Robert J. Goldstein

Dr. Robert J. Goldstein is an American conspirator who plotted with two accomplices to damage the Islamic Education Center in Pinellas County, Florida with home made C4. A police search of the Goldstein home found a list of 50 Islamic worship centers around Florida, home-made explosives and a mission statement to "Kill all rags". [cite news |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/08/23/florida.explosives/index.html |title=Florida man plotted mosque attacks, feds say |publisher=CNN |accessdate=2006-12-18] Goldstein admitted that he planned to damage the center and plead guilty to conspiracy to violate civil rights, conspiracy to damage religious property, and possession of unlicensed destructive devices. He was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in Federal prison.

Ahmed Bedier, a spokesman for the Council for American-Islamic Relations who worshipped at the Pinellas County mosque, alleged double standards in the treatment of Goldstein and argued that Goldstein should have been prosecuted as a terrorist, but prosecutors said the facts of the case didn't warrant such a charge. "I'm happy he's behind bars and will serve some time, but it's nowhere enough for the damage he intended to do," Bedier said." [cite news |url=http://www.cair-florida.org/podiatrist_guilty.htm |title=Podiatrist Pleads Guilty in Plot to Attack Islamic Center |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=2006-12-18]

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*http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/terrorists/dr_robert_goldstein/index.html