Posted on 09/07/2006 5:44:01 AM PDT by SJackson
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Tomorrow night, September 8th, CAIR will be sponsoring an event featuring the former President of Iran, Mohammad Khatami. Khatami, during the recent fighting in Lebanon, described Hezbollah as a shining sun that illuminates and warms the hearts of all Muslims and supporters of freedom in the world. Indeed, no matter what CAIR says, the core is still well intact.
Part of CAIRs core is its co-founder and Executive Director, Nihad Awad. Awad started the group, along with two fellow representatives from the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), in June of 2004, just three months after Awad publicly proclaimed his support for Hamas.
Another part of CAIRs core is its National Spokesman, Ibrahim Dougie Hooper. In April of 1993, Hooper told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, I wouldnt want to create the impression that I wouldnt like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future. These quotations from CAIRs two main leaders represent an ideology that has driven the group to the front of the American Islamist community.
The fact that four of CAIRs former officials have been convicted in and/or deported from the United States, all found to have had ties with Hamas or al-Qaeda, is indicative of the core values that CAIRs flash presentation speaks of, and it is the reasoning behind the speaking invite of someone such as Mohammad Khatami.
Seyed Mohammed Khatami served as Irans fifth President, from August of 1997 through August of 2005. Once thought of as a reformer, Khatami has embraced extremism on a number of occasions, most notably with respect to his views on the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Less than a month before leaving office, in July of 2005, he stated on Al-Arabiya TV (Dubai), It is not in Lebanon's best interest to stop the resistance. We always support this idea. We believe that Hezbollah has an authentic Lebanese identity. We love Hezbollah Hezbullah will remain and will keep its weapons. And as reported in the New York Times, during the recent fighting that took place in Lebanon, Khatami likened Hezbollah to a shining sun that illuminates and warms the hearts of all Muslims and supporters of freedom in the world. Also according to the article, Khatami sent a hate-filled letter to Hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah, which stated, Zionists shocking atrocities in Palestine and Lebanon are a sign of their violent nature.
Khatamis visit to the U.S. has drawn the ire of many, including that of the Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. Concerning Khatamis invitation to speak at Harvard University on the eve of 9/11 (following the CAIR speech), Romney stated, State taxpayers should not be providing special treatment to an individual who supports violent jihad and the destruction of Israel.
It is obvious that this is not of concern to CAIR, as the group is throwing out the red carpet for the so-called reformist. According to CAIRs website, in addition to the speech, there will be a private reception with President Khatami, including a photo opportunity.
The event is being held at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Virginia. This is the same venue that hosted CAIRs 11th Annual Banquet, in December of 2005. That affair featured Siraj Wahhaj, a former National Board member of CAIR, whose name appears on the U.S. Attorneys list of potential co-conspirators to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.
By bringing Mohammad Khatami, an extremist that supports terrorists, to speak at its event, CAIR has shown that its new image is nothing but a farce, and its new logo is little more than window dressing to that farce. CAIR is no more of a reformer than its Iranian guest.
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Peace is not possible as long as islam exists.
So, they're giving a facelift to the as*lift?
Looks like it.
Mohammed, The Mad Poet Quoted....
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