The FBI has cut off communications with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the wake of damning court evidence that ties the group’s founders to a Hamas-support network in America, the Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned.
It is a stunning rebuke to the organization which promotes itself as “arguably the most visible and public American Muslim organization.” The decision to end contacts with CAIR was made quietly last summer as federal prosecutors prepared for a second trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), an Islamic charity convicted in November for illegally routing money to Hamas. CAIR was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the case.
And we are surprised, why?
The closer the FBI starts to examine these types of “organizations” the more they will find that despite the elegant art work and press releases they are no more than HAMAS ideologically aligned propaganda and lobbying machines.
CAIR has done a great disservice to the Muslim communities it advertises as being representative of, by default the eye of suspicion has to fall upon all those associated with what obviously is a rotten apple.
What I found remarkable, although not surprising, was that this FBI/CAIR split has received so very little attention in America’s national news. (Shameless plug: more, at “FBI, CAIR, and Hamas – This is Interesting, but Not News” (January 30, 2009))
I too find it remarkable that more attention was not paid to this. This is a huge story. Finally the FBI has gotten on the band wagon and gotten with the program that CAIR = HAMAS as well as the Muslim Brotherhood that is associated with Egypt. They are two anti-American organizations that have only one intent….. and that is to radicalize America with Islam. All 300 mil Americans NEED to wake up and stop patroniziing, appeasing, apologizing and condoning their lifestyle here in the US