Daniel Pipes weighs in on the connection between radical Islamic front group CAIR and the Tides Foundation—the far-left “charity” organization funded in part by Teresa Heinz Kerry: Teresa Heinz and CAIR.

The wife of the Democratic candidate for president of the United States, John Kerry, appears to be giving money to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an organization I have for two years characterized as standing “on the wrong side in the war on terrorism.” Here’s the connection:

The Capital Research Center, an agency that tracks non-profits and charities, indicates that the Howard Heinz Endowment (which Teresa F. Heinz chairs) gave some $4 million to the Tides Center during the period 1998-2001, or about $1 million a year. In addition, the Vira I. Heinz Endowment (where Teresa sits on the board) gave $75,000 to the Tides Foundation in 1998.

(Heinz Endowment funds going to Tides have come under intense media scrutiny of late, prompting Tides to post a press release on the topic on March 11, 2004; but CAIR has not been part of the discussion until now.)

The Tides Center and the Tides Foundation both make up part of what are called the “Tides Family of Organizations” (leave it to the far left to use the word family in this way), as is Groundspring.org.

CAIR is among the organizations Tides has announced it is “privileged” to support.

So here is the unfortunate linkage: John Kerry—Teresa Heinz—Heinz Endowments—Tides Family of Organizations—CAIR.