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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Almost two weeks after being run over, Noor Faleh Almaleki has died
Noor Faleh Almaleki has died. The 20-year-old Iraqi woman was intentionally run over October 20th (see the October 21st snapshot)
while she and Amal Edan Khalaf were running errands (the latter is the
mother of Noor's boyfriend and she was left injured in the assault).
Police suspected Noor's father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, of the assault
and stated the probable motive was that he felt Noor had become "too
westernized." As noted in the October 30th snapshot,
Faleh Hassan Almaleki was finally arrested after going on the lamb --
first to Mexico, then flying to London where British authorities
refused him entry and he was sent back to the US and arrested in
Atlanta. Karan Olson and CNN note that the judge has set the man's bail at $5 million. Philippe Naughton (Times of London) adds,
"Noor died yesterday, having failed to recover consciousness after the
attack. The other woman, Amal Khalaf, was also seriously injured but is
expected to survive. "
Rachel Stockman and 12 News (link has text and video) supply this timeline: October 20th-Around 2 p.m. Police say Faleh Almaleki ran down his daughter, friend.-Around 5 p.m. Nlets Alert with Almaleki’s license plate and vehicle description goes outOctober 23rd-U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified. Addressing the timeline, Rachel Stockman reports: That
allowed the suspect to cross the border into Mexico so we wanted to
know where the communication broke down. What we found? Nlets, the
system Peoria police use to notify other authorities is not something
US Customs always checks.Dustin Gardiner (Arizona Republic) explains: Family
members said Almaleki was outraged after his daughter married a man in
Iraq but returned to the Valley to live with a boyfriend and his mother
in Surprise. The other victim, 43-year-old Amal Edan Khalaf, is
apparently the boyfriend's mother.Police
said Almaleki fled the country after the attack, driving to Mexico and
later taking a plane to London. He was detained by British authorities
and extradited to Atlanta last week.Speaking
before a Maricopa County judge over the weekend, county prosecutor
Stephanie Low said Almaleki has admitted purposefully running down his
daughter."By his own
admission, this was an intentional act and the reason was that his
daughter had brought shame on him and his family," Low said. "This was
an attempt at an honor killing." Iraqi American Romina Korkes offered her thoughts on the so-called 'honor' killing last week in a column for the Arizona Republic. In other news of deaths, yesterday's snapshot included the following: Today the US military announced
another death: "FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq -- A Multi-National
Corps -- Iraq Soldier died Nov. 2 of non-combat related injuries.
Release of the Soldier's identity is being with held pending
notification of the next of kin. The name of the deceased service
member will be announced through the U.S. Department of Defense Official Web site
[. . .] The announcements are made on the web site no earlier than 24
hours after notification of the service member's primary next of kin.
The incident is currently under investigation." Maloy Moore (Los Angeles Times) reports
that the fallen was 20-year-old Lukas C. Hopper of Merced, California
who "is survived by his mother and father, Robin and Yancy Hopper, both
of Merced." The announcement brings to 4356 the number of US service members killed in Iraq since the start of the illegal war.Corinne Reilly (Merced Sun-Star via Fresno Bee) reports that he was a 2007 graduate of Golden Valley High School and: In
interviews Monday, Hopper's friends and relatives recalled him as an
impetuous thrill-seeker and a protective big brother from an especially
close-knit family. They said he joined the Army at age 18 in hopes of
seeing the world and that he recently volunteered for a tour in
Afghanistan.He loved hiking, going to the beach and pulling pranks."He's
always been an adventurer -- always the one who wanted to be right in
the middle of the action," said his mother, Robin Hopper. "He knew he
wanted to be infantry, and he knew he wanted to jump out of airplanes."California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement yesterday: "Maria
and I extend our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of Private First
Class Lukas Hopper. He will be remembered for his courage and
dedication as he put his life on the line to protect the freedoms of
our country. His sacrifice will not be forgotten and we join all
Californians in mourning this terrible loss."Hopper,
20, died October 30 of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over
southeast of Karadah, Iraq. Hopper was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, N.C.In honor of Pfc. Hopper, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff. Norma Yuriar (KMPH News -- link has text and video) reports
Yancy Hopper says his son was due home November 9th and that Lukas
Hopper's survivors include his parents Yancy and Robin Hopper and
sisters Shantal and Celeste. Meanwhile Bill Reed (Colorado Springs-Gazette) reports Fort Carson's 60th Ordnance Company is headed to Iraq. Mike Francis ( The Oregonian) is embedded in Iraq and he reports on the 2,500 members of the Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team: "Are 'The Sounds of the'70s' OK?" he asks his two-man crew over the headset.Nobody
objects, so Smith spins the wheel on his iPod. A song by the forgotten
band Ace, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" tinkles faintly through
the headphones."Hatley, can you turn it up?" Smith asks.Spec.
