Saturday, June 2, 2007
The folks at the Muslim American Society/Islamic Society of Boston had their declaration of "victory" press conference last Wednesday. Freelance Solomonia operatives were in the area and obtained video of the event. I thought readers might enjoy seeing some highlights with commentary added. In fact, I know it will be educational.
There are a couple of things to keep in mind as you watch the spin here. First is that the big, bad Policastro case they talk about never had a chance of doing more than forcing them to pay fair market value for the land. They spent millions on a lawsuit (not a counter-suit) alleging massive damages, but when the discovery process ended up pounding them with damaging revelation after damaging revelation, showing their claims were all a sham, they had to drop it to stop the bleeding. The best they could achieve in a settlement was that the defendants not come after them for their expenses. It's a major weakness of the system that plaintiffs can pursue cases until things start looking bad, then back off having cost a defendant massive expenses.
For a non-exhaustive explanation of the background of the case, see my piece, The Silencing.
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Sol, good job here! Bet you had fun doing the fisking.
What, nothing in your video from Jessica Masse? I see she has adopted some pretty serious hijab. Not one strand of hair is peeking out! Even Salma Kazmi, the previous ISB spokesman and a born Muslim, didn't wear such headgear. I suspect Imam Nehela wants his women covered all the way. The ISB's version of Islam is rigid indeed. It appears that the "pure" Arab version overrules any other influence, despite the fact that Arabs are in the minority in the Muslim community in Boston. No surprise there, given the KSA funding and leadership that's behind this project.