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United States v. Abdel Rahman:

Jury Questionnaire

Hon. Michael B. Mukasey

Southern District of New York

January 9, 1995

The following questionnaire was prepared by the Southern District of New

York’s United States District Judge Michael B. Mukasey to facilitate jury selection in the prosecution of defendants suspected of seditious conspiracy to conduct 

a campaign of urban terrorism, including participation in the 1993 bombing of

the World Trade Center and plans to bomb New York landmarks, in United 

States v. Abdel Rahman, No. 1:93-cr-181 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 17, 1993).

Introduction

The furnishing of information on this questionnaire is designed to expedite the

jury selection process in this case. If you have any inquiries concerning any particular question, please contact the court and it will be explained to you.

The jurors are advised that the Court is aware that some of the questions contained in the questionnaire are of a personal nature. Nonetheless, the Court must

ensure that the jury that hears this case can be completely fair to both sides and

that both sides have sufficient information about each juror’s background and

experiences that they can feel comfortable that a fair and impartial jury will hear

this case.

Please be completely frank and candid in responding to this questionnaire. Please do not discuss the questionnaire or your answers with anyone. It is very

important that the answers be yours and yours alone. Remember that there are no

“right” or “wrong” answers—only truthful answers. You are sworn to give true

and complete answers to all questions.

Your answers will not become public and, indeed, the Court and the parties

will not even know your name. Selecting an anonymous jury is not an unusual

practice and has been followed in many cases in Federal Court. Anonymity will

ward off curiosity that might infringe on a juror’s privacy. Please write only your 

juror number, and not your name, on this page.
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Questions

1. The Court and the parties estimate that after a jury is selected this case will 

last approximately 6 to 9 months. It is anticipated that the jury in this case

will be sitting four (4) days per week, not including holidays. If, however, it becomes necessary, we may have to sit five (5) days per week. Jury service is one of the highest duties and privileges of a citizen. Mere inconvenience or the usual financial hardships of jury service will be insufficient

to excuse a prospective juror. Do you wish to apply to the Court to be excused on the ground that jury service would be a serious hardship?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, briefly explain the hardship.

[Note: If the hardship claimed is financial, please do not name your employer but merely describe in general terms the nature of the situation.] ___________________________________________________________

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2. (a) Do you have any problem with your hearing or vision that would

make it difficult for you to serve as a juror?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Do you have any medical condition that would make it difficult for

you to serve as a juror on this case?

Yes _____ No _____

(c) Are you taking any medication that may interfere with your ability

to concentrate?

Yes _____ No _____

(d) Do you have any difficulty in reading or understanding English?

Yes _____ No _____

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, please explain the circumstances. ___________________________________________________________

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3. The Government is represented in this case by the United States Attorney, Mary Jo White, though the conduct of the case is in the immediate charge

of the Government attorneys appearing in the courtroom. Do you or does

any relative or friend know or have any connection with Mary Jo White?

Yes _____ No _____
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4. Do you or does any relative or friend know or have any connection with

any of the following persons who will be seated at the counsel table for the 

Government?

Assistant United States Attorney Andrew C. McCarthy

Assistant United States Attorney Robert S. Khuzami

Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald

Special Agent Chris Voss (FBI)

Special Agent John Liguori (FBI)

Detective Thomas Corrigan (NYPD)

Jane Chu (Legal Assistant, U.S. Attorney’s Office)

Yes _____ No _____

(a) Have you seen, heard, or read anything about any of these individuals? This includes not only from the media, but anything you may

have heard from friends, relatives, or co-workers.

Yes _____ No _____

(b) What have you seen, heard, or read? ________________________

_____________________________________________________

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5. (a) Do you or does any relative or friend know or have any connection

with any of the defendants?

