Thoughts on the FBI Assault Incident at UC Irvine

In today’s climate, it’s usually the FBI who is running after Muslims, whether to instill fear, step on basic civil liberties, follow a weak or fabricated lead, or – on a very rare occasion – investigate an actual crime.

But think about the irony of what took place at UC Irvine last week (for reference, read the previous blog post on this issue). Muslims were running after the FBI. And they weren’t doing it to instill fear, step on civil liberties, or follow a weak or fabricated lead. They witnessed an FBI agent commit a crime, and chased him down, while he fled.

And what were the Muslim students at UC Irvine doing in the first place to warrant being under the watchful eye of the FBI? They were merely holding an anti-Zionism week to showcase the racism, apartheid and crimes that are inherent with Zionism. No crimes were committed.

And this was after they held a Holocaust Memorial Week, when they held programs highlighting the genocides committed in Nazi Germany, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the slaughter of Native American during Manifest Destiny.

The Muslim students at UC Irvine should be applauded for their ability to hold programs covering pertinent and controversial issues, as well as their ability to turn the tables on an ever-abusive FBI.