"We will not be silent," and we'll sue

Sol of Solomonia, whose Boston Red Sox swept my Chicago White Sox yesterday in a doubleheader, has another great post on his blog, this time about two Iraqis, Reed Jarrar and an man known only as "The Hammer." The latter is pro-American but lives in Iraq. The other, a Hamas sympathiser who goes by his real name and lives in the United States. He lives here, but despises the American "occupation" of post-Saddam Iraq.

From Sol's blog:

If the stories and photos on his blog are any indication, Jarrar has been living the activist's life of Reilly, traveling across Asia, Africa, Europe and America, meeting celebrity activists like Cindy Sheehan, doing television interviews, going on speaking tours...not a bad gig if you can get it.

But it was only a matter of time before Uncle Sam would pay, because that's what you get for being nice.

On August 12, 2006, Jarrar had just finished a political event in New York. Sporting a t-shirt with the slogan "We Will Not Be Silent" (originally an anti-Nazi statement now adopted by the radical Left for use against you-know-who) in English and Arabic on it, he headed for his JetBlue flight back to California. And that's where things took what is becoming a familiar turn.

JetBlue (Hey, at least he was flying on a discount airline) and the TSA, because of that shirt, wanted to keep him off the flight. This was just two days after British authorities busted a plot to blow up 21 America-bound airliners over the Atlantic. After some discussion, they let him on the plane, but instead of viewing what happened as a momentary inconvenience, Jarrar followed up in a truly American fashion--by suing. And the ACLU is assisting him.

And the what about the Hammer?

In photos, he appears with his face covered, eyes hidden behind dark glasses. That's how he goes to work out on the street, too -- identity obscured for the protection of himself and his family.

That's what it is to make a living as an Iraqi interpreter working with American troops. If the enemy find out who he is, they might track him down, they might kill him, they might kill his people. Thanks to the idea that those who work with the "occupation forces" are "collaborators," and thus fair game for death, he has much to fear.

Go to Sol's blog to read more....

Michael Totten has his own post about "The Hammer."

From his blog:

Hammer is looking for employment in and permanent relocation to the United States for himself, his wife, and his son. If you can sponsor him for a Green Card and help save his family, email him at superlink_par@yahoo.com and superlink_70@yahoo.com.

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