Omar Ahmad Ali Abdel Rahman Yes ____ No ____

El Sayyid Nosair Yes ____ No ____

Ibrahim El-Gabrowny Yes ____ No ____

Siddig Ibrahim Siddig Ali Yes ____ No ____

Clement Hampton-El Yes ____ No ____

Amir Abdelgani Yes ____ No ____

Fares Khallafalla Yes ____ No ____

Tarig Elhassan Yes ____ No ____

Fadil Abdelgani Yes ____ No ____

Mohammed Saleh Yes ____ No ____

Victor Alvarez Yes ____ No ____

Matarawy Saleh Yes ____ No ____
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(b) Have you seen, heard, or read anything about this case or any of the

defendants? This includes not only from the media, but anything

you may have heard from friends, relatives, or co-workers.

Yes _____ No _____

(c) What have you seen, heard, or read? ________________________

_____________________________________________________

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6. (a) Do you or does any relative or friend know or have any connection

with any of the following defense lawyers?

Emanuel Moore (legal advisor to Omar Abdel Rahman)

Roger Stavis

Andrew Patel

Anthony Ricco

Gary Villanueva

Daniel Felber

Gerald Tritz

Kenneth Wasserman

Steven Bernstein

Valerie Amsterdam

Joyce London

Charles Lavine

John Jacobs

Wesley Serra

Thomas Nooter

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Have you seen, heard, or read anything about any of these attorneys? This includes not only from the media, but anything you may

have heard from friends, relatives, or co-workers.

Yes _____ No _____

(c) What have you seen, heard, or read? ________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

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7. (a) Have you seen, heard, or read anything about any of the following 

attorneys, whose names may be mentioned during the trial? This includes not only from the media, but anything you may have heard

from friends, relatives, or co-workers.

Harry Batchelder

Michael Warren

William Kunstler

Ronald Kuby

Howard Leader

Lawrence Schoenbach

Frank Handelman

Alan Nelson

David L. Lewis

Yes _____ No _____

(b) What have you seen, heard, or read? ________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

8. Have you seen, heard, or read anything about this case?

Yes _____ No _____

What was the source of the information (radio, TV, newspaper, etc.)? ___________________________________________________________

9. If you have seen, heard, or read something about this case, the defendants, or the attorneys, is there anything about what you have seen, heard, or read 

that would prevent you from rendering a fair and impartial verdict based 

solely on the evidence presented in court?

Yes _____ No _____

10. Are you aware that the World Trade Center was bombed?

Yes _____ No _____

11. (a) Were you or any close friend or relative at or near the World Trade

Center when it was bombed?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Have you or anyone close to you avoided entering the World Trade

Center since that time?

Yes _____ No _____
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(c) Do you or does any close friend or relative regularly use the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, or George Washington Bridge?

Yes _____ No _____

(d) Have you or has anyone close to you avoided using the Holland

Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, or George Washington Bridge as a result of 

this case?

Yes _____ No _____

(e) Is there anything about a case involving charges concerning the

bombing of the World Trade Center or plans to bomb the United

Nations, the Holland Tunnel, the Lincoln Tunnel, and the George

Washington Bridge that would make it difficult for you to serve as a 

juror in this case?

Yes _____ No _____

(f) If you answered any of the questions (a) through (e) “yes,” please

explain. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

12. Have you seen, heard, or read anything about the “World Trade Center”

case?

Yes _____ No _____

13. Have you ever heard of Rabbi Meir Kahane?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what have you heard? ___________________________________________________________

14. You will learn that there was a prior state trial concerning Rabbi Kahane

and defendant El Sayyid Nosair. Have you ever heard about it?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what have you heard? ___________________________________________________________

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15. Some of the witnesses to be called at this trial testified at the earlier trial. You are not to speculate as to the reasons why a separate federal trial is being brought. The Court instructs you that this trial is proper and specifically does not violate double jeopardy. Does this cause you any concern?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________ Would you have any difficulty accepting my instruction that the outcome

of the first trial and the reasons for the second trial are irrelevant to this

proceeding?

Yes _____ No _____

16. This case may receive media attention. The Court wants to make sure that

this case is decided solely on the evidence in the courtroom and not based

on things that are said outside the courtroom. Accordingly, the Court will

be advising you periodically that you must avoid reading about the case in

the newspapers and listening to any radio or television reports about the

case. The Court will also advise you periodically that you must avoid discussing this case with friends or family during the course of the trial. Would these requirements pose any difficulty for you?

