Archives: Posts From March 2008
CAIR Portrays "War on Terrorism" as Malicious "War on Islam"
By Steven Emerson | Mon, 31 Mar 2008 at 9:46 AM | Permalink
Excerpt: "The new perception is that the United States has entered a war with Islam itself," CAIR Chairman Parvez Ahmed declared at Washington's National Press Club in July 2007. But, in fact, CAIR officials and spokesmen have been peddling that same "new ...
Quick To Defend Alleged Terrorists, CAIR Even Questioned Al Qaeda 9/11 Role
By Steven Emerson | Fri, 28 Mar 2008 at 2:13 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: CAIR's soft spot for terrorists extends well beyond the Hamas connections documented in yesterday's installment in this comprehensive series on the group. Today we focus on its portrayal of virtually any law enforcement action against radical elements as ...
CAIR Remains Apologist for Terrorist Hamas, Seeks To Silence Critics
By Steven Emerson | Thu, 27 Mar 2008 at 2:59 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: To say that The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has contorted logic and language to avoid criticizing its early patron, the terrorist group Hamas, would be damning enough. But the full truth is even worse: CAIR and its leaders have, over the ...
Some CAIR Officials Convicted of Crimes, More Tied to Extremist Groups
By Steven Emerson | Wed, 26 Mar 2008 at 2:08 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: The questionable associations and actions by many of its leaders cast serious doubt on CAIR's claims of moderation and restraint. Some have committed criminal acts themselves; others have ties to organizations with connections to Islamic extremism. Those ...
Funding Ties With HLF and Foreign Donors Show CAIR's True Agenda
By Steven Emerson | Tue, 25 Mar 2008 at 4:04 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: (Part II of our series on CAIR can be found here: http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/110.pdf) Summary: The Council on American-Islamic Relation (CAIR)'s financing over the years challenges its self-description as a benevolent group out to ...
CAIR Exposed: Part 1 - As IAP Offshoot, CAIR Followed Pro-Hamas Agenda From the Start
By Steven Emerson | Mon, 24 Mar 2008 at 2:30 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: From the Hamas ties of its founders in 1994 to its solicitous stance toward accused terrorists today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has demonstrated that its actual mission is far removed from the civil rights advocacy it claims to ...
Who Will Stand Against Terrorism?
By Steven Emerson | Fri, 7 Mar 2008 at 6:09 PM | Permalink
Excerpt: Eight young men, unarmed and in the relative security of their Jerusalem yeshiva, are gunned down in cold blood. In Gaza, thousands take to the streets to celebrate. Their government encourages them to do so. How toxic is a society when the governing ...