Regular readers of Jihad Watch will find nothing new about the Council on American Islamic Relations in this Washington Times piece, but it is gratifying to see that word is getting out. On the other hand, all this has been known for some time, and government and media organizations continue to assume that CAIR is a neutral civil rights organization. Time to answer some questions, Ibrahim!
This piece recounts five incidents in which CAIR officials have been involved in terrorist activities, and concludes:
We understand that no organization can be responsible for the independent actions of its officials or affiliated members. To its credit, CAIR has denounced terrorist acts, most recently the beheadings of two Americans in Iraq. At the same time, the examples cited above reveal some unsettling connections between certain CAIR officials and extremist groups that demand at a minimum an internal investigation. The federal government has not yet turned its “draconian” reach on CAIR directly, and at this point we are not prepared to ask it to do so. For now, it would be better if CAIR itself began a conscientious and deliberate effort to purge members it believes have terrorist ties and to thoroughly condemn those already convicted.