Yes _____ No _____

Personal Background

17. (a) What is your age? _____________

(b) Are you:

Male _____ Female _____

18. What is your place of birth? (Please list only the city and state and, if outside the United States, the country.) ___________________________________________________________

19. Are you (check one):

Married _____________

Single _____________

Divorced/Separated _____________

Widow/Widower _____________
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20. (a) What is your ethnic background? _____________________________________________________

(b) If married, what is the ethnic background of your spouse? _____________________________________________________

21. (a) What is your county of residence? _____________________________________________________

(b) In what states or counties have you lived in the past 10 years? _____________________________________________________

22. Do you read a newspaper regularly (at least two or three times a week)?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, list the names of the newspapers you read and indicate how often

you read each newspaper.

Name of 

Newspaper

Once a 

week

2–3 

times a 

week

More 

than 4x 

a week Daily

Sunday 

only

23. What magazines or periodicals do you read? ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

24. Do you watch any television newscasts on a regular basis?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, which ones? ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

25. Do you watch TV shows like “Hard Copy,” “Current Affair,” or “Inside

Edition”?

Yes _____ No _____
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26. Do you watch police or crime shows such as “America’s Most Wanted,”

“Cops,” or “Unsolved Mysteries”?

Yes _____ No _____

27. Do you listen to any radio stations on a regular basis?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, which ones? ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

28. (a) Do you speak Arabic (or any dialect of Arabic), or did you grow up

in households where the Arabic language or any of its dialects was

spoken?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Do you read any Arabic language newspapers or publications?

Yes _____ No _____

If so, please list the Arabic language newspapers or publications. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

(c) If you speak, read, or understand the Arabic language (or any of its

dialects), would you have any difficulty relying upon the official interpreter’s translation of testimony and witnesses’ translations of

Arabic language evidence?

Yes _____ No _____

(d) What other languages, if any, do you speak or understand? _____________________________________________________ Employment

Note: Please do not indicate the names of employers in answering any of the following questions. Please refer to employment matters generically, e.g., “bank

teller.”

29. Are you: ( ) Employed full-time ( ) Retired

( ) Employed part-time ( ) Student

( ) Homemaker ( ) Disabled

( ) Unemployed/laid off

(a) If employed full- or part-time, what type of work do you do for a

living? _____________________________________________________

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(b) If retired or unemployed, what type of work had you been doing? _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

(c) If a homemaker or a student, have you a job skill which you have

worked at?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what? _____________________________________________________

30. What is (was) your job title? ___________________________________

(a) What are (were) your duties on that job? _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

(b) Do (did) you supervise others in that job?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, how many? ______________________________________

31. Do you have a second job?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what do you do? ___________________________________________________________

32. How many children do you have, if any? __________________________

33. List the sex, age, and occupation of each employed child.

Sex Age Occupation

34. If you have ever been married, list your spouse’s most recent type of

work? ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

35. Do you: ( ) Own your own home ( ) Rent 

( ) Live with relatives or friends
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36. What is the highest grade of schooling you have completed?

( ) 8th grade or less ( ) Community college

( ) Some high school ( ) Some four-year college

( ) High school graduate ( ) College graduate

( ) Post graduate

If you have training or education beyond high school, please list the

field(s) of study. ___________________________________________________________ Please list all degrees you have received but not the names of the colleges

you received them from. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

37. Please describe generally what type of civic, educational, professional, sports, business, religious, or political activities you participate in? [Note:

Please do not name the organization but indicate your role in the activity

or organization; i.e., “active,” “inactive,” or “leader.”] ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

38. What charities or organizations have you contributed to in the last five (5)

years? (The answer to this question is optional.) ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

39. Do you have any hobbies?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what are they? _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
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40. Have you ever served in the military?

Yes _____ No _____

Has your spouse served in the military?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes to either, complete the following, and indicate whether this concerns 

you or your spouse.

Branch ___________________________ from 19___ to 19___

[Note: Describe only the branch: “Army,” “Navy,” etc.]

