To: Ichy Smith who wrote (10098 ) 9/19/2007 5:14:14 PM From: Proud_Infidel Respond to of 20106 Case Against Ex-Guard Brings Scrutiny of D.C. Imam Washington Post ^ | September 19, 2007 | Dan Morsewashingtonpost.com ...The question in a time of heightened concern about terrorism: When do they cross the line and become a real threat? A debate based on that question surrounds a case to be heard at the U.S. District Courthouse in Greenbelt...evidence includes public pronouncements by Abdul Alim Musa, who has served for 18 years as imam of a mosque in Southeast Washington. Among his statements: Zionist American agents blew up the World Trade Center; Palestinian suicide bombers are heroes...The government hasn't charged the imam. But a longtime member of his mosque, Darrick Jackson, 37, is charged with not truthfully answering a question during a background check while working as a security guard at Andrews Air Force Base. Prosecutors say Jackson didn't provide his Muslim name in 2005 when asked if he had ever used or been known by another name... Musa, 62, has been trying for years to build an Islamic community in the Benning Road area, one that he would like to see replicated nationwide until the United States becomes an Islamic state.... According to court records, the government proposed showing jurors, among other things, a video snippet featuring Musa that aired this year on Fox News. "If you don't stay out of our way and leave us alone, we're going to burn America down," Musa said... Musa was born in Arkansas and grew up in Oakland, Calif., ...He thought that by controlling organized crime, he could grab power for African Americans....Musa became a drug dealer and set up an operation in Colombia. .. he was arrested for heroin smuggling, currency smuggling and assaulting a federal agent; incarcerated at the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan... "The American ship is going down...We don't have to do nothing. Just step back, pray, fast... (Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ....