CAIR's real deal
Wednesday March 28, 2007
Steven Emerson's excellent and detailed New Republic column about the terror connections of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the New York Times's air-brushing of same, is a great example of why the US media are biased towards giving...
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It's about time CAIR got some real scrutiny. But is it really all about informing Democrats? Republicans aren't much better on this issue. When CAIR got the tour of our airports with assurances that Muslims wouldn't be more scrutinized than any other group, Republicans didn't make a stink. They should have. It was under this (ridiculous) administration that FBI agents were given sensitivity training by CAIR representatives. That was not some scheme foisted upon brave Republicans by Nancy Pelosi.
Hey, does this new-found wisdom regarding radical Islam mean that Homeland Security will stop hounding its employees to never use the word "Islam" in any of its documents? Probably not. But shining any light on the weasels at CAIR is a positive move.
Steven Emerson accusing other of bias and having an agenda is laughable. Emerson has been seeing Islamic boogeymen under his bed for his entire life.
As I recall, Senator Barbara Boxer recently disassociated herself from a California CAIR chapter and from an individual from CAIR whom she had previously presented an award to (and from the organization) after learning of the group's terror connections.
All one has to do is read what is posted on CAIR's website to see where they are coming from, however, it is also my understanding that CAIR is a Wahabi front organization.
Liberals today would do well to follow the example of the "Cold War liberals" who opposed communist infiltration of American institutions and oppose Wahabi/Saudi and Islamist front organizations.
Boogeymen are imaginary.Since the seizing of the US Embassy in Teheran, the Islamic threat to America has been all too real. It's one thing to dislike Bush and think this war was a mistake or poorly executed. But that doesn't mean that the conflict between the West and Islam is going to go away. And keeping your head in the sand to this reality is just stupidity. It's easier to attack Emerson personally than to refute or rebutt his story.And also because you cannot refute it.
A few sites which confirm (?) Emerson's commentary: http://www.anti-cair-net.org/ http://www.americansagainsthate.org/cw/ http://www.cairbaby.com/ http://www.adl.org/Israel/cair.asp http://kyl.senate.gov/legis_center/subdocs/091003_epstein.pdf From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_American-Islamic_Relations And JihadWatch (done by Robert Spencer) has numerous articles against CAIR: http://www.jihadwatch.org/
Try googling Steven Emerson's decades-long history of Muslim and CAIR bashing. In the early 90s the Jerusalem Post (9/17/94) even noted his close ties to Israeli intelligence. Just because Emerson says something doesn't make it true; in fact, that fact alone should give a fair-minded person pause.
So as per Anne, a mere internet search engine discredits Emerson? And even if he has ties with the Mossad, do what; that doesn't mean he's untruthful. And still, you've done nothing to discredit him anyway. And Emersaon isn't really the issue. CAIR does more to discredit itself than anything or anyone else.
Silly me, I thought Emerson's credibility mattered, which is why I suggested using an internet search engine to learn something about his history and what's gone into his self-proclaimed expertise on terrorism(trans., Arabs aka Muslims). But no. Apparently he's just saying what you already *know*. . .so why bother? You got me there.
Tell me about CAIR's reasonable statements regarding the flying imams; Minny supermarket clerks refusing to ring up pork chops or cabbies refusing fares carrying a 6 pack; or above all, denouncing murderous Islamic terrorism, ever. Any statements about Iran kidnapping British sailors? It's so much easier to assert Emerson is a jerk than address the real issue.
My dad served in Vietnam, who was also very right wing, I grew up that way. I was in the Army and served in Bosnia, and now Im a contractor in Iraq. Being half Native American and half Polish, at one point in time I had thought of myself as a democrat, then I asked myself a question, why should I compromise who I am and what I believe in for what democrats want me to believe? Why should I compromise my vote in an election for a guy whos name sounds a lil too much like osama? The hell with that and the hell with the like those in Minnesota who are trying to change my country. I can give a rats ass to some first generation muslim who is here in my country, whos beliefs are to drink the blood of thier enemies and death to America. Every bleeding heart democrat cries foul to political incorrectness as it makes "them" who ever "them" is a "victim" of living in a free society. I am very proud of who I am, and not afraid to be humbled either, but I will not compromise who I am for some democrat. Over here in Iraq there is NO second thought to who is trying to kill us here. democrats no doubt would love for real Americans to second guess who killed thier son or daughter over here. I know this is all rambling, but my point is this, think of yourself and who you are, and the future of this country. Do not compromise yourself non American beliefs.
Oops I have to amend my last sentence in my last post before some liberal comes along a twists my words and uses them against me. I meant to say, do not compromise yourself for non American beliefs.
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