Rank ___________________________

Were you or your spouse in combat?

Yes _____ No _____

41. Have you or a spouse had any experience in military intelligence?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

42. Were you ever a member of the military police or shore patrol?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

43. Were you or anyone close to you ever involved in a court martial?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

44. Have you or has any member of your family or friends ever attended any

para-military training or a survival school, class, or training seminar, or 

participated in war games?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

45. Do you or does anyone in your house own any firearms?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what type and for what purpose? ___________________________

___________________________________________________________
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46. Do you belong to any organization that takes positions on gun control (either for or against), such as the National Rifle Association?

Yes _____ No _____

If so, please list the organizations or associations you belong to. ___________________________________________________________ Experience with Courts

47. (a) Have you ever sat:

(i) as a juror in a civil case?

Yes _____ No _____

(ii) as a grand juror?

Yes _____ No _____

(iii) as a juror in a criminal case?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Have you ever been a juror in a case in which the jury was unable to 

reach a verdict?

Yes _____ No _____

(c) If you have served on a jury, please list below (1) the approximate

date(s); (2) whether you served in state court or federal court; (3)

whether it was a grand jury or a trial jury; (4) whether it was a criminal case or a civil case; (5) what the general nature of the case was

(for example, robbery, murder, contract, negligence, medical malpractice, etc.); and (6) whether or not a verdict was reached. If so, do not state what the verdict was.

Date

State or 

federal

Grand 

jury or 

trail jury

Criminal 

or civil

Nature of 

case

Was there 

a verdict?

48. Do you have any concerns about serving on an anonymous jury?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _________________________________________

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49. Have you ever sued anyone or been sued by anyone?

Yes _____ No _____

50. Have you, or has anyone you know well, ever been employed or received

training in any local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, including

but not limited to the following. (Circle as many as apply for each category.)

Close Close

Self Relative Friend

FBI x x x

CIA x x x

U.S. Attorney x x x

Internal Revenue Service x x x

Immigration/Naturalization Service x x x

Drug Enforcement Agency x x x

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms x x x

Military Police x x x

Prison Guards x x x

State Troopers x x x

Police Department x x x

District Attorney x x x

U.S. Marshal x x x

U.S. Treasury Department x x x

Joint Terrorist Task Force x x x

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey x x x

51. Have you or has a relative or friend ever applied to a federal, state, or local 

agency for employment?

Yes _____ No _____

52. Have you ever attended law school?

Yes _____ No _____

53. Do you have any close friends or relatives who are lawyers or who have

attended law school?

Yes _____ No _____

54. Do you or does any relative or friend work for a criminal lawyer or private 

investigator?

Yes _____ No _____

55. Are you or do you have any close relative or friend who is a judge, law

clerk, court attendant, court clerk, other type of court personnel, probation

officer, or person connected with any penal institution, jail, or penitentiary?

Yes _____ No _____
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Note: In the following questions, the Court is not looking to pry into the past history of jurors or their families but wants to be informed as to what experiences

each juror (or a juror’s loved one) has gone through in order to determine whether these prior experiences might color the juror’s perceptions of how the criminal

justice system works. Thus, the following questions must be answered fully and

candidly to ensure that the Court and the parties can make a proper determination 

of whether jurors would be particularly suited for this case. Please do not feel

embarrassed about any questions, as the answers will be treated in strict confidence.

56. Have you or has anyone close to you ever been charged with a crime or

been the subject of a criminal investigation?

Yes _____ No _____

57. Have you ever appeared or testified as a witness in any investigation or

legal proceeding?

Yes _____ No _____

58. Are you or is anyone close to you now under subpoena or, to your knowledge, about to be subpoenaed in any criminal case?

Yes _____ No _____

59. Have you ever visited a jail or prison?

Yes _____ No _____

60. Have you ever been questioned in any matter by the state or local police, any state or local law enforcement agency, or by the Department of Justice 

or any United States investigative agency, such as the Federal Bureau of

Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Internal

Revenue Service (IRS), Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), or

Customs Service?

