One of the 11 men recently arrested in Northern Virginia for alleged Islamic terrorist plots against India (and there’s evidence they were also targeting US troops in Iraq and the FBI building in Washington DC) was a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations: 11 Indicted In Alleged Va. Jihad Network. (Hat tip: J.)

One of those charged, Randall Todd Royer, arrested yesterday at his home in Falls Church, characterized the allegations as baseless during an interview Thursday. He dismissed the discovery of pistols and rifles inside the homes of some group members as insignificant. “Ooooh, gosh, they have weapons,” said Royer, a former spokesman for such organizations as the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim American Society. “I really resent the idea that a Muslim with a gun — he’s a threat. A Jew with a gun — he’s not a threat.”

UPDATE: Stephen Schwartz writes about Randall “Ismail” Royer, and his appalling racism and support for terrorist activities: Portrait of a Wahhabi.