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U.S. Attorney Murphy focuses
on fighting terrorism.
Don Cohen
Special to the Jewish News
late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
He said domestic terrorism was a
top priority, mentioning the attacks
ounter-terrorism and civil
on the Jewish Federation of Greater
rights were the focus of a
Seattle last June and at Los Angeles
May 22 lunchtime Federation International Airport in July 2002.
Forum talk by U.S. Attorney for the
"We've had some success in prevent-
Eastern District of Michigan Stephen J. ing outbreaks of this sort:' he said,
Murphy III.
noting that locally most
Murphy has served in the i
threats and actions have
U.S. Department of Justice
been directed at Arab and
in Detroit and Washington,
Muslim individuals and
D.C., for more than a dozen
institutions.
years and took the helm
"The effort to stop ter-
in the Eastern District in
rorism starts in the com-
June 2005. His office is the
munity," he said, saying
15th largest in the country,
threats to synagogues or
serving more than 6.7 mil-
to any minority group are
lion people in 37 counties
U.S. Attorney
"taken very seriously." He
through offices in Detroit,
Stephen Murphy
requested that any informa-
Flint and Bay City.
tion or concerns be brought
Addressing civil rights concerns,
to his attention and said it's one
he said he has set up mechanisms to
reason why he meets regularly with
regularly review his operations with
members of the Arab and Muslim
top people in his department.
community.
"We try to do right under all cir-
Noting his own immigrant roots,
cumstances and not just do what it
Murphy said, "Ninety-nine percent
takes to win a case," he said, emphasiz- of all Arab American are just like the
ing a commitment to "justice, morality, people in this room. They have come
the rights of victims of society and the here for a better life."
rights of those we prosecute as well."
When it comes to counter-terror-
Regarding the controversial dis-
ism, Murphy says, "The role [the Arab
missal of some of his U.S. attorney col- community] plays is among the most
leagues in other parts of the country,
important."
he stressed the "primacy of the rule of
Barbara Rom, managing partner of
law under which we all operate not-
the Detroit-based Pepper Hamilton
ing "both [Attorney General] Gonzales LLP law firm, was pleased to learn
and the New York Times" agree that
more about counter-terrorism efforts.
"partisan politics should have no,
"There isn't much publicity about
absolutely no, influence."
their efforts, and it's hard for him to
give you much insight
"Ninety-nine •erceat of all Arab AineriCan for obvious reasons:'
Rom said. "But it's good
are just like the people in this room.
to hear the things they
are doing and that they
They have come here for a better life."
are making such a con-
certed effort. It seems
Murphy underscored the national
he has his priorities in the right place."
security mission by outlining three
The program was sponsored by the
successful local prosecutions involving Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
sending money to the Lebanon-based
Detroit, in cooperation with the Jewish
Islamist terrorist group Hezbollah.
Community Relations Council and the
Other successful cases deported illegal Comerica Charitable Foundation. It
aliens smuggled into the country from was the final Federation Forum orga-
Canada, stopped efforts to send $10
nized by Lois Shaevsky, chair for the
million to Yemen and halted the activi- past three years.
ties of two unregistered agents of the
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