Transcript of Royer Testimony and Clarification

Below I have the actual transcript of the sworn testimony of Randall “Ismail” (I am sorry about the previous misspelling of his name) Royer in a secret Grand Jury against Ali Al-Timimi.

I want to make a point few points here.

1 – I am not saying that Ismail is a bad man for testifying – to the contrary. I fully support what Ismail Royer did (in testifying) and his wife and 4 children (and Parents) should not be ashamed as he did the right thing in doing that. He should feel no need to explain himself. Ali Al-Timimi was wrong and had I known at the time that Al-Timimi supported the vicious 9/11 attacks, I would not have supported him in his trial.

2 -I want to illustrate that when you plead with the government, you are required to testify. This is what Ismail and so many others have done as part of their agreement. What makes Sami Al-Arian different and special? Why is he being coddled by the Muslim organizations and the black Imams being brought to “demand” his release? Why are they supporting an UNISLAMIC hunger strike? My point is that we are being used as pawns in a political game

3 – To show that I am not making these things up as some are claiming. I reiterate that Ismail did the right thing (while Sami is not)

4 – That it is time that we stop blindly defending people and making emotional “demands”. We must begin to speak out and work to remove the radical elements of our community.

The full transcript is here [.pdf] and I have excerpted the important parts below. Emphasis is mine