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AMECA Takes Issue with Council on American-Islamic Relations & Islamic Slavery 1/18/04 8:01:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Metro and Assignment Desks, Daybook Editor Contact: Steve Klein, 909-766-8820, for the American Middle East Christian-Jewish Association HEMET, Calif., Jan. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of the American Middle East Christian-Jewish Association: "We strongly protest the ongoing lawsuit of CAIR against Congressman Cass Ballenger, (R-N.C.), and the intimidation of Paul Harvey and Dr. Laura Schlessinger and the Sudanese Government's insistence of enslaving Christians and Animists in Sudan. "American Middle East Christian-Jewish Association (AMECA) has learned of these ongoing tactics...

AMECA Anti-Dhimmitude First Amendment Rally in honor of Dr. Laura AMECA American Middle-East Christian/Jewish Association P.O. Box 8152, Hemet, CA 92545 909-766-8820; sak@direcway.com December 17, 2003 Dear Dr. Laura, AMECA will conduct a First Amendment Rally in honor of you, Congressman Cass Ballenger and Paul Harvey, re: CAIR. Also we will bus survivors of Sudan to the outreach to show how radical Islam still enslaves humans. AMECA: we are all Americans — many of us fled the Middle East. We are Christians and Jews. To guarantee peace and safety, we are working together with Courageous Christians United, the premier expert...

US Representative Cass Ballenger (R-NC) is being sued for $2 million by CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) for asserting that CAIR has been raising money for terrorist organizations. Paul Harvey, the legendary radio commentator, is being sued by CAIR for $2 million for defaming Islam. CAIR is not suing Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the noted radio counselor, but they are thinking about it, and if Dr. Laura doesn't apologize for that alleged vicious, anti-Muslim, radio talk-show tirade she leveled at the greatest religion that ever was, they will see her in court, too. The man behind these threats is Ibrahim Hoopercrit....

Muslim group sues congressman for $2 millionCAIR says charge of ties to terrorism 'malicious and defamatory' Posted: December 4, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern By Art Moore© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A Muslim lobby group has filed a $2 million defamation suit against a U.S. Congressman who asserted in a newspaper interview the Washington, D.C.-based group is tied to terrorism. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, charges Rep. Cass Ballenger, R-N.C., falsely claimed the group raised funds for terrorists and did so "with actual malice, wrongful and willful intent to injure and with reckless disregard for its truth or falsity." Rep. Cass Ballenger The suit...

A Muslim lobby group has filed a $2 million defamation suit against a U.S. Congressman who asserted in a newspaper interview the Washington, D.C.-based group is tied to terrorism. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, charges Rep. Cass Ballenger, R-N.C., falsely claimed the group raised funds for terrorists and did so "with actual malice, wrongful and willful intent to injure and with reckless disregard for its truth or falsity."

Muslim Group Sues Congressman for Defamation 12/3/03 11:25:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Arsalan Iftikhar, 202-488-8787, 202-415-0799; Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, cair@cair-net.org; or Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, rahmed@cair-net.org, all of CAIR WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights organization today announced that it has filed a defamation lawsuit against a congressman from North Carolina who falsely claimed the group is "the fund-raising arm for Hezbollah." The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed the lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in response to an October 2003...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Responding to Sen. Trent Lott (news, bio, voting record)'s recent comments, Rep. Cass Ballenger (news, bio, voting record) told a newspaper he has had "segregationist feelings" himself after conflicts with a black colleague. Ballenger, a North Carolina Republican, said former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (news, bio, voting record), D-Ga., so provoked him that "I must I admit I had segregationist feelings." "If I had to listen to her, I probably would have developed a little bit of a segregationist feeling," Ballenger told The Charlotte Observer in Friday's editions. "But I think everybody can look at my life and...

CHARLOTTE -- Responding to Sen. Trent Lott's recent comments, Rep. Cass Ballenger told a newspaper he has had "segregationist feelings" himself after conflicts with a black colleague. Ballenger, a North Carolina Republican, said former Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., so provoked him that "I must I admit I had segregationist feelings." "If I had to listen to her, I probably would have developed a little bit of a segregationist feeling," Ballenger told The Charlotte Observer in today's editions. "But I think everybody can look at my life and what I've done and say that's not true. "I mean, she was such...

Two N.C. Republican members of Congress have joined those calling on embattled Sen. Trent Lott to resign as the GOP's Senate leader. U.S. Reps. Sue Myrick and Cass Ballenger are the Carolinas' first Republican lawmakers to publicly say Lott should step aside. The Mississippi Republican ignited a firestorm this month after praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist presidential campaign during a birthday bash for the S.C. senator. "It's in the best interest of the country if he steps down as leader so we can move forward with what the people want us to do and this isn't an issue forever,"...