Yes _____ No _____

61. Have you ever been involved, or do you expect to become involved, in any 

legal action or dispute with the United States or any agency, officer, or

employee of the United States, or have you ever had any financial interest

in such a dispute?

Yes _____ No _____

62. Have you or has a family member or close friend ever been the victim of a

crime?

Yes _____ No _____

63. Have you or has a family member or close friend ever been falsely accused 

of anything?

Yes _____ No _____
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64. Have you ever been treated for a substance abuse problem (for example, alcohol or illegal or prescription drugs)?

Yes _____ No _____

65. Do you tend to believe that a member of law enforcement, such as a police 

officer or federal agent, who testifies in court is (circle one):

a more likely to tell the truth than other witnesses

b about as likely to tell the truth as other witnesses

c less likely to tell the truth than other witnesses

66. You may hear testimony in this case concerning the use of informants by

federal authorities in their investigations. One or more of those individuals

may be called to testify in this case, and you may learn that some of the

individuals have participated in serious crimes. Others may be expecting to

receive a very substantial reward, as will be brought out in the evidence at

trial. The Court wishes to advise you that there is nothing illegal or improper about the Government using informants to investigate a case. Do you

have strongly held feelings about informants?

Yes _____ No _____

If you have such views, please describe them. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

67. The Government expects to call Emad Salem as one of the Government

witnesses in this case. You will learn that Emad Salem, a former Egyptian

military person, was a Government informant in this case. Have you seen, heard, or read anything about Emad Salem?

Yes _____ No _____

If so, what have you heard or read? ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
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68. There may be evidence in this case about the activities of American or foreign intelligence agencies. Do you have any strong feelings about American intelligence services, foreign intelligence services in general, or the

Egyptian government and its intelligence services in particular?

Yes _____ No _____

If you have such views, please describe them. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

69. There will be evidence in this case consisting of tape recordings made by

an informant of one or more of the defendants at a time when the defendants did not know they were being recorded. In addition, there will be

evidence in this case in the form of tape recordings of conversations taking 

place in given locations or over the telephone through the use of electronic

devices commonly known as “bugs” or “wiretaps.” Do you have strongly

held views about secretly tape recording conversations or “wiretaps” or

“bugs”?

Yes _____ No _____

If you have such views, please describe them. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

70. There may also be evidence obtained from photographic and physical surveillance as well as evidence seized pursuant to searches of various places, including the homes of some of the defendants. Do you have any feelings

about the use of lawfully conducted surveillance or searches?

Yes _____ No _____

If you have such views, please describe them. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
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71. To your knowledge, have you or has any close friend or relative ever been

the subject of surveillance (visual, photographic, or electronic) by law enforcement or ever had a car or home searched by law enforcement officers?

Yes _____ No _____

72. Defendant Omar Abdel Rahman has chosen to proceed at this trial as his

own attorney. Emanuel Moore is an attorney who will serve as Omar Abdel Rahman’s legal advisor. Mr. Moore is not acting as Omar Abdel Rahman’s attorney and Abdel Rahman shall direct his own defense. Each juror 

should judge whatever arguments, if any, Omar Abdel Rahman chooses to

make on the merits of the arguments, just as that juror will judge the merits 

of the arguments made by any other defense counsel. In other words, no

juror is to accord any less weight to Omar Abdel Rahman’s arguments because he does not have formal legal training. On the other hand, no juror is 

to treat Omar Abdel Rahman’s arguments by any easier standard because

he does not have formal legal training. Would you have any difficulty following this rule?

Yes _____ No _____

73. The statements and arguments of counsel are not evidence. Similarly, the

questions of counsel are not evidence. Only sworn testimony subject to

cross-examination is considered testimony at trial. Since Omar Abdel

Rahman is representing himself, you will be instructed that you must not

consider Omar Abdel Rahman’s arguments and questions to you as testimony. Would you have any difficulty following this rule?

Yes _____ No _____

74. Is there anything about the fact that Omar Abdel Rahman has chosen to

represent himself that causes you any difficulty? If so, please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

75. Does the fact that defendant Omar Abdel Rahman is blind make it difficult 

for you to follow the proposition of law that sympathy will not enter into

the deliberations of the jury?

