CAIR concedes membership down

Washington Times ^ | 22 August 2007 | Audrey Hudson

[Aussie Dasher]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it's suffering a decline in membership and fundraising and blames the Justice Department for listing it as an unindicted co-conspirator in a Texas case against a charity accused of ties to terrorists.

CAIR asked a U.S. District Court in Dallas to strike it from the list of more than 300 other Muslim groups named as unindicted co-conspirators in the government's case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development. The case is being tried in Dallas.

"The public naming of CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator has impeded its ability to collect donations as possible donors either do not want to give to them because they think they are a 'terrorist' organization or are too scared to give to them because of the possible legal ramifications of donating money to a 'terrorist' organization," CAIR said in an amicus curiae brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

[Aussie Dasher]

Dear me!!! Pass the Kleenex.... :-)

[JennysCool]

Whatta buncha cry-babies.

[Loud Mime]

Islam promotes a hell-on-earth lifestyle. That way, they will have volunteers for suicide missions.

Show them a good life and they have two reasons to live.

[TBP]

CAIR is a front for terrorists, an anti-American organization, and seditious. They should be brought up under the sedition laws and under RICO. Bankrupt them.

[sinanju]

This doesn’t necessarily mean all that much. As long as CAIR gets life support from Saudi petrodollars it ain’t going nowheres.

Furthermore, I have still not heard anything about withdrawl of its White Housekeeping Seal of Approval.

[realcleanguy]

When you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one who is hit squeals the loudest.

[JennysCool]

CAIR would have folded long ago without the American media propping them up.

[gondramB]

Gosh, some people don’t want to join a unindicted co-conspirator of terrorism? Well at least they have some sense.

[sinanju]

Just like Jesse and Al, La Raza and MALDEF, CAIR are the lazy MSM go-to guys for quick quotes on “muslim issues.”

[Reagan is King]

Oh brother, they’re always the “victim”. You couldn’t tell they had few members from the way the media goes to them for an opinion on just about EVERY issue concerning muslims as if they were the ultimate authority. They’re nothing but a terrorist front organization propped up by the liberal media America haters.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Until they are an empty storefront office with a janitor’s bucket and nothing else inside when viewed from outside, I (and many others) WILL NOT REST!!

[NurdlyPeon]

"The public naming of CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator has impeded its ability to collect donations..."

Uhh, isn't that the whole idea?

[JennysCool]

Yup. In this way, the MSM makes billions in hidden in-kind donations every year to the people it favors.

[bajabaja]

Yup. In this way, the MSM makes billions in hidden in-kind donations every year to the people it favors.

The truth of that statement bears repeating, so I will repeat it. The documented leftward bias in donations, coverage time and many other factors make this abundantly and repeatedly clear. How do you know the "surge" in Iraq is working? Media coverage is DOWN. (That's from Rush, not me. As usual, spot on, just as JennysCool is.)

[skimask]

The members who left went underground so their terrorist cells and activity could be better hidden. This group is nothing but a sham and a front group for terrorists.

[Publius6961]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it's suffering a decline in membership and fundraising and blames the Justice Department for listing it as an unindicted co-conspirator in a Texas case against a charity accused of ties to terrorists.

The fruit-loops at CAIR continue to underestimate the intelligence of the American people, low as it is....

CAIR's membership woes began right after 911 (big surprise there), and long before they were unindicted co-conspirators in anything!

The only difference today is that single modifier.

Just saying.

[ChiMark]

The good news is that most American Muslims have
not gleaned onto CAIR... can the democats say the same?

[Publius6961]

The number of reported members spiraled down from more than 29,000 in 2000 to fewer than 1,700 in 2006. As a result, the Muslim rights group's annual income from dues dropped from $732,765 in 2000, when yearly dues cost $25, to $58,750 last year, when the group charged $35.

Washington Times:

CAIR Membership Down 90% Since 911

Heh heh.
Wow. 2000 members! A powershouse!
The Animal Liberation Front has more members than that.

Those Saudi petrobucks sure provide leverage!

[D-fendr]

When CAIR finishes working on their unindicted terrorism PR problems; they still have quite a few indicted - and convicted ones to work themselves free from:

CAIR's Legal Tribulations

Brer Rabbit had a better chance with tar baby.

[freeangel]

Too bad CAIR’s leadership is not behind bars.