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To: FJB who wrote (10721)	10/30/2007 5:52:20 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Judge Nixes Megahed Bail Bid {Goose Creek} Tampa Tribune ^ \| October 26, 2007 \| ELAINE SILVESTRINI www2.tbo.com TAMPA - A University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives will not be released on bail, a federal judge ruled Thursday. In ruling that Youssef Megahed poses a flight risk and a danger to the community, Judge Steven D. Merryday overturned a ruling by federal magistrate, who said the defendant could be released on $200,000 bail under strict conditions. Merryday wrote ... that no conditions would stop Megahed if he "wants to blow something up or cause a disturbance. ... I am unwilling at the prospective cost of property damage, injury or death to assume he will not do so." Megahed's attorney, public defender Adam Allen, said, "We respect the court's ruling but are disappointed... " Megahed, 21, was arrested Aug. 4 in South Carolina along with fellow USF student Ahmed Mohamed, 26, after deputies found explosives in the trunk of the car in which the two men were riding, authorities said. Mohamed was driving the care, which was registered to Megahed's brother. ...Megahed is a legal, permanent U.S. resident, and Mohamed has a student visa. Both are charged with illegally transporting explosives. Mohamed also is charged with trying to help terrorists by teaching or demonstrating the use of explosives... "The evidence fails to establish or even suggest any innocent or wholesome explanation for the events that led to Megahed's arrest," Merryday wrote.... The judge said Megahed has a $3,000 balance in his checking account, but his parents do not require him to contribute to household expenses. "Neither Megahed's father nor his mother works outside the home, but the family enjoys substantial business ties and interests in Egypt."...The judge also said he didn't consider the fact that investigators found a remote-controlled toy boat in the Megahed home.... (Excerpt) Read more at 2.tbo.com ....

To: FJB who wrote (10721)	10/31/2007 5:29:16 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20106

Bush wants $400 million for Palestinians AP via Yahoo News ^ \| 10/30/07 \| MARK LAVIE news.yahoo.com JERUSALEM - The top American diplomat in Jerusalem said Monday that the Bush administration is seeking $400 million in new aid for the Palestinian Authority. .... Walles said the administration will ask Congress for $400 million, half of which would be aimed at the private sector and infrastructure. He said $150 million would be earmarked for budget support and $25 million each would go to security and refugees. The allocation would help counter a huge deficit in the Palestinian budget that followed the Western aid cutoff. Foreign aid covers about half of the Palestinian Authority's operating budget. Since 1993, when Israeli-Palestinian interim peace accord was signed, the U.S. has given $1.7 billion in aid to the Palestinians, according to the USAid Web site. (Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ....

To: FJB who wrote (10721)	11/1/2007 5:32:11 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20106

Teachers ordered to dress up as Muslims DailyMail ^ \| October 31, 2007 dailymail.co.uk Teachers ordered to dress up as Muslims Last updated at 10:45am on 31st October 2007 Teachers at a primary school have been ordered to dress up as Muslims to promote multi-culturalism. The West Midlands school is belatedly celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid and told its pupils and teachers to don traditional Muslim dress for the day. All 257 pupils, most of whom are Christians, and 41 teachers - two of whom are Muslims - dressed up. Scroll down for more... Teachers were told to dress as Muslims to promote diversity at a primary school A morning assembly was held to mark the event and an afternoon party was strictly for women only, because Muslim husbands object to wives mixing with other men. Sally Bloomer, head of Rufford primary school in Lye, West Midlands, told The Sun: "I have not heard of any complaints. It's all part of a diversity project to promote multi-culturalism." But a relative of one of the staff reportedly said: "Who would put their job on the line? They have been told they have to embrace the day to show their diversity. But they are not all happy."