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 |  Anti Muslim activities are escalating
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 |  In the 1930's it was the Jews.  Today it is the Muslims.
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 |  Bush Administration Detains Clinton Ambassador
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 |  (WASHINGTON, September 29, 2003) - Today's arrest of Abdul
 |  Rahman al-Amoudi, a Muslim leader, activist, and former
 |  goodwill ambassador to Muslim countries in former President
 |  Bill Clinton's administration, is the most recent example of
 |  the government's intensified targeting of Muslim
 |  organizations, activists and institutions. This targeted
 |  escalation is occurring despite the issuance of a recent
 |  Department of Justice Inspector General report indicating
 |  that Muslims have been unlawfully detained and abused while
 |  under detention, and that 75 percent of the cases classified
 |  by the government as "terrorist cases" have absolutely
 |  nothing to do with terrorism. American Muslim leaders report
 |  that the negative impact on the community has been severe.
 |  MAS Freedom Foundation Executive Director Mahdi Bray
 |  attributes the government's witch-hunt to the blanket of
 |  suspicion over American Muslims caused by a government
 |  propensity targeting Muslims with unfounded accusations and
 |  loose guilt-by-association linkages. MAS Freedom believes we
 |  need to develop a proactive response to this governmental
 |  "dollar store" mentality of one-size- fits-all. "This
 |  administration's war on terrorism is actually a war on the
 |  Muslim community and the civil liberties of all Americans,"
 |  said Bray, adding, "Our leadership, organizations,
 |  charities, and places of worship, are being targeted by the
 |  Department of Justice, who scapegoat Muslims by exploiting
 |  their political vulnerability. "This is political
 |  opportunism at its worst, and the Muslim community is paying
 |  a horrific price. In the face of this egregious behavior, we
 |  can ill-afford to remain passive or silent."
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 |  ### MAS FREEDOM, 1050 17th St., N.W., Suite 600, Washington,
 |  D.C., www.masnet.org *Also see: "Charges Against National
 |  Figure Politically Motivated, Baseless" [
 |  http://marchforjustice.com/10.1.03.baseless.php ]
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 |  Source:  http://marchforjustice.com/10.03.AAA.MASRelease.php
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