ummammaar 0 Posted December 16, 2004 :D Attorneys for Bilal Mahmud are preparing to file a civil rights suit in federal court. Although Bilal Mahmud and his attorneys received word from the Department of Transportation yesterday, the DOT still has not provided any reason for revoking Mahmud's Hazardous Materials endorsement on his Commercial Drivers License (CDL) permit. Surprisingly to Mahmud and his attorneys, the Department of Homeland Security has handed the matter over to the Department of Transportation. Bilal Mahmud is an African American Vietnam veteran who has never had a violation, has never been convicted of a crime, is considered a pillar of his community and has worked for the same company for twenty years. However, in the summer of 2004, Mahmud was officially deemed "a threat to national security," and was subsequently commanded by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to relinquish his CDL, bearing the hazardous materials endorsement, which he had successfully held for more than 20 years. "It's rather strange," says Mahmud. "When I was young and served my country, I had national security clearance because I was in reconnaissance. "And now that I've served my country, and I'm old, I'm considered a threat by my government - what an irony." If you would like to assist MAS Freedom Foundation in this case, please contact us at: (202) 496-1288. --------------------------- The Freedom Foundation is the public affairs arm of the Muslim American Society (MAS), a national grassroots religious, social, and educational organization. MAS is America's largest grassroots Muslim organization with over 50 chapters nationwide. Learn more at masnet.com. ______________________________ _____________ MAS Freedom Foundation 1050 17th Street NW #600 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 496-1288 Fax: (202) 463-0686 URL: "you can't post links until you reach 50 posts_www.masnet(contact admin if its a beneficial link)/index_publicaffairs.asp"]you can't post links until you reach 50 posts_www.masnet(contact admin if its a beneficial link)/index_publicaffairs.asp[/url] Email: freedom[at]m... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
