http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/04/TampaBay/Man_pleads_guilty_to_.shtml
A jewish man, Robert Goldstein, pleaded guilty in Florida to attempting to blow up a local mosque. He got 12.5 to 15 years in prison.
So maybe we need a better definition of what a 'terrorist' is. 'Terrorist' is a term that is thrown around very lightly these days imo, but seems to only apply to muslims.
Also, we need to do better with our Muslim relations before launching anymore campaigns in the middle east, or even talking about anymore campaigns.
A jewish man, Robert Goldstein, pleaded guilty in Florida to attempting to blow up a local mosque. He got 12.5 to 15 years in prison.
Goldstein -- who is Jewish -- wanted to make a statement for "his people" against Arabs and Muslims in light of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to court documents.
If Goldstein were a Muslim who plotted to blow up buildings, he would have faced a much harsher sentence, said Ahmed Bedier, communications director of the Florida office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations.
"This appears to be a double standard," he said. "This sentence also sends a message that it just might be worth the risk to attack American Muslims."
They also found a typed list of 50 Islamic worship centers in the Tampa Bay area and Florida, court records state.
Investigators discovered an arsenal in the home at 9209 Seminole Blvd., including two light antiarmor rockets, handguns, a 50-caliber rifle and homemade bombs.
"OBJECTIVE: Kill all 'rags' at this Islamic Education Center -- ZERO residual presence -- maximum effect," the plan read.
Altaf Ali, CAIR's executive director in Florida, said he had hoped the prosecutors would treat the case with "more seriousness," given the potential damage posed by the plot.
"We wanted them to treat this as a domestic terrorist cell," Ali said. "These are not tough enough sentences for what they planned to carry out."
So maybe we need a better definition of what a 'terrorist' is. 'Terrorist' is a term that is thrown around very lightly these days imo, but seems to only apply to muslims.
Also, we need to do better with our Muslim relations before launching anymore campaigns in the middle east, or even talking about anymore campaigns.