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Muslims Grill FBI Agents on Key Issues [barf alert]
Arab News ^ | March 18 08 | Sameen Tahir-Khan, Arab News

Posted on 03/18/2008 11:22:18 AM PDT by camerakid400

COLUMBUS, 18 March 2008 — The FBI was interrogated for a change yesterday by members of the Muslim community at an event sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at the Sunrise Academy in Columbus.

Officials engaged in the discourse as part of the FBI’s so-called Community Relations Executive Seminar Training (CREST) program, which aims to improve relations with minority groups. Scheduled speakers at the event were special agents Kevin Bennett, Steve Flowers and Eric Thomas. The No. 1 concern in the audience was related to federal wiretapping, other forms of privacy invasion and the profiling of Muslims.

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Still, he conceded that in the shadow of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the FBI views Islamic terrorist groups as the biggest threat to national security ands the groups most likely to instigate a massive terrorist act inside the United States.

Hind, a Saudi attendee wanted to know why the media singles out Muslims and Middle Easterners as “terrorists and extremists” and never used those terms for domestic terrorists. Flowers replied that the media do this because it is sensationalism to use language like that.

The head of CAIR in Ohio, Asma Mobin-uddin, tried to calm the attendees when emotions ran high and questions got more heated. She told the FBI agents that this was an indication of the frustrations that the Muslims felt.

“Many are frustrated because they have filed immigration for their family members but because some people have a certain name, it seems their background checks take much longer,” she said.

She also said that the Muslims also felt that they were singled out and targeted by the media. They were always nicknamed and labeled terrorists, extremists.

(Excerpt) Read more at arabnews.com ...


TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cair; cyapolicy; domesticterrorism; fbi; fifthcolumn; muslims
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1 posted on 03/18/2008 11:22:19 AM PDT by camerakid400
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To: camerakid400

Suicide by PC


2 posted on 03/18/2008 11:26:00 AM PDT by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: camerakid400
Flowers replied that the media do this because it is sensationalism to use language like that.

No, it's because comparatively speaking there are almost NO domestic terrorists inside the U.S. except Muslim sleeper cells and the occasional ELF/PETA/Code Pink fanatics.

3 posted on 03/18/2008 11:26:32 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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The No. 1 concern in the audience was related to federal wiretapping, other forms of privacy invasion and the profiling of Muslims.

I wonder why they would be worried about something like that???
4 posted on 03/18/2008 11:27:23 AM PDT by steel_resolve (If you can't stand behind our troops, then please stand in front...)
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To: camerakid400

CAIR can GTFO my country.


5 posted on 03/18/2008 11:29:23 AM PDT by wastedyears (More Maiden coming up in a few months!)
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Because Muslim have flown planes in to our buildings and cut peoples heads off and stated their goal is to bring down America.

Go pork a pig.


6 posted on 03/18/2008 11:31:14 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: camerakid400

It is simple...

Muslims who want to lose this cloud over their head need to speak out against and out the radicalism in their religion...

But we know they won’t do that now don’t we?...

You are where you are in life because you put yourself there...


7 posted on 03/18/2008 11:31:48 AM PDT by sit-rep
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To: camerakid400

Funny, I don’t recall them being available for interrogation by the KKK or the American NAZI Party.

This seems to be a first amendment violation. Some religions are more equal than others. The ACLU should investigate.


8 posted on 03/18/2008 11:34:20 AM PDT by Steamburg (Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: Steamburg

Apparently, the invitations were lost in the mail.


9 posted on 03/18/2008 11:35:33 AM PDT by purpleraine
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To: camerakid400

““Many are frustrated because they have filed immigration for their family members but because some people have a certain name, it seems their background checks take much longer,” she said.
She also said that the Muslims also felt that they were singled out and targeted by the media. They were always nicknamed and labeled terrorists, extremists.”

Maybe...just maybe...possibly...perhaps, this could be because the great majority of terrorist activity afoot in the world, today, is sponsored, supported, encouraged and funded by ISLAM...

There is a solution to your problem, though. Leave. Save the air fare and rejoin the family, elsewhere.


10 posted on 03/18/2008 11:41:49 AM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion)
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We should return the favor and grill a few Muslims. I understand they’re quite tasty wrapped in bacon.


11 posted on 03/18/2008 12:15:25 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (See Rock City!)
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The FBI was interrogated for a change...

That's as far as I got.

Did they also blow up buildings and chop off heads...you know, FOR A CHANGE?

12 posted on 03/18/2008 12:27:41 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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Officials engaged in the discourse as part of the FBI’s so-called Community Relations Executive Seminar Training (CREST) program,

Bwahahahaha! Other than being a decent toothpaste, this is total BS.

FMCDH(BITS)

13 posted on 03/18/2008 12:34:21 PM PDT by nothingnew (I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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Hind, a Saudi attendee wanted to know why the media singles out Muslims and Middle Easterners as “terrorists and extremists..."

Maybe this has something to do with it?





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14 posted on 03/18/2008 1:18:21 PM PDT by JCG
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To: Aria
Suicide by PC

You got it. What a wussy country we are. I hope we get our guts back once the Baby Boomer embolism squeezes through our system. Pray it doesn't kill us first.
15 posted on 03/18/2008 1:19:48 PM PDT by Antoninus (Tell us how you came to Barack?)
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To: sit-rep
You are where you are in life because you put yourself there...

So true, but try telling that to Jerimiah Wright.

16 posted on 03/18/2008 1:20:16 PM PDT by theymakemesick (The war on drugs benefits government agencies, politicians and drug dealers, they don't want to win.)
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To: Antoninus

I think the post-baby boomers are WORSE! They have NO context.


17 posted on 03/18/2008 2:08:33 PM PDT by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: Aria
I think the post-baby boomers are WORSE! They have NO context.

But they're less politically active. Those of us who are politically active, tend to be more conservative.

There's still time to save generation Y. Get them out of public schools. Don't let them get infected.

Remember, liberals don't procreate--they recruit.
18 posted on 03/18/2008 2:14:57 PM PDT by Antoninus (Tell us how you came to Barack?)
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You are so right about not procreating - they don’t want to be inconvenienced with children....very immature people.


19 posted on 03/18/2008 2:23:43 PM PDT by Aria (NO RAPIST ENABLER FOR PRESIDENT!!!)
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To: theymakemesick

No thanks... I got better things to do than end up being called a cracker... ;)


20 posted on 03/18/2008 2:59:52 PM PDT by sit-rep
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