CENTCOM and Islam (CAIR and the Pentagon, my title)

The Washington Times ^ | January 25, 2008 | Bill Gertz

[Gritty]

The U.S. Central Command, the tip of the military spear in the war on terrorism, recently scheduled a briefing at its Tampa, Fla., headquarters by a member of the Council on Islamic American Relations (CAIR), a group listed by the U.S. Justice Department as an unindicted coconspirator in a terrorism case.

The CENTCOM senior lecture series was to host Ahmed Bedier, CAIR's Tampa chapter director, on Tuesday to discuss "Moderate Islam," but the meeting was postponed after calls from political leaders in Washington questioned the command for holding the meeting, especially in the aftermath over the firing of Joint Staff counterterrorism analyst Stephen Coughlin, a leading proponent of denying credibility to such groups as CAIR because of concerns they will form a future support network for terrorists in the United States.

One CENTCOM spokesman said initially the meeting was postponed. But a second spokesman said later that the meeting was canceled after a review of CAIR and Mr. Bedier, who has supported the Islamic practice of stoning, determined the lecture is "not appropriate."

One official defended the lecture as a way to help analysts understand the domestic Muslim groups. But others said CAIR, which has lobbied House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr., Michigan Democrat, to be delisted as a terrorist conspirator, planned to use its appearance at CENTCOM to gain legitimacy. The group is thought to be one of many American Muslim groups that provides cover for the extremist Muslim Brotherhood.

[Man50D]

They should have first checked with Michael Savage. ;O)

[ought-six]

Political Correctness will be the death of us. Hell, applying the logic behind this brain fart back in 1945 we would have invited “moderate” Japanese militarists to sit in on briefings of the Manhattan Project.

islam is not our friend. It is not compatible with freedom. It is the most vile movement in the history of mankind, and yet our leadership kisses its butt. No wonder the mohammedans think the West is weak and an easy target.

[Romneyfor President2008]

It is sad that the average Muslims in America are actually more hard core than the average Muslims in the ME. They are more comfortable spreading their Jihad in America than in the Arab world where they risk getting arrested.

[AmericanVictory]

It would be a sign of a man we could heartily vote for if a candidate were to come out and say he is going to put an end to this nonsense and the coddling of the ChiComs by certain DOD folks if he is elected. (We say he because the ChiComs have owned the Clintons for so long we would not believer her if she said it about the ChiComsymps.)

[driftdiver]

Ahmed Bedier

I saw this guy going into a Kinko's one time just outside of Tampa. I was carrying at the time and confess I had thoughts that would have landed me in prison. I did make a comment that would have got me killed under Sharia law.

[BreezyDog]

Good for you. I wear a t-shirt with this on the front in public:

[manic4organic]

Where, oh where, can I get that or other inflammatory shirts like that?

[BreezyDog]

I got it here: Metrospy

But I don't see the original Danish cartoon that I have anymore.