Posted on 01/29/2009 3:08:06 PM PST by Sammy67
This is great news, but I still wonder what took the FBI so long.
"FBI Cuts Off CAIR Over Hamas Questions," by Mary Jacoby for IPT News, January 29 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm):
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has cut off contacts with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) amid mounting concern about the Muslim advocacy group's roots in a Hamas-support network, the Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned.
The decision to end contacts with CAIR was made quietly last summer as federal prosecutors prepared for a second trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), an Islamic charity accused of providing money and political support to the terrorist group Hamas, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
CAIR and its chairman emeritus, Omar Ahmad, were named un-indicted co-conspirators in the HLF case. Both Ahmad and CAIR's current national executive director, Nihad Awad, were revealed on government wiretaps as having been active participants in early Hamas-related organizational meetings in the United States. During testimony, FBI agent Lara Burns described CAIR as a front organization.
Hamas is a US-designated foreign terrorist organization, and it's been illegal since 1995 to provide support to it within the United States.
The decision to end contacts with CAIR is a significant policy change for the FBI. For years, the FBI worked with the national organization and its state chapters to
(Excerpt) Read more at jihadwatch.org ...
Don’t worry, zer0 will renew contacts with CAIR.
Good. Next, UNICEF needs a ‘lookie-lookie’.
Well its about motherfrappin’ time!!!
He will appoint a CAIR CZAR. We need to work with these asswipes.
About time too.
Why is CAIR even allowed in the USA? Same with the UN for that matter.
I have long thought that this would be the ultimate problem with CAIR. At one time some people saw them as a more level headed group simply focused on facilitating understanding for moderate followers of Islam in the United States. I was never convinced of that, and thought we should be be leery of their true motives.
“The decision to end contacts with CAIR was made quietly last summer as federal prosecutors prepared for a second trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), an Islamic charity accused of providing money and political support to the terrorist group Hamas, according to people with knowledge of the matter. “
I am sure that Obama and Eric Holder will reinstate CAIR ASAP! (eye roll)
It happened last summer. Obama and Eric Holder will likely allow CAIR back into the ‘good graces’ of the US government.
New terms are 'challenge', 'change', etc. wussified terms to embody the demeanor of our new leader. Challenge of Ill Feeling. Challenge to Effective Communcations to our (actually, my - his ) brothers. It is truly pitiful...all of the DoD apparatchiks are going to have to learn a new lexicon.
Exactly. The FBI cuts off CAIR because of it’s contacts with Hamas, and Obama opens up contact with Hamas.
Anyone think the FBI will cut off contact with Obama next?
This is rich.
CAIR doesn’t have anything to worry about. obama will re-instate or re-store[which ever is necessary]them.
Very interesting, it must have been done quietly because I don’t remember it being discussed.
Here is one of the court filings regarding this subject:
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/479.pdf
That’s funny.
They know we have an illegitimate President?
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