Press Conference: 9/10/2010 10:00 A.M. Liberty Plaza Zuccotti Park, Ground Zero, West Area Corner of Liberty Street and Church Street
(New York, NY, September 10, 2010). Today, Larry Klayman, founder of Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch, filed a class action suit in the Supreme Court of New York in Manhattan on behalf of Vincent Forras, a courageous “First Responder” who was severely injured during his efforts to save innocent lives during September 11, 2001. Mr. Forras has brought suit for “nuisance,” “intentional infliction of emotional distress,” and “assault” against the Ground Zero Mosque and its terrorist-connected Imam, alleging the mosque represents a security threat and is intended to carry out continuing psychological warfare, that is terrorism, against the people of New York. A copy of the complaint, which is self explanatory, can be found as filed in court online at Freedom Watch and Declaration Alliance www.FreedomWatchUSA.org and www.DeclarationAlliance.org. (Click to view complaint.)
This lawsuit rests not upon any claims against Islam, but rather on harsh and compelling national security realities. Even President Obama and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have been forced to concede that terrorists are prone to again attack the people of New York City at Ground Zero, and that reality and the public outcry it engendered forced them to move the planned trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in the federal court from here in Manhattan earlier this year. Planning repeated attacks and fomenting terror — such is the twisted, sick and vicious modus operandi of Al Qaeda, Hamas and other terrorist groups, who already have attacked Ground Zero twice at the World Trade Center, at Times Square, and have targeted the Lincoln Tunnel and numerous other places in the area. To attack again and again is the nature of terrorist strategy, and the Ground Zero Mosque and its Imam have well-documented ties to known terrorist groups. And, the very announcement that a mosque is going to be built in immediate proximity to America’s hallowed ground of loss, causes severe symptoms of distress to Mr. Forras and other members of his legal class, who suffer daily the physical and emotional wounds of the horrific events endured on September 11, 2001.
“In this age when our government has abandoned respect for the will of the people, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Mr. Forras and the other First Responders who are again putting their lives, fortunes and future on the line to protect America and its citizens. This case is a strong case and while not directed at Islam, is specifically focused upon the terrorist-connected Imam and the Ground Zero Mosque that threatens New York City,” stated Larry Klayman, Chairman of Freedom Watch. “We will not rest until the Ground Zero Mosque is legally forced to go away, and the people of New York and the American nation as a whole can have some peace to heal the wounds of September 11, 2001,” added Klayman.
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