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To: Sully- who wrote (26090)	3/13/2007 11:23:33 PM
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Public to Flying Imams: Take A Hike Power Line We noted yesterday that the six flying imams who were removed from a US Airways flight at the Twin Cities airport were suing the airline, alleging religious discrimination. Today's Minneapolis Star Tribune has an article about the imams' press conference, held at CAIR's Washington, D.C. office, linked below. What's more interesting to me is the Star Tribune's poll on whether the imams have a good case. Here are the results so far: Notwithstanding the less than aggressive press coverage the incident has received, it seems that the public has a pretty good fix on the six imams. To comment on this post, go here. plnewsforum.com powerlineblog.com startribune.com

To: Sully- who wrote (26090)	3/16/2007 1:59:39 AM
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Unfriendly Skies Cox & Forkum coxandforkum.com

To: Sully- who wrote (26090)	3/23/2007 3:09:56 AM
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The Traveling Imams Meet Their Match Power Line Scott noted yesterday the latest development in the case of the Six Traveling Imams, who have sued U.S. Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission here in Minneapolis, and have said that they intend to sue the individuals who expressed concerns about their activities to the U.S. Airways crew. A Muslim organization, the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, has said it will raise money to fund a defense for these "John Doe" defendants, and our good friend (and my law partner) Gerry Nolting has offered to defend any of them for free. Last night, KSTP television had a good story on the controversy, that included a brief interview with Gerry. Here it is: powerlineblog.com UPDATE: The Minneapolis Star Tribune follows up on KSTP's story. Gerry says he has gotten a remarkable amount of feedback since going public with his offer, all of it positive. To comment on this post, go here. plnewsforum.com powerlineblog.com powerlineblog.com kstp.com startribune.com

To: Sully- who wrote (26090)	3/23/2007 3:14:54 AM
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Protecting John Doe Power Line After reading here about the Flying Imams' complaint alleging claims against various John Doe defendants, Rep. Stevan Pearce (R-NM) drafted a bill to protect such John Does from liability. Here is Rep. Pearce's press release: pearce.house.gov powerlineblog.com

To: Sully- who wrote (26090)	3/29/2007 1:17:31 AM
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The John Doe Manifesto By Michelle Malkin Townhall.com Columnist Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Note: Earlier this month, six publicity-seeking imams filed a federal lawsuit against US Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission in Minneapolis/St. Paul. The Muslim clerics were removed from their flight last November and questioned for several hours after their suspicious behavior alarmed both passengers and crew members. Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Katherine Kersten reported last week that the imams, advised by the grievance-mongers at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, also plan to sue "John Does" -- innocent bystanders who alerted the authorities about their security concerns. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., has introduced legislation to protect John Does who report suspicious behavior from legal liability. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; talk show host Michael Reagan; Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, who heads the American Islamic Forum for Democracy; and Minnesota lawyer Gerry Nolting have all stepped forward to offer free representation to the imams' targets. Dear Muslim Terrorist Plotter/Planner/Funder/Enabler/Apologist, You do not know me. But I am on the lookout for you. You are my enemy. And I am yours. I am John Doe. I am traveling on your plane. I am riding on your train. I am at your bus stop. I am on your street. I am in your subway car. I am on your lift. I am your neighbor. I am your customer. I am your classmate. I am your boss. I am John Doe. I will never forget the example of the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 who refused to sit back on 9/11 and let themselves be murdered in the name of Islam without a fight. I will never forget the passengers and crew members who tackled al Qaeda shoe-bomber Richard Reid on American Airlines Flight 63 before he had a chance to blow up the plane over the Atlantic Ocean. I will never forget the alertness of actor James Woods, who notified a stewardess that several Arab men sitting in his first-class cabin on an August 2001 flight were behaving strangely. The men turned out to be 9/11 hijackers on a test run. I will act when homeland security officials ask me to "report suspicious activity." I will embrace my local police department's admonition: "If you see something, say something." I am John Doe. I will protest your Jew-hating, America-bashing "scholars." I will petition against your hate-mongering mosque leaders. I will raise my voice against your subjugation of women and religious minorities. I will challenge your attempts to indoctrinate my children in our schools. I will combat your violent propaganda on the Internet. I am John Doe. I will support law enforcement initiatives to spy on your operatives, cut off your funding and disrupt your murderous conspiracies. I will oppose all attempts to undermine our borders and immigration laws. I will resist the imposition of sharia principles and sharia law in my taxi cab, my restaurant, my community pool, the halls of Congress, our national monuments, the radio and television airwaves, and all public spaces. I will not be censored in the name of tolerance. I will not be cowed by your Beltway lobbying groups in moderates' clothing. I will not cringe when you shriek about "profiling" or "Islamophobia." I will put my family's safety above sensitivity. I will put my country above multiculturalism. I will not submit to your will. I will not be intimidated. I am John Doe. Michelle Malkin makes news and waves with a unique combination of investigative journalism and incisive commentary. She is the author of Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild . townhall.com