[spectre] the emails of hate and death threats that I got FWD to me from Islamic Mosque

Natalie Bookchin bookchin@calarts.edu
Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:29:42 -0700


i thought this was worth forwarding as american politicians' threats 
of revenge start to surface and spread
-natalie


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>Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 19:21:14 +0000
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>Subject: [Actionla] the emails of hate and death threats that I got 
>FWD to me from Islamic Mosque
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>im sitting here and im sorry i can't control myself, i stared to cry 
>and i can't stop. i can't believe this ALL happening. my dad who 
>works and volunteers at a Muslim Mosque in LA, has a whole week off 
>from work, he stayed in LA last night and went to work for daily 
>prayers early this morning before the news hit... in the past few 
>hrs. they have had over 250 death and property destruction threats 
>via phone and email.. i don't and neither do they support these 
>terrorists.. we didn't do this, as a middle eastern person im saying 
>that from the bottom of my heart... we have no control of what 
>people do, i remember after the last NYC world trade bombings, and 
>Oklahoma city bombing how much heat middle esater people including 
>myself got at work, at school, even w/ so called "friends"
>Im just confused right now, im very sorry for this happening but im 
>scared for my community right now, and I don't knwo what's going to 
>happen. ive been talking to my family in Afghanistan and Iran 3x 
>this morning, but i can't any longer because the phone calls are not 
>able to go throught, they are terrified there, they think that the 
>US is going to start bombing them. they are very very confused and 
>distraught.
>
>Here is the email that my friend from Afghanistan sent about 30 min. ago
>
>"Hey there kiddo,
>Wait on the Afganistan thing, Osama gave a speech about preparing 
>for Jihad this morning, one of the US moles got killed three days 
>ago, and then all hell broke loose today as you know. I'm playing 
>ghost and staying low today, Alan doesn't exist here any more. I've 
>taken a local name and am movingh from my house tonight. all family 
>is ok, i saw your cousins this afternoon and they are coming w/ me, 
>don't email or call this house any longer, I will be in contact w/ 
>you I PROMISE and so will your cousis, take care of yourself.  Too 
>many Afghans to comfort.peace be with you."
>
>And these are the letters of hate my dads mosque in LA got just in 
>the past few hrs. i talked to my dad and the other members and they 
>don't care either if i show them.
>I wont be putting the peoples names. just the email content itself
>here we go:
>
>"Go back to the middle east before you get burned at the Stake, who 
>the fuck do you think you guys are coming to our communities and 
>bringing your dirt with you? Muslims and their hate are not wanted 
>in LA"
>
>"Fuck you all for brining your mud dirt people to our country and 
>after that bringing your evil uncivilized ways here to harm and hurt 
>our people. Watch out because we know who you are and we know where 
>you live and we will make sure that you pay for all those American 
>lives lost"
>
>" Fuck Muslims and fuck you, you will die for doing this"
>
>" You middle eastern mud people need to die and pay for what you did."
>
>"Fuck Allah fuck mohammad and fuck all muslims"
>
>"All of you damn fucked up not civilized Muslims will go and burn in 
>hell, how could you bring your filth on our soil"
>
>" How could you do this to a country that has welcomed you all with 
>open arms, I will personally make sure that this never happens again 
>on our land"
>
>"you will all die a horrific deaht worse than the things you did our people"
>"make sure you are not alone tonight, because you are all fucked"
>
>
>"I don't understand how a race of dirty iggnorant people like 
>yourselves could come to our country where we give you all so much 
>freedom and give you our constitution and you people turn around and 
>do this to us. go back to your own country and eat shit"
>
>"fuck islam and fuck you too"
>
>"you are all going to get the same fate"
>
>"Muslim scum need to die, and die a slow and tortured death"
>
>"payback time, enough is enough"
>
>"for all it's worth, I hope you all get what you have coming to you 
>and what you deserve"
>
>"we are going to make sure your place of so called worship is shut 
>down and that you never do something like this again"
>
>"go back to your dirt mud countries"
>
>you guys can FWD this to anyone, im so sorry for all that is 
>happening, so sorry, but we need your support right now, please, and 
>we need you all to know that we don't condone this type of terrorist 
>activity, im speaking for many Muslims when i say this. i know that 
>for a fact.
>thank you
>xoxo
>Chantel G.
>