By M. Zuhdi Jasser
Monday’s guilty verdict against the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and the five indicted co-defendants may ultimately represent a sea change in the willingness of the American public to hold Muslims accountable for their countenance of charities and organizations which support terrorism either directly or indirectly.
Richard Roper, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas stated after the verdict to Texas Lawyer, “This is a great day in the United States. We will not tolerate those who fund terrorism.”
The Dallas Morning News reported that Robert Hirschhorn, a nationally known jury consultant said, “The jury has handed the government a huge victory and a loud and clear message has been sent — if any group funnels money to a terrorist organization, the government will hunt you down and turn off the money spigot.”
The first trial against the HLF and these defendants ended in a mistrial on October 22, 2007, after jurors could not come to a consensus after 19 days of deliberation. Judge A. Joe Fish retired in November, 2007, and subsequently transferred the case to Judge Jorge Solis. Many analysts have already dissected or will soon ultimately review the specific areas of the HLF case where the Department of Justice successfully clarified, simplified and improved its presentation upon the first trial. While the facts stayed the same, the first trial ended in confusion and the second ended in a resounding conviction on all counts. Read more ...
Monday’s guilty verdict against the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and the five indicted co-defendants may ultimately represent a sea change in the willingness of the American public to hold Muslims accountable for their countenance of charities and organizations which support terrorism either directly or indirectly.
Richard Roper, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas stated after the verdict to Texas Lawyer, “This is a great day in the United States. We will not tolerate those who fund terrorism.”
The Dallas Morning News reported that Robert Hirschhorn, a nationally known jury consultant said, “The jury has handed the government a huge victory and a loud and clear message has been sent — if any group funnels money to a terrorist organization, the government will hunt you down and turn off the money spigot.”
The first trial against the HLF and these defendants ended in a mistrial on October 22, 2007, after jurors could not come to a consensus after 19 days of deliberation. Judge A. Joe Fish retired in November, 2007, and subsequently transferred the case to Judge Jorge Solis. Many analysts have already dissected or will soon ultimately review the specific areas of the HLF case where the Department of Justice successfully clarified, simplified and improved its presentation upon the first trial. While the facts stayed the same, the first trial ended in confusion and the second ended in a resounding conviction on all counts. Read more ...
Source: Family Security Matters
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