Dear Friends, As Salaam Alaikum, (Peace be upon you)
Blackwater continues to live up to its reputation for aggressive and 'outside of the law' behavior in the killing of over 20 Iraqis while providing security services for US diplomats in Iraq.
The Maliki-governemnt has pulled its license to operate but Blackwater continues to operate with impunity.
The US government's decision to hire private firms for essential military-type security services protected by the immunity from prosection granted by proconsul Paul Bremer to private foreign contractors is at the root of this injustice.
There are no rules to constrain Blackwater operations in Iraq. Their aggressiveness will give rise to another generation of people with hate for Americans. And the vicious cycle will continue.
This is the gift of our government's folly in Iraq; and the sad result of our silence in the face of this madness!
Iftekhar Hussain
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/20/3984/
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/09/17/3895/
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Panel: Are Americans Obsessed with Islam
Hosting high school students at a mosque
Teaching an Elderhostel "Understanding Islam and Muslims" class
At the 1st Annual CAIR-PA Banquet with Ed Rendell and Ahmed Bedeir
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- “I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient...
- A Blackwater and US Government gift to Americans
- NY CONGRESSMAN SAYS 'TOO MANY MOSQUES' IN U.S.
- Attend a SHARING RAMADAN Iftar dinner at a local m...
- Mosque attacks during the days of Ramadan
- Why do Muslims Fast
- Happy Ramadan
- 911, Why do they hate us and Islamophobia
- Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine: A Must Read
- Bush smiles and Iraq and the US Treasury burn
- Remarks of Head of Interfaith Relations Nat’l Coun...
- Rabbi Eric Yoffie's remarks at the ISNA Convention...
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About Me
- Iftekhar Hussain
- Iftekhar is the Chair of the CAIR-PA Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee of CAIR-PA Philadelphia Chapter. He is engaged in local interfaith educational initiatives with a focus on 'Islam and the Middle East' and 'US Foreign Policy and the Muslim world'. On behalf of CAIR-PA, he has developed a 10-part course titled 'Understanding Islam and Muslims through History and Jurisprudence' and has taught it at churches, synagogues, mosques and local county night schools. He has presented this course at over 30 different venues over the past 6 years. Iftekhar serves as Friday prayer service leader at suburban mosques in the Delaware Valley. Iftekhar was born in Bangladesh, has lived in the Middle East and Europe and studied and obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees at Texas A&M University and worked toward a PhD at Penn State University. He works as a consultant in the Pharmaceutical industry, traveling in Asia Pacific and Europe on business process re-engineering engagements. Iftekhar is married to Bushra Kourani for the past 14 years and has three children Yousef (age 12), Omar (age 11) and Huda (age 7).