An Act To Protect First Responders Fighting Terrorism
by Jerry Gordon (July-Aug. 2008)
American Muslims and their institutions have been working closely with law enforcement officials nationwide on proactive measures to keep our country safe and secure. Muslims are working every day to build a more secure America.
By promoting stereotypes and unwarranted suspicions, the report’s authors encourage marginalization of and hostility toward the American Muslim community.
The track record of CAIR belies these representations. In their Orwellian doublespeak, CAIR and the MB fronts have done everything to intimidate first responder counterterrorism efforts.
In Fairfax County, Virginia, a police officer and Afghan Muslim refugee Investors Business Daily cited the case of Rochester, New York 911 emergency services operator, Nadire P. Zanelaj:
Nadire P. Zenelaj, an ethnic Albanian, says she’s being singled out because she is Muslim. “I feel they targeted me because of my religion,” she said.
No, she was investigated for looking up classified information on her confederates. At least one of the 227 names she checked was on the terrorist watch list, according to Rochester, N.Y., police.
Then there is the bizarre case of a Muslim employee of the US DHS who poised similar objections on ‘religious discrimination’ grounds to a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) counterterrorism program. His compliant resulted in the removal of the alleged offending counterterrorism program, and as a result of an EEOC administrative law judge ruling, he received ‘damages’ compensation. Read this account by Janet Levy from a FrontPage Magazine article on the topic of The Erosion of Free Speech: the Global Islamist Attack:
Another instance of DHS curtailment and accommodation of Muslims, occurred when Muhammad Rana, a Pakistani Muslim and new DHS hire was being trained as an adjudication officer at the agency’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). Rana participated in a seven week training course in which he claimed to have faced discrimination based on his religion and national origin. In a March 2005 complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Rana said the instructional content of his classes contained “disparaging and factually inaccurate information about the Islamic faith and the Arabic people.” His in-class protests apparently prompted an instructor to recommend that Rana be investigated for possible terrorist ties. An administrative law judge ruling found that Rana had been subject to a hostile work environment and ordered $50,000 in compensatory damages, $6,195 in missed overtime, reimbursement for medical and prescription medication costs incurred as a result of the hostile work environment and, most significantly, the removal and DHS memoranda regarding Rana’s potential ties to terrorist organizations. Ultimately, the course in question was discontinued by the DHS.
speaking before and holding dialogue sessions with MB front groups in New York, Detroit, and Los Angeles.
This official obsession with political correctness and adherence to MB front group demands is also reflected at the local level.
Rohrer also praised CAIR for “helping police departments to better understand the Muslim community,” though as was
Additionally, Rohrer and Fairfax County Supervisor Connelly organized and attended a “community forum” on January 25, 2005, in response to CAIR’s concerns about police enforcement of immigration laws. According to a CAIR press release, Connelly assured attendees that “Fairfax County police officers are not an arm of federal immigration enforcement agencies.” Col. Rohrer had ensured that representatives from the Fairfax Police Internal Affairs Division were present at the CAIR “forum.” Two months later on March 29, CAIR conducted “diversity and sensitivity” training for the staff of the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court.
Congress is now beginning to wake up about the threat of MB front groups to our counterterrorism first responder community. IptNews report noted:
It is a federal law to cut off the threats of civll complaints and lawsuits by MB fronts aimed at counterterrorism agents.
article in Pajamas Media. Poole noted in conclusion:
recently requested as part of a limited grant of discovery a backlog of 10 years of alleged complaints from US Airways, which objected on grounds of the post-9/11 security requirements.
The essence of the proposed measure for protection of first responders is contained in Section 2 below. The proposal: (1) provides for a shield for first responders against civil liability complaints by MB front groups, identified by the US Department of Justice as unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation trial with ties to and providing financial support to designated foreign terrorist organizations under _______________________________________________________________________
SECTION 2. LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN FIRST RESPONDERS AGAINST FRIVOLOUS CIVIL ACTIONS WHILE FIGHTING TERRORISTS
(a) In General – A first responder, as defined herein, shall not be liable for any injury or damages related to the filing by a third party group, known to be consorting with or providing support to foreign terrorist organizations as defined and designated by the U.S. State Department under US CODE: Title 8,1189 that constitutes workplace harassment.
(b) Workplace Harassment – For purposes of this section, the term ‘workplace harrassment’ shall constitute the filing of any frivolous civil action or complaint by third party groups, known to be consorting with or providing support for foreign terrorist organizations as designated under US CODE: Title 8,1189, that interferes with or disrupts investigations by first responders that arises from and out of the ordinary and lawful conduct of their duties and authorities as defined under federal, state and local employment laws, statutes and ordnances.
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