Some statements:
"It is all fake for God's sake. There is no foundation"said Mohammed Abdelhaleen, father of Shareef Abdelhaleen, 30, of Mississauga, who is among those arrested.
Oh, really? Prove it now or let the justice system do its job. You do trust your country's justice system, don't you? It is your country, isn't it? If you don't like this country, why stay? I'm sure there are nations you'd find more to your liking... like Iran. No one's forcing you to either stay or leave... you have the freedom to stay or leave... the choice is as much yours as it is that of each and every Canadian citizen.
I understand that your son was arrested. If you personally have no reason to believe he's a jihadist, then it is understandable how shocked you are... no father wants this to happen to his son, but this is the reality: no father can be absolutely 100% sure about his son's way of thinking, nor what he might have planned for the future... besides, the Koran says what it says about jihad against non-Muslims... and your son, like yourself, is a devout Muslim. Surely you aren't saying that you believe that Muslims should disregard the dictates of the Koran and of Allah, are you? Are you?!
Further, will you publicly swear in the name of Allah and Mohammed that you accept all non-Muslims as full equals to Muslims, including Christians and Jews? Do you solemnly swear in the name of Allah and Mohammed that you uphold the absolute, inalienable equality between men and women? Would you put it in writing and have it published all over the world, including in the most conservatively fundamentalist Islamic nations? Will you swear on the Koran?
Do you solemnly swear in the name of Allah and Mohammed that all human beings are created equal and must always be regarded and treated equally? Will you swear on the Koran?
Do you solemnly swear in the name of Allah and Mohammed that you will uphold the gifts of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights... even if it means you could die for doing so? Would you die for human rights, like many, many brave souls have throughout history, so you as well as everyone else could enjoy these wonderful gifts? Will you swear on the Koran?
Do you truthfully appreciate these wonderful gifts of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights? Will you swear on the Koran?
Will you campaign with all your might against the horrible, racist, hateful, xenophobic ideology of "holy war", jihad? Will you swear on the Koran?
Further, will you make these statements in both English and Arabic?
Please note that our Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees me the right to ask you these fair, legitimate questions. Don't you dare even think of accusing me of "hate", "bigotry", "Islamophobia" or anything else. For I, as well as millions upon millions of non-Muslims, have legitimate questions to ask of all Muslims, as more and more of us are learning exactly what Islam is actually about and what the Koran explicitly orders of you.
I know my rights as guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms!
Rocco Galati, a lawyer representing two of the men, criticized the security. "I do not feel safe walking across an entryway with automatic weapons pointed in my direction," he told the judge.
Hey, Rocco, I don't feel safe myself with people like you trying to undermine the efforts of Canadian authorities to do their jobs to the best of their abilities to provide as much security as possible for all Canadians against all potential threats.
Do you have proof that there are no evil people out there who have guns, bombs and other deadly weapons and want to go around killing people for whatever reason? Do you believe courthouses should not have as much security as possible, particularly considering the very, very real threats out there? Do you have your head in the sand?
What is the purpose of your petty little complaint about having security? Are you stupid or something? Shouldn't lawyers necessarily be smart enough to understand what's going on in your society and how it works? My-0-my... you really help your clients' cases with such assinine comments!
"I think it will fall apart. I'm just worried for the community. This is an attack on the Muslim community. Canada has the best Muslim community, we are very safe and peaceful," he said at the centre.
Well, sir, I take it bloody seriously when anyone is found by proven-to-be-fair-and-respecting-the-law-and-Charter state agencies investigating over a long period of time to be conspiring to commit mass murder against a peaceful, tolerant, innocent population... a population that allows you to enjoy all kinds of freedom, democracy, rule of law and human rights... all things virtually absent in the Islamic world! Why would any Muslims even want to kill innocent Canadians who don't bother you or harm you and who allow you to practice your faith and culture without persecution (which one cannot claim is entirely the case for the JudeoChristian people as much as it is for you)?
"Very safe and peaceful"?! Well, why, then, don't Muslims stop killing people all over the world just for being different? And what about Ahmed Ressam? And what about the most damning evidence seized? The three tonnes of ammonium nitrate and the homemade bombs? And have you forgotten that a non-Muslim, white, American citizen was tried, convicted and executed for an act of terrorism?
I'm sorry... but your words reassure no one. For we have seen the truth already. It's no longer sufficient to claim you're not a threat. It's now time to prove it... big time. It's now your duty to start a war against jihad... to fight to put a stop to all radical, fundamentalist Islamic murder and oppression... all in the name of Islam. You must, must, must fight all violence coming from practitioners of your faith! Only you can do it.
I'm not holding my breath, however.
And be aware: the proof is all over the place. Denying all the proof is futile. You are all responsilbe for your own faith and the harm it has been, is and will be doing to those who don't share it! So do something to stop the hatred and the killing!
Oh, and by the way, will you solemnly swear, in English and in Arabic, in the name of Allah and of Mohammed, and on the Holy Koran, that you fully recognize the right of the Jewish state of Israel to exist without harrassment of any kind?
I hold not my breath!
