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Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Islam and terrorism in Boston?
(Part II). The Herald is back with the second
half of its piece on the
Islamic Society of Boston and its alleged ties to Muslims who support
terrorism.
Today's installment draws the
circle a little tighter than yesterday's, reporting that Osama M.
Kandil, who chairs the society's board of trustees, "is allegedly
linked to a network of Muslim companies and charitable groups in
Virginia suspected by federal investigators of providing material
support to Islamic terrorists."
But the report is frustrating,
because it's impossible to know whether Kandil is truly aiding and
abetting terrorists, or if he's been caught up in some unfortunate
second-hand affiliations.
Kandil himself denies all, and
tells the Herald that the mosque and cultural center the
society intends to build in Roxbury will promote "the moderate,
sophisticated view of Islam."
The smartest comment comes in the
sidebar.
US Representative Michael Capuano, whose district includes Roxbury
and who took part in the groundbreaking for the new mosque, says,
"The allegations are pretty serious. I'm going to do my best to learn
more. Having said that, the Islamic Society I know is an active,
responsible group ... I will not indict a whole group because of a
few people."
The Herald has unearthed
some important facts. But we need to know a lot more.
Gammons on Grady. You know
what you want. You want to know what Peter Gammons thinks of Grady
Little's firing, and of what comes next.
Here
you go.
Joe Maddon? Well, the
Globe's Bob
Hohler mentions him today,
too. So does the Herald's Michael
Silverman.
So it's officially a
trend.
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
