IBD: CAIR Has ‘Lost Its Credibility’
Charles Johnson
Sat Sep 1, 2007 at 4:57 pm PDT • Views: 297
Investor’s Business Daily has been on to CAIR for a while now, and here’s their latest editorial on the Holy Land Foundation terror trial, and what it means for the Council on American Islamic Relations: CAIR Revealed.
Many of the things CAIR’s leaders claim and what we later learn from the factual record don’t square.
For instance, they’ve claimed that they get no foreign support and that their funding comes from local dues. In fact, the bulk of their support comes from two Arab countries tied to 9/11 — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
They’ve claimed that the size of the Muslim population in America is 7 million. In fact, it’s closer to 2 million.
They’ve claimed that they’re mainstream American patriots, when in fact they’ve told Muslim audiences that they want the Quran to replace the Constitution as the “highest authority in America.”
They’ve also claimed that they don’t support terrorism, even as three senior employees have been jailed in terror-related cases.
And now this. CAIR claims to be the voice of American Muslims. If so, it’s been an especially loud one. But it has lost its credibility to speak honestly for any legitimate cause.
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