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NY congressman accuses NJ governor of taking ‘cheap shots’ at NYPD over Muslim monitoring as Chris Christie criticizes the NYPD secrecy surrounding surveillance of Newark Muslims

researcher12 years ago02 mins

NEW YORK — An interstate feud escalated Friday when a New York congressman berated the New Jersey governor for “trying to score cheap political points” instead of saving lives when he complained that the New York Police Department’s monitoring of Muslims across the state line was arrogant and secretive. Rep. Peter King, chairman of the…

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NY Times Op Ed: Surveillance, Security and Civil Liberties

researcher12 years ago03 mins

Taking office not long after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly wisely decided to beef up the Police Department’s counterterrorism program significantly, to help federal law enforcement agencies avert another disaster. Unfortunately, they did not provide for sufficiently strong supervision of this formidable and far-flung intelligence operation —…

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NY Times OpEd: Uncle Sam Is No Imam

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NY Times Oped: TWO years ago, John O. Brennan, President Obama’s top adviser on counterterrorism, spoke to members of a Muslim student group in a packed auditorium at the law school where I teach, offering his audience the White House’s position about what jihad does and does not mean. Later that year, on a panel…

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15 Muslims arrested in NY amusement park clash over headscarves set to have charges dismissed

researcher12 years ago01 mins

RYE, N.Y. — Fifteen Muslims arrested after an amusement park scuffle in the New York City suburbs are set to have charges against them dismissed. A Rye Town Court judge told the defendants on Tuesday that their cases will be dropped if they stay out of trouble for two months. The disturbance at Playland Park…

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NY Times Op Ed: An All-American Misstep

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It is incredibly sad that one person with his own one-man hate group can tap into anti-Muslim sentiment and lead reputable companies to make foolish judgment calls. At least two advertisers — Lowe’s, the home-improvement retailer, and Kayak.com, the online travel firm — have pulled commercials from “All-American Muslim,” a new reality series on the…

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