     Waleed | Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 02:08 pm
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Dear Senator Jon Kyl
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October 19, 2000
Senator Kyl:
I am a white female. I am a US citizen. I am a registered republican voter and taxpayer in Arizona. I have been a republican all my voting
life.
I am 53 years old and have served the people of our great state for over 23 years as a certified full-time employed peace officer. I am a
college graduate and spend many hours conducting research into many disciplines.
I am also a Muslim and my religion is Islam. I am not now and have never been a terrorist nor have I associated with terrorists past and present! I do not support terrorism by any persons or groups and believe all terrorists should be brought to justice. I believe all criminal acts should be answered with justice. I have no bias or prejudices except when it comes to criminal acts and I am not the judge of people found guilty of terrorism and criminal acts.
I do not support any terrorist act and Islam does not promote terrorism in this country, any country and against any people or religion.
I attend prayer and community functions at the Tempe Mosque. There are no terrorist plans or activities going on at this mosque!
You have listed this Mosque and its members as a possible or potential terrorist threat.
What did you base this on? What facts do you have to support this kind of statement? What past, present or future acts-facts can you cite
that would permit you to include this Mosque and its members on your “List”? You made a statement, and I am not quoting, but in this statement you
said you supported Israel no matter what. Were you speaking for yourself? The Republicans in Arizona, the people of Arizona, for Mr. Bush?,
for our Government? I am a taxpayer, resident of Arizona, registered Republican, and natural born citizen of this country. Mr. Kyle you were NOT speaking for me.
My studies have shown that there was no middle east conflict, prior to 1944, before Jewish refugees from World War II were taken to the mid
east by the US, England and other free countries in response to Hitler’s death camps and killing of the Jewish people in Europe. Over the next
three years, the Jewish settlers were given resources and aid, primarily from the US.
As more and more Jewish refugees arrived as settlers, more land and resources were taken from the Arab peoples (Arab Christians and Arab
Muslims). The Arab peoples were never compensated and as the Jewish population grew, so did their need for more money from the US and land from the Arabs living their before the Jewish settlers’ arrivals.
Just last week on Cox Cable TV, the government of Israel was seeking $350 donations to pay for travel costs of Russian Jews to Israel. More
Jewish settlers for the Israel occupied Palestinian lands! This while the leaders of Israel deny this type of wrong doing!
Our news media does not show the American-US people the truth, only what our government policy makers want us to know about what is really
happening. The Internet has provided access to other countries’ news media and our government can no longer censor the truth, pictures, and the censure of Israel’s actions past and present by the European countries and the UN.
Censoring the truth about Palestine and Israel in the name of foreign policy or national defense is wrong.
The truth will become known Mr. Kyle. Much like what happened to the Native American Indians when the white settlers came here to flee from religious persecution from England and Europe.
The white men/women kept coming and needed more land and resources so they fought the Indians, made false treaties with them, gave them liquor
and disease to weaken them and finally over powered the Indians and herded them into reservations where for many years they were kept in abject poverty with no rights or freedom of movement. Now hundreds of years later our government has acknowledged that what the early
settlers and our early government and US citizens did to the Native Americans was wrong. This is what has happened to the Palestinian people. And yes they have fought back. And yes they see the US as the financier of Israel. And yes some Arabs have committed acts of terrorism and brutality. These terrorists acts are not approved by practicing Muslims of Islam. They are understood but not approved.
Today if a group of people went to our deserts or uninhabited land and set up homes and a rich country paid for what they needed, and helped
them establish an army with nuclear weapons, what would you think or do? then these squatters brought in more refugees of their belief and
this group of people began taking Arizona towns, ranches, farm lands, homes and refused to allow our Arizona citizens to move freely in land
occupied by the “new settlers”, what would the people of Arizona do?
What would our government do? Then this rich country, by their military might and financial power allowed these settlers to declare these
lands as their country? Mr. Kyl what would you do? How would you feel?
Why do we (US) support Israel even when they are not just, fair or when they are being an aggressor? Is it because of this country’s guilt
about failing to help them when Hitler was killing them by the millions and we knew but did not want to fight until we were attacked ourselves? Is it this guilt that places blinders on the eyes of our government? Or is our support for Israel, when they are wrong, because of political reasons such as ensuring we have a dependent location in the mid east in case we need it for defense of our country or some other country in that half of the world?
Is this reason enough to destroy the integrity our Constitution and country is supposed to stand for?
Our government made many mistakes and wronged the Native Indians and wronged the American citizen Japanese. We admitted our wrong and are working on reparations. We led the charge to prove Switzerland wronged the Jewish people. Now there are reparations. How can the Jewish people justify their taking of land and property-resources without compensation to its rightful owners? How can they do this after all that happened to them?
In conclusion, I would like to ask you to think on the following:
The Jewish people believe Jesus was a political trouble maker and that his mother Mary was a harlot or prostitute. They do not believe in
the Virgin birth. They do not believe that God will send Jesus to our world before Judgment Day. They believe they are God’s chosen people and
only they have a right to see Heaven. For diplomacy and to get the aid and powerful support of our country they smile to our faces. They do not believe we are people God recognizes as His people. Islam believes that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. Islam believes that Jesus is a great Prophet that God chose to speak to the Jewish
people. They rejected God’s words, Jesus and Mary. Islam believes in Heaven and Hell and that we are judged by God for how we live. We believe in Judgment Day, Jesus’ return to this world by God. We believe in repentance of sin and asking God’s forgiveness. We believe in giving charity and praying 5 times a day to God to thank Him and Praise Him.
Why would the US support Israel and its Jewish people and turn their back on an Islamic people who practices and believes in religious
tolerance and leaves judgment to God?
When the brothers from our Mosque told you they could obtain 20,000
signatures on their protest petition to your actions, they told you the truth. They answer to God and would not lie. They fear God and His
punishments for lies. There are over a million Muslims in our country who are citizens and can vote. We have a voice and we will be heard
when unjust statements are said about our Muslim community.
As a registered republican voter in Arizona, tax payer, citizen of our country and a Muslim freely practicing my religious beliefs as guaranteed by our Constitution, I request an apology from you to
myself, the brothers and sisters of my mosque and to all Muslims that practice Islam in this state.
You are accountable to me because I am your employer. As your employer I am requiring your response. I do not expect a response from one of
your staff. I did not elect them. I am sending a copy of this letter to my brothers and sisters in
Michigan. They recently said they endorsed Mr. Bush. This endorsement can be terminated before election day Mr. Kyl, should your actions be
supported by Mr. Bush. I will be asking the Bush Campaign if Mr. Bush supports your recent actions here in Arizona.
Sincerely,
Linda Delgado |
