Posted on 06/12/2012 5:19:29 PM PDT by Nachum
The Justice Department’s inspector general is investigating the FBI’s contacts with the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The investigation comes amid increased pressure from Virginia Republican Rep. Frank Wolf to end formal and informal contacts between FBI officials and CAIR.
The White House, however, is prodding federal agencies to meet with CAIR, which has close ties to Islamist groups, such as HAMAS. “There is hundreds of examples of departments and agencies that meet with CAIR on a range of issues,” George Selim, the White House’s new director for community partnerships, told The Daily Caller June 7.
“I was was shocked, but not surprised” at the news about the White House’s outreach to CAIR, Wolf told TheDC on Monday.
“For the administration to be meeting with these people is disappointing and shocking, but … the administration is disappointing,” Wolf said.
CAIR is especially controversial because of its many links to the theocratic Muslim Brotherhood, whose political wing is set to dominate Egyptian politics since the 2011 departure of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak.
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True dat
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IG gets fired in 5...4...3...
Holder wagging the dog?
“...George Selim, the White House’s new director for community partnerships...
Is that really a White Hut/Crib position? 0bummer’s covert muslim/islamist liason?
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