed the fact that he had, prior to his application for U.S. citizenship, "incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of Jews and others by advocating violent terrorist attacks against Jews and others." The prosecution and guilty verdict followed the investigation by ICE, the FBI, and the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Ohio. Ref. http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/factsheets/TerrorismCasesFactsheet_070117.htm More: Saudi with Ties to 9/11 Hijackers Arrested - On May 27, 2004, ICE agents in San Diego arrested 34-year-old Hasan Saddiq Faseh Alddin, a Saudi national and U.S. legal permanent resident, on immigration charges resulting from two prior convictions for domestic violence. The arrest stemmed from a Joint Terrorism Task Force probe. In September 2001, Alddin roomed with a close friend of two of the 9/11 hijackers, Nawaf Alhamzi and Khalid al-Midhar. Alddin's roommate departed the country the day before the 9/11 attacks. ICE placed Alddin in deportation proceedings and he has since departed the country. Egyptian Charged with Lying About Ties to Hamas - In May 2004, Soliman S. Biheiri, a 52-year-old native of Egypt, was charged in a federal indictment in northern Virginia with lying to ICE agents about his business and personal connections with Mousa Abu Marzook, a leader of the terrorist group Hamas, and about his dealings with Sami al-Arian, a Florida college professor who has been charged with being a leader of the terrorist group Palestine Islamic Jihad. The charges against Biheiri, which also include allegations that he illegally possessed and used a U.S. passport, resulted from an extensive investigation by ICE, the FBI, and the IRS. Last year in the Eastern District of Virginia, Bihieri was convicted of lying under oath on his application for U.S. citizenship as a result of the joint investigation. To quote Recommendations for the West by Fjordman: Although Leftists tend to be more aggressive, perhaps the dividing line in the internal struggle in the West is less between Left and Right, and more between those who value national sovereignty and Western culture and those who do not. End the nonsense of "celebrating our differences." We should be celebrating our sameness and what binds us together. We should clean up our history books and school curricula, which have been infected with anti-Western sentiments. Victories against Palestinian Arab terror support in America:
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