“Man of Peace” Supports Violence
Well, I don’t want to say that this is an open and shut case; due process is always important. But there is a certain irony in claiming that you are a man of peace while claim that "good Muslims" should engage in armed jihad.
When he began testifying at his own trial this week, a Florida doctor accused of pledging to support al-Qaida hoped to convince a jury that the FBI had it all wrong: He was a man of peace.
If that was the plan, then Rafiq Abdus Sabir had a disastrous day on the witness stand Friday.
Under cross examination, the Columbia University-trained physician was forced to acknowledge a history of family violence, a fascination with weapons and a belief that good Muslims should engage in armed jihad, or holy war.
U.S. Attorney Victor Hou asked Sabir about an audio tape, found at his house, in which a religious lecturer said God would "destroy the disbelievers."
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