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...Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent, first aroused suspicions in August, after he paid $6,000 for flying lessons in Minnesota. He was detained shortly thereafter, before the September attacks. He is charged with six criminal counts of conspiracy: to commit acts of terrorism across international boundaries, to destroy aircraft, to commit aircraft piracy, to use weapons of mass destruction, to murder U.S. employees and destroy U.S. property. If Moussaoui is found guilty of the first four counts, he will face the death penalty; the last two charges carry a life sentence...
...Three commanders of different ethnic backgrounds have taken Mazar, and they are the city's key players for the foreseeable future. Two of the commanders, Ustad Mohammed Atta (of Tajik descent) and Haji Mohammed Mohaqiq (a member of the Hazara tribe), set themselves up in palatial villas in the city center. General Rashid Dostum, an Uzbek, took over Kalai Jangi, an ancient mud-walled fortress to the southwest. In public, all three insist an alliance born of necessity is holding. They say they are cooperating in the primary task of emptying Mazar of armed men and establishing a joint security...
...police departments across the nation have been criticized by the public for their aggressive tactics and use of racial profiling. However, that criticism seemed to disappear earlier this month when Attorney General John Ashcroft announced plans by the government to find and interview 5,000 men of Middle Eastern descent. It seems that the Bush administration is now actually promoting a plan for racial profiling. The federal government, which should be the protector of civil liberties, is now the violator...
...wrong to single out people of Middle Eastern descent for special scrutiny. No one should be judged or accused of a crime they did not commit just because of their race or ethnicity. To allow the federal government to interview and interrogate 5,000 men, most of whom are probably innocent, may seem appropriate now in times of war, but it actually goes against everything America stands for. The terrorists’ goal on Sept. 11 was not just the annihilation of buildings and the death of thousands of people, but also an attack on American values. To respond...
...enforcement officers in at least one U.S. city have taken a stand against what they consider a breach of the state constitution. The Portland, Ore. police department told federal agents last week its agents will not participate in a systematic inquisition of local residents or visitors of Arab descent, although the state attorney general has announced that state police officers are not barred from taking part in the interviews...