Sherman Hatley of Southeast Portland -- 10 years from being born when
the song was popular -- scrambles down from his half-exposed seat in
the gun turret to turn a dial on a box in the rear compartment, where
Gatorade, rucksacks and one civilian passenger come along for the ride.This
is the next-to-last of 10 armored vehicles in a convoy that stretches
for miles from Al Asad Airbase west to Camp Korean Village. They escort
a collection of more than 50 commercial haulers driven by Jordanians
and possibly other third-country nationals. The empty container trucks,
flatbeds, fuel haulers and cattle carriers are bound for Jordan, where
they will be filled with supplies that help sustain the U.S. military
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And Marcia's " Election eve," Trina's " Kucinich," Ruth's " Washington votes tomorrow," Elaine's " Isaiah, Chris Ames, Ava & C.I.," Ann's " Photo op" and Kat's " Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan." We'll close with the following from the Green Party of Michigan: Ecological Wisdom * Social JusticeGrassroots Democracy * Non-ViolenceGreen Party of Michigan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.MiGreens.org** News Release **** ------------ ** November 2, 2009For More Information, Contact:-----------------------------Fred Vitale, state chairpersonchair@migreens.org313-580-4905Aimee Smith, Media Cmte/GPMIalsmith@hvgreens.org734-761-9901Greens Condemns FBI Raid and Murder of Imam Abdullah The Green Party of Michigan (GPMI) offers its condolences to thefamily of respected community and religious leader, Imam Luqman A.Abdullah. The Green Party of Michigan is joining the call from Imam Abdullah'sfamily and others for an independent investigation into an FBI raid inDearborn, MI on Oct. 28 that resulted in Imam Abdullah being shot 18times and left to die. “We condemn this FBI raid and murder of an innocent man," Green Partyof Michigan Chair Fred Vitale said. "The FBI fails even today to bringcharges of terrorism against the other people arrested. Rather it andthe corporate media make wild accusations; their only witnessesunreliable former criminal informants, dependent on the FBI for foodand freedom. It appears that the only charges are those associatedwith petty crime, and even these were instigated by government agentsand grinding poverty.” "We are having a hard time believing the FBI claims that this wassimply an arrest gone wrong. We are deeply concerned by reports thatImam Abdulluh was left to die from his wounds while an injured policedog was airlifted for medical treatment. Such behavior demonstratesan intent to kill rather than enforce the law," said Derek Grigsby,Detroit Green Party Co-chair. "Given the historical and currentantipathy of the FBI towards people of African descent and Muslims, weare left to wonder if the death of Imam Abdullah was not exactly whatwas intended for that day." "It is the FBI agents and police officers that were engaging interrorism last Wednesday." said Linda Najar of the Huron ValleyGreens. "Why the focus in the FBI complaint on Imam Adbullah'sreligion when it was not in any way connected to the alleged crimes? Ibelieve this is driven by a need to demonize muslims at home in order to build support for the unpopular wars against muslim countriesabroad, the so-called war on terror."
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