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Exploiting the Koran to Terrorize

Reader comment on item: [The Boim Trial:] Exploiting the Koran to Terrorize

Submitted by E. (Canada), Dec 14, 2004 at 13:12

I hope the guilty verdict is of some comfort to David Boim's parents because, alas, I'm afraid that's all they'll see of the judgment.

In these huge cases, it pays for the loser (defendant) to stall, refuse to acknowledge the verdict or the jurisdiction of the court, or just to plain stonewall through appeals or simple failure to pay when ordered. This could tie up their lives for YEARS!

Better to take the moral victory and carry on and if anything comes of the verdict, fine; if not, that's okay too--they got what they wanted--to pin it on the guilty parties. But Islam has a stake in this and both the Saudis and Iran will fight any suggestion they are implicated and, frankly, even if you caught them red-handed with the money in their hot little hands they deny, black is white and that they were holding anything at all.

In legalese. they're 'judgment proof' or as good as. A true 'judgment proof' case usually has NO money or property to attach and the claim cannot be satisfied. In this case, it's the reverse that's true; these defendants have all the money in the world to keep fighting any satisfaction of this huge judgment through the courts for EONS!

It would wear out the soul of a normal person, even if you could afford to pursue them forever. There's more to life and I, personally, would refuse to give up what's left of my life chasing Islamists for my rightful settlement. It's only money. Better to be satisfied with the judgment and enough publicity to give the defendants a black eye, like the Oil for Food scandal is going to do. That is only my opinion. I wish his parents all the comfort and best wishes in their grief and hope that they will someday receive some succor from the terrible pain of their loss. There will, however, be more before this war is ended.
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1And That's Only the Tip of the Iceberg [398 words]Louis McCartenJan 26, 2005 21:0519898
Addressed to this world's leaders [303 words]DillahFeb 27, 2011 14:3319898
QLI is Quranic Literacy Institute [35 words]William KinneyJan 4, 2005 02:5419341
1Case confirms a pattern... [52 words]Greg G.Dec 20, 2004 16:0119051
Exploiting??? the Koran to Terrorize [197 words]DillahFeb 8, 2011 07:1619051
I salute Hon Arlander Keys [30 words]S.C.PandaDec 20, 2004 04:4219045
Palestinian education [239 words]Dave KabayDec 20, 2004 03:1419041
Basic principles in first world countries does not always make sens in Islamic/Arab culture Therefore we have to use the same tactics in order to eliminate terrorism [113 words]ZDec 18, 2004 19:5419036
Grateful [29 words]WalterDec 18, 2004 12:0919035
1Good morning, America [18 words]Uri SpeelmanDec 18, 2004 11:3619034
1It is time to re-think "human rights" [119 words]Octavio JohansonDec 18, 2004 09:3319033
Will this decision help eliminate separate "Islamic" society? [91 words]Romesh ChanderDec 17, 2004 12:5319030
PMU reactionary? [99 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
BujevacDec 16, 2004 21:2519029
US constitution and Koran [50 words]N.N.Dec 16, 2004 11:2319022
NO! The Koran IS NOT Compatible with the U.S. Constitution [305 words]DillahMay 2, 2009 00:5219022
Is and can the Koran be compatible with the US constitution? [155 words]DillahMar 30, 2010 19:2519022
Repercussions of recent Boim court victory [85 words]RichardDec 16, 2004 06:4419020
Organizations that finance terrorists will never pay judgments. [307 words]gospelmidiDec 16, 2004 02:1219018
Make them irrelevant [117 words]Donald O.Dec 15, 2004 20:5719015
Islam in a Muslim country [152 words]Jolly OlieDec 15, 2004 13:1519010
1Fundamentalist Islamists *USE*, not abuse Koran [164 words]Donald CastellaDec 15, 2004 12:4619008
MAS-ICNA Chicago convention... [59 words]Brian MelkunDec 15, 2004 12:3119007
Improvement :) [18 words]Iman DarwishNov 7, 2008 14:2119007
Some caution needed [379 words]Peter J. HerzDec 15, 2004 09:0619005
Exposed [162 words]MalvinaDec 15, 2004 04:4519003
The Saudis [123 words]Menahem DunskyDec 15, 2004 03:1719002
Progress - slow but steady [56 words]Robin Sue LandsburgDec 14, 2004 22:5519000
Mosques, Madrassas & Infamous Charities [359 words]Arlinda DeAngelisDec 14, 2004 19:4818996
Courts, Extremist Organizations and Philosophy [146 words]Ilona MelstradsDec 14, 2004 19:3218995
Congratulations, Judge Keys! [157 words]Marcos BerensteinDec 14, 2004 19:3218994
Being vigilant [49 words]Carol McLaughlinDec 14, 2004 18:3818993
The Common Denominator.... [109 words]Darwin BarrettDec 14, 2004 15:1318990
Getting their attention [60 words]Marcia PetersDec 14, 2004 14:0918987
I'm frightened by the increase in extremist Muslims in the U.S. [98 words]Shirley Kantor BehrDec 14, 2004 14:0518986
Exploiting the Koran to Terrorize [322 words]E.Dec 14, 2004 13:1218985
Global War on Islamic Terrorism [92 words]rsh1776Dec 14, 2004 11:4418983
Just like the KKK [111 words]Kenneth S. BesigDec 14, 2004 10:4318982
Another mis-use of courts [64 words]George SeaverDec 14, 2004 10:0618981
What took us so long? [77 words]Stephen BermanDec 14, 2004 09:5818980

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