Posted on 08/10/2006 5:01:42 PM PDT by mdittmar
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CAIR STATEMENT ON ALLEGED AIRLINE TERROR PLOT
(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/10/06) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today issued the following statement at a news conference in Washington, D.C., in response to the arrests of 21 individuals for allegedly plotting to use liquid explosives on passenger flights traveling from the United Kingdom to the United States. (NOTE: CAIR's news conference was taped for later broadcast by C-SPAN.)
In its statement, CAIR said:
"American Muslims have consistently condemned all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by individuals, groups or states. We repudiate anyone or any group that plans or carries out a terrorist act. We welcome early actions by law enforcement authorities against credible threats to the safety of the traveling public.
"The American Muslim community has always been dedicated to the protection of our national security. It is also important that our fellow Americans understand that Muslims are law-abiding citizens who should not be targeted or singled out because of their faith or national origin.
"We have been contacted by federal law enforcement authorities who are taking steps to ensure that there is no backlash against the American Muslim community. We commend them for their pro-active efforts. We ask local Muslim communities to step up security measures at mosques and other Islamic institutions. We also urge local law enforcement agencies to coordinate with Muslim leaders to deter hate crimes.
"It is important, based on past counterterrorism cases that did not lead to terror convictions, that we withhold judgment until all the facts of this case come to light. We also ask public officials and commentators to avoid using stereotypical and ill-defined terminology when referring to this and similar cases.
"As the largest American Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, it is our religious and civic duty to reach out to all Americans to reaffirm Islam's teachings of peace, justice and tolerance for all."
CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 32 offices, chapters and affiliates nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
In Shi'a Islamic as well as Druze tradition, Taqiyya (التقية - 'fear, guard against')[1] is the dispensation allowing believers to conceal their faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion. It is based on Qur'an 3:28 and 16:106 as well as hadith, tafsir literature, and juridical commentaries.[2] Some Sunnis assert that Taqiyya is an act of hypocrisy that serves to conceal the truth. According to them, Taqiyya constitutes a lack of faith and trust in God because the person who conceals his beliefs to spare himself from danger is fearful of humans, when he should be fearful of God only.
(Sunnis also use taqiyya these days)
The time has come and almost gone when we as Americans should be calling the enemy what they are...MUSLIMS, Islamic Terrorists Muslims. Noone and I mean noone in the MSM or elsewhere has the guts to call them what they are. This is the time and here is the place!!
No, it's your religious duty to prove it. You could start by encouraging all your "peace, justice and tolerance for all" co-religionists to drop a dime on the "jihad, sharia and death for infidels" types hiding among you. You know they are there. You know who they are. And until I see you reforming your religion from within and casting them out, I'll consider you one with them.
Talk-talk time is over. Prove it.
Islam is a religion of violins and potential violins.
I do. I believe the sentence, "In its statement, CAIR said:"
Everything after that is crap, though.
No Christian or Jew is safe until the last Muslim is dead. Period.
I want to see "Jihad is NOT the Answer!" signs outside the mosques. Until then, the doubts continue.
alleged?
this is war not a courtroom.
cair is the enemy. With their consistent enabling and denial of the radical aspects of the koran they only expose their own hypocracy.
I suppose now we will have to endure FNC appearances of teh large bodied spokesman. (bet he has not missed a meal)
Mostly, because they are so screwed up about sax.
Which nation? Nation of Islam?
"What in the HELL does that mean?"
It means wait until the bombs go off before doing any judging.
Sounds like they don't want to be condemned for intent alone (despite the evidence).
Funny you should mention that,they already know it,
The Islamization of America: From Mecca to Medina and conquering Americans from within
What it says to me is that CAIR believes that the Brit muzzies are just young people out having a good time...and when the Brit authorities realize it, they will let them go, and probably pay them a little reparation for inconveniencing them and besmirching their good name.</p>
Which "nation" is CAIR speaking of? The United States of America? Or the Muslim nation?
It's a war on a cancer.
Does anyone have their statement on the Dophinarium bombing or the Sbbaro bombing? Did they issue a statement about Shalhevet Pass? (Googling CAIR and these acts of terrorism makes me think they have not.)
ML/NJ
It means one of the Muslim plotters lived within six blocks of a Shinto and a Christian, so you can't blame Islam.
Geez man, I just hurled my cookies. Thanks a lot!
/sarcasm off
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