[ April 20, 2024 ]
Hamas-tied CAIR has played a huge role in intimidating the media and the public into thinking it wrong to oppose jihad terror. This article is typical of the Islamic propaganda and whitewash that is churned out daily by the media apologists.
Did the writer of this article Kevin Litten look into CAIR at all or did he file this story from the bar-stool of some seedy hotel while reading CAIR’s media guidelines on how to report on jihad? One can only imagine the puff pieces Litten would have penned for the American Bund back in the 30s. I hope Litten is not fool enough to be pimp without pay. These Muslim Brotherhood groups pay their media lapdogs quite well.
Here is what writer Kevin Litten neglected to mention:
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–CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department.
— The UAE has designated CAIR a “terrorist organization.”
–CAIR operatives have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups.
–Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror, including jihad terror financing and active jihad terror plotting.
–CAIR’s cofounder and longtime Board chairman (Omar Ahmad), as well as its chief spokesman (Ibrahim Hooper), have made Islamic supremacist statements — that is, statements about how they want Islamic law to rule in the US.
–Its California chapter distributed a poster telling Muslims not to talk to the FBI, and its Florida chapter distributed pamphlets saying the same thing.
–CAIR has opposed every anti-terror measure that has ever been proposed or implemented.” (Source)
— A Muslim nation with ties to 9-11 (Qatar) made a major endowment to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
–The Saudis have funded them with at least 50 million dollars.
–Terror-tied CAIR has actively sought to smear, defame and destroy counter jihadist activists and anyone who opposes jihad terror.
–CAIR’s parent group, the Islamic Association of Palestine, was listed in a captured internal Muslim Brotherhood document as being one of the Muslim Brotherhood groups in the US, and that document said these groups were dedicated to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house.”
Awad: “I am a supporter of the Hamas movement.”
Ahmad: “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran … should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.”
Hooper: “I wouldn’t want to create the impression that I wouldn’t like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.”
Any Islamic group with Hamas-tied CAIR’s deep ties to terror groups should be barred from dealing not only with law enforcement but with the Department of Justice, Department of State and Department of Homeland Security.
“House passes bill urging no contact with Islamic group for law enforcement,” By Kevin Litten, NOLA, June 3, 2016:
The Times-Picayune By Kevin Litten, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe House of Representatives on Friday passed a controversial resolution that directs law enforcement not to have contact with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group that advocates for Muslims.
This is the media’s scrub of the terror-tied group.
The resolution does not carry the weight of the law, so law enforcement organizations can consider the resolution a recommendation rather than a mandate. But several House members — many of them members of the Legislative Black Caucus — who said they were concerned the resolution was designed to malign what they consider a civil rights organization.
But the bill’s author, state Rep. Barry Ivey, said he was just trying to align Louisiana law enforcement with the FBI, which cut of formal contact with CAIR after a 2007 trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development. During the trial, according to an Office of the Inspector General report, evidence emerged indicating CAIR had ties to Hamas — considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. Government.
And you don’t, Mr. Litten?
But as Rep. Katrina Jackson pointed out during House debate, CAIR itself has never been considered a terrorist organization, though it has been a target of criticism among conservatives, according to the New York Times. In 2011, the Times reported, CAIR came under attack during a Congressional hearing for being “basically a terrorist organization,” according to one member of Congress; a CAIR official was quoted as saying the hearing was “political theater.”
Jackson moved to weaken Ivey’s bill during the floor debate, getting House members to agree to change the bill only if the U.S. Department of Justice finds that CAIR has, in fact, “been involved in or supported any terrorist activity.”
Even so, there were objections to the bill. Ahead of the vote, the New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee issued a news release urging House members to vote against the bill. The committee called it “an Islamophobic act targeting Muslim Americans,” adding that CAIR “works to promote religious freedom and has opposed Islamophobia across the country.”
State Rep. Pat Smith, D-Baton Rouge, also wondered whether CAIR was even active in Louisiana and questioned why the bill was necessary. She expressed concern that the bill was designed to promote fear among Louisiana residents, saying that people who read the bill “would be more likely to, for any Muslim person they seem, there will be fear.”
“I wish that individuals who bring bills like this would be more concerned about things that go on in this state like the KKK,” Smith said.
But Rep. Mike Johnson, a Bossier City Republican and a supporter of the bill, said that wasn’t the case. He said the House resolution was designed to alert law enforcement to an organization that the FBI has expressed concerns about in the past.
Attempts to return the bill to the House calendar, a move that would have put off a vote on the bill, failed. When the House finally voted, it passed 63-18. There were 24 House members absent for the vote — more than there were present and voting against.
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24 Comments
7 years ago
This is a bad bill, and Pamela, as is her habit, not giving a full story. Yes, CAIR is a slippery, deceptive organization that seeks to transform the USA into its own image. They also have, on occasion, given actionable information to law enforcement. Cutting off all ties would staunch the flow of whatever valuable information they provide.
Law enforcement has a long history of speaking with not-nice guys. They should continue to do so.
7 years ago
Reply to
Kook of the East
What a stupid comment. I see you are part of the local idiot crowd who cannot interact coherently with reasoned argument, but only cast mindless aspersions.
