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News & Analysis 027/04

- CAIR Congratulates McKinney on Primary Win

- CAIR:  Complains About 9-11 Commission Report

CAIR Congratulates McKinney on Primary Win

     On Thursday, 22 July, 2004, the Council on American – Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued a news release congratulating Cynthia McKinney on her win in Georgia’s 4^th Congressional District primary. 

     McKinney, who lost her seat in the last election, is strongly supported by CAIR, as indicated by the following statements from their news release:

“We congratulate Cynthia McKinney on her strong showing in Tuesday's primary. Throughout her political career, she has been a consistent friend of the American Muslim community and a strong advocate for issues of concern to Muslims, particularly the promotion of social justice and the
defense of civil liberties.”

"Ms. McKinney's integrity has long been reflected in her commitment to the concerns of ordinary Americans and her promotion of balanced and forward-looking foreign policies."

     Anti-CAIR (ACAIR) is immediately suspect of anyone so strongly supported by CAIR.  As for McKinney herself, we feel we are justified in saying those voters in her district who support her simply do not know what she is about. 

     A little background:

- Two years ago, prior to the Iraq invasion, McKinney had this to say about the attacks of September 11, 2001:

“We know there were numerous warnings of the events to come on September 11th.... What did this administration know and when did it know it, about the events of September 11th? Who else knew, and why did they not warn the innocent people of New York who were needlessly murdered?... What do they have to hide?”

     Who was giving McKinney direction to make this  outrageous statement? 

 - Respected columnist Cal Thomas had this to say about McKinney:

“Radical Islamic groups are supporting the congressional candidacy of Cynthia McKinney, who seems a shoo-in over her GOP opponent as she seeks to regain the seat in Congress she lost in 2002. McKinney may be the "Manchurian Candidate" of Islamic terrorism.”
 

The people of the 4^th district in Georgia have made their choice and it appears not much stands in the way of McKinney’s election…except common sense.  Maybe it will rain common sense on the 4^th district prior to the election?

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CAIR: Complains About 9-11 Commission Report

     Fox News reported on Wednesday, July 28 2004, that US Muslim groups are concerned that they weren’t consulted by the 9-11 Commission.  One of the two groups cited is the Council on American – Islamic Relations (CAIR).  Anti-CAIR (ACAIR) would find this laughable if the situation weren’t so serious.  Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR's "Information Minister" on behalf of Wahabbi Islam had this to say about CAIR not being consulted:

"Why would they fail to consult a key group who could help them understand what's going on in the Muslim world?"

     But…how can this be?  CAIR understand what is happening in the Muslim world?  Could this possibly be the same Ibrahim Hooper who made the following statement when asked about the terror-murders being committed in the Sudan by Wahabbi Moslems:

“We don't have enough knowledge of the situation to make judgments."

     If Hooper can’t be bothered to read up on the Sudan situation, just exactly why would he expect the 9-11 commission to consult regarding the threat of militant Islam?  What special insight could CAIR provide?

     However, we could be wrong… five persons associated with CAIR have been convicted in the past two years; maybe they do know something about Islamist terrorism?  Maybe CAIR could explain just how it is that these people came to be working for or closely associated with what is supposed to be a "peace loving" organization?

     Perhaps CAIR should take the hint and realize that the government doesn’t take them seriously anymore.  

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