In Defense of the Constitution


Anti-CAIR Press Release 020/03

August 19, 2003


- CAIR Smears Dr. Pipes, Again?




CAIR Smears Dr. Pipes, Again?

      In an “American Muslim News Brief” dated 18 August, 2003, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) accused Dr. Daniel Pipes of quoting a writer who writes for a “hate site”. CAIR goes on to say that,

“CAIR has chosen not to reveal the web site’s address or the name of the writer in order not to give either the publicity they seek. Details will be provided to accredited media professionals who contact CAIR’s Communications Department.”
 

      How interesting. For the first time in CAIR’s history, they refuse to publicly identify a “hater”. CAIR refuses to identify a hater…because they don’t want the hater to get publicity? Is this the real reason…or could it be that CAIR doesn’t want to acknowledge that it is entirely possible that some people may actually have views of Islam that differ from the Wahhabi Islamic views of CAIR? Would CAIR provide the details to any accredited media professional, or just those who agree with their perverted worldview? 


      As a public service, ACAIR identifies the writer as Mr. Jamal Hasan and the article in question can be read on the Faith Freedom International web site. Unlike CAIR, we invite all readers to visit the “hate” web site and make up their own mind as to the content. Unlike CAIR, ACAIR will not presume to do your thinking for you.

          CAIR quotes Mr. Hasan,

 “As probing of Islam becomes an ordinary and mundane exercises (sic) in this day of openness (thanks to the Internet!), more of Islam’s inanities will be revealed”.

     
     Does this sound like the statement of an Islamophobe? Or could it possibly be the writing of a person exercising their first amendment rights?  


     ACAIR quotes the entire paragraph:


“In summary, in this write-up I tried to bring certain inanities that are very prevalent in Islamic belief system. These are not quite obvious to eyes of believers. In Islam, dissension are not only allowed but are dealt with very summarily. As probing of Islam becomes an ordinary and mundane exercises in this day of openness (thanks to the Internet!), more of Islam’s inanities will be revealed and one day not too far from now, Islam will also join the ranks of other faiths and in the process it will become a benign religion. In the meanwhile let us hope that Islam will shed its Jihadism to make our earth a place where people belonging to all faiths could live harmoniously. ”
(Note: Copied verbatim, no corrections made).

      It makes a difference when you read the entire paragraph. Once again, CAIR is hoping that lazy readers and journalists will not bother to check their source material. This is just one instance, of many, of CAIR using selective quotes to push a Wahhabi Islamic point of view.


      Now, for a look at the web site that CAIR felt was so dangerous that its location could only be revealed to “accredited media professionals”. “Faith Freedom International” hardly qualifies as a “hate site”. Nowhere on this web site has the site owner advocated violence against Muslims. Above the masthead of the web site are the words:


“This site is created by ex-Muslims to help Muslims leave Islam. Islam is a lie and this site is the proof”

     Strong words? Yes. Hateful words? Hardly.


Just below the masthead are the words:


“Muslims are not terrorists. Islamic terrorism is due to the bad teachings of the Quran.”

     Again, strong words? Yes. Hateful? …or Truthful?


     Is this the best example that CAIR can come up with in their feeble attempts to smear the Presidents nominee to the US Institute of Peace? CAIR combs the internet, looking to find mud to throw at Dr. Pipes and THIS is the best that they can do? Twist a few words, quote a few sentences out of context, add dire words about a “hate site” so terrible its location must remain secret from the general public?
(Does CAIR believe the general public is so sensitive they’d go into cardiac arrest if they visited Faith Freedom International?

Are we Americans so soft that we can’t handle a “hate site”? After 9-11, CAIR should have known that we Americans are made of much sterner stuff and we DO NOT need them to protect us).


     If this is the best that Mr. Hooper, CAIR spokesperson, can do, it’s long past time for CAIR to consider hiring a replacement. Mr. Hooper is clearly in over his head.

     Perhaps Mr. Hooper should read that pesky little first amendment he’s so fond of throwing in our faces?


     Oh yes, Dr. Pipes sin? He dared to quote a writer who is moderate and dares to reject CAIR as being representative of Muslims in America. Now, who’s the “hater”?


          The ball is in your court, Mr. Hooper.  Please feel free to exercise your first amendment rights.  Keep in mind that no Islamist American ever deigned to lift a finger to protect that right.  On a nice sunny afternoon, after combing the internet looking for more mud to sling, maybe you could stroll over to Arlington Cemetery and take a look at the resting places of thousands of Americans who gave their lives to protect your right to denigrate our great country.



           Mr. Hooper, we hope you’re proud of yourself.




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