7 years ago
Reply to
sherwool
No, you offered little more than an attack on Pam.
I have no reason to interact with you.
Once again, Carry your azz.
7 years ago
Reply to
Kook of the East
She and I disagree on this, and she failed to note some significant countervailing facts. I state my reasons for disagreeing, unlike your ilk.
7 years ago
Reply to
0349 JAT
Jat-
I know a religion I think you’d be ideally suited for: Islam.
You are an idiot.
D
7 years ago
Reply to
sherwool
Sherwool – Apparently the FBI no longer “speaks” with CAIR or the Muslim Brotherhood. The City of New York was told to stay out of the mosque. Now, who in law enforcement is “speaking” with CAIR or the Muslim Brotherhood?
7 years ago
Reply to
Beverly
Beverly-
Ah, someone here who is actually civil with someone with whom she disagrees. I’m not sure why you say “apparently the FBI no longer ‘speaks’ ….”. CAIR has, in the past, approached the FBI and given actionable information about certain matters. I am unaware of any recent change in FBI policy on the matter. In
In any case, you raise a valid point about the meaning of “speak” here, and that may be the crux of the matter. The article notes that the bureau broke off “formal contact” with CAIR in 2007- I will guess that refers to the FBI having CAIR on a list of organizations it contacts for advice, say, for example, by giving informational seminars to bureau personnel. That may have ceased in 2007- to be honest, I’m not sure what “formal contacts” are.
But I would say that “informal contacts” should be maintained. If CAIR officials have concerns they see fit to share with the FBI, we should not discourage it. Those concerns might range from local “islamophobic” groups to ISIS related activity at the local mosque. In general, I would say law enforcement, including the FBI, should decide what groups it wants to maintain formal or informal contacts with, and not be constrained by Congress.
Finally, I would add this. When I say law enforcement should maintain various types of contacts with groups like CAIR, I think those contacts are done openly as identified members of law enforcement. That’s a very different type of contact than, say, a police officer attending a mosque under cover as part of his official duties. It is that kind of thing that I think New York has, unwisely, ceased.
7 years ago
Reply to
sherwool
CAIR would never cooperate w/the authorities unless it was convenient for them to do so (i.e. reporting islamofauxbic activities). If law enforcement had informants within CAIR I would support that, but as far as any formal relations w/a 5th columnist organisation devoted to replacing the US Constitution w/Shari’a it’s pointless.
7 years ago
CAIR NEEDS TO GO BACK HOME
7 years ago
Obama is an agent of the muzlim brotherhood and a traitor to the USA
There are 156 days left until the 2016 election.
(if there is an election)
One more chance for the people of the USA to get it right..
7 years ago
Reply to
0349 JAT
Check out Obamazone.org Obama is mapping out every neighborhood in usa, to flood with a certin number of minorities, before he leves. Resistance will mean loss of federal funds. And the sleeping congress did nothing to stop it
7 years ago
No matter what your opinion on this resolution, we all must recognize that while our Constitution freely allows anyone to express their views in a peaceful presentation, that same Constitution does not allow for any conduct that would promote, teach or push for an overthrow or change to our Constitution by any means that can be categorized as forceful or violent. That is what we all must be concerned with. All political philosophies, and this includes Islam’s philosophy of world domination thru Jihad, which is an avenue of forceful overthrowing conduct, violates our freedoms granted under our Constitution. Had the Nazi’s, Fascist’s, Communist’s operated within the America’s, they would have promoted violent overthrow, which is not a protected right. Islam has now assumed that same character, and our law enforcement agencies must have the assets that they need to pursue those who would promote such conduct, with the power to prosecute those (including so-called “religious” leaders} who would violate our rights granted under our Constitution. Obama and his flunkies will never see the accuracy of my commentary here, but let us hope that when he and his imbecilic followers are out of office, the next generation of leadership will protect this country appropriately.
7 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
Now Dennis,
How does getting to the gym on time equate to seeking world domination? Perhaps you should ask CAIR for their answer to that question and report back to the thread :>~.
7 years ago
There is every reason to not trust muslims, as is clearly illustrated by even the lame stream media, and the qur’an.
7 years ago
HB 569 seeks anti-first amendment blasphemy laws if muslims are offended. Shocking how un-American America has become.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/569/text
7 years ago
Reply to
johnps30
If HBO 569 passes, all people, citizens as well as non citizens, and muslims as well as non muslims will be afraid to cooperate with our law enforcement during terror and crime investigations. Who could blame them? The consequences of this bill would be horrific.
7 years ago
Enough! Outlaw CAIR … Ban Islam .. from the face of the earth … into the bowels of he11 …
7 years ago
We must stand up and protect America from Islam. All members of the cult Islam must be ran out of America or shot in the forehead.
7 years ago
Cair, and the 2 faced Saudis are one of the same
7 years ago
Congratulations to the house!!!!! Please do keep going!!!!
7 years ago
In the entire history of the KKK have they ever killed 3000 people? Much less the 3000+ people killed by muslims in the USA since the 1990’s?
7 years ago
This delirious reporter has obviously misinterpreted why New Orleans is called “The Crescent City”.
