In Pittsburgh, (PA) yesterday, nuclear physicist Dr. Moniem El-Ganayni filed suit in federal district court charging the U.S. Department of Energy with religious discrimination in its suspension of his security clearance last December. The suspension cost El-Ganayni his job with Bettis Laboratory where he had worked since 1990. Yesterday's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported on the case. The Department of Energy has refused on national security grounds to disclose the reason for the security clearance suspension. El-Ganayni, a founder of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, says that the FBI and Energy Department have questioned him about his religious beliefs, his work as a prison chaplain, his political views on the Iraq war and speeches he gave at local mosques critical of the FBI. He says he was never questioned about security breaches or handling of classified information. The lawsuit also charges the security clearance suspension violated El-Ganayni's First Amendment free speech rights.
Friday, June 27, 2008
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Is this guy nuts? No, not at all, he's merely joined the host of anti-American liberals that infest our college campuses. They too hate the FBI, America, God, the Iraq war, private property ownership, and the free enterprise system.
Is there now a new protocol for questioning suspects where specific topics must be addressed during preliminary interrogations or the right to bring it up later is forfeited?
"The security clearance suspension.." violated his free speech rights.." So, then when his Congressman gets voted out of office, he also loses his free speech rights.." Sounds like his Congressman should sue, too, just as a precaution, of course.
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