Yes _____ No _____

Note: Questions 76 through 80 concerning religion are optional.

76. What, if any, is your current religious affiliation? ___________________

___________________________________________________________

77. What, if any, religion were you raised in? _________________________

___________________________________________________________
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78. Would you consider yourself to be: _____ Very religious

_____ Somewhat religious

_____ Not too religious

_____ Not religious at all

79. (a) Have you ever experienced what you believe to be discrimination

against you because of your religious beliefs?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Have you ever experienced violence against you because of your religious beliefs?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes to either question, please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

80. Do you or does any close friend or family member practice Islam?

Yes _____ No _____

81. The defendants are members of the Islamic faith.

Do you know anything about or have any opinion about the teachings or

doctrines of Islam?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

82. Have you ever heard the word “Jihad”?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, what does it mean to you? ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

83. (a) Have you ever been to the Abu Bakr Mosque (“Masjid Abu Bakr”), the Al-Taqwa Mosque (“Masjid al-Taqwa”), or the Al-Farooq Mosque (“Masjid al-Farooq”) in Brooklyn?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Have you ever been to the Al Salaam Mosque (“Masjid al-Salaam”) 

in Jersey City, New Jersey?

Yes _____ No _____
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(c) Have you ever been to the Atlantic Avenue section of Brooklyn between Fourth Avenue and Court Street?

Yes _____ No _____

(d) Have you ever attended a speech, sermon, or lecture by defendant

Omar Abdel Rahman?

Yes _____ No _____

(e) Have you ever seen or heard a recorded speech, sermon, or lecture

by defendant Omar Abdel Rahman?

Yes _____ No _____

84. (a) Is there anything about a case in which all of the defendants are

Muslims (which means they practice Islam) that would make it hard

for you to serve as a juror?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) One defendant is an African-American Muslim. Would that fact

cause you to judge his case any differently?

Yes _____ No _____

85. If a person commits a crime believing his or her acts are lawful in light of

his or her religious beliefs, do you believe that person is:

_____ Guilty of a crime

_____ Not guilty of a crime

Please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

86. Do you believe it is proper for an American citizen to become involved in 

political causes affecting foreign countries?

Yes _____ No _____

Please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
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87. Have you read about, visited, or formed impressions or opinions about the

following countries?

Libya Sudan

Egypt Saudi Arabia

Iran Iraq

Israel Palestine

Kuwait Syria

Afghanistan Arab Emirates

Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. Use the following side of the page if necessary. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

88. Have you ever traveled outside the United States?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain where and when. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

89. Have you ever disagreed with the policies or actions of the United States

government?

Yes _____ No _____

Please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

90. Some of the defendants in this case are of Arab descent.

(a) Are you or is any relative or close friend of Arab descent?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Have you worked with any people of Arab descent?

Yes _____ No _____

(c) Do you socialize with any people of Arab descent?

Yes _____ No _____
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(d) Have you ever had a negative experience with a person of Arab descent?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _____________________________________________________

(e) Do you have any negative feelings or opinions about people of Arab 

descent?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

91. Do you believe that there is a law enforcement bias for or against people of 

Arab descent or people of the Islamic faith?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. ___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

92. At the conclusion of the case, it is the Court’s task and duty to charge you

on the law and explain to you the elements of the crimes charged in the indictment. Do you have personal, religious, philosophical, or other beliefs

as to what the law is or should be that would make it difficult for you to

follow the instructions of the Court?

Yes _____ No _____

93. (a) Is there any reason that you could not be completely fair and impartial to the defendants in this case?

Yes _____ No _____

(b) Is there any reason that you could not be completely fair and impartial to the Government in this case?

Yes _____ No _____

If you answered either part of the question “yes,” please explain. ___________________________________________________________

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94. Is there any matter not covered by this questionnaire that you feel you

should tell us about?

Yes _____ No _____

If yes, please explain. ___________________________________________________________

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95. If the choice were solely up to you, would you want to serve on the jury in 

this case? Why or why not? ___________________________________________________________

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