In
Defense of the Constitution
Anti-CAIR
Press
Release 034/03
- CAIR,
the Islamic Development Bank, and the Banned Al Aqsa
Fund
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CAIR,
the Islamic Development Bank and the Banned Al-Aqsa
Fund
What
do the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Development
Back (IDB), and the Al-Aqsa Fund have in common?
Consider:
1. The Kingdom of
2. The governments of the United
States, Great Britain and
other countries have banned Al-Aqsa fund raising/banking
in their countries and have seized funds.
3. The Council on American Islamic Relations has stated that
they received funding for their
DC headquarters from a loaned grant mortgage from the Islamic
Development Bank.
The end result? CAIR gladly received funding from a banking institution
that also processes funds for Islamist terrorists who bomb, murder, dismember
and terrorize innocent people while they profane the name of Allah.
How can peaceful followers of the Islamic faith rationalize
associating with an organization such as CAIR that not only supports Islamist
terror, but does business with banks that fund terror?
How can any member of the press or public rely on the
words of a CAIR leader while CAIR engages in business with terrorist supporters
who provide funds to groups that have, on several occasions, terror-murdered
Americans?
Where is the shame? Where is
the outrage?
On
In response to CAIR’s call
for "action", several
hundred people contacted General Electric (GE), with the end result that
GE pulled their sponsorship of the program.
While we of ACAIR fully
support the right of any company to support the programming of their choice,
we question whether GE should have taken any action in response to CAIR’s actions. We believe CAIR
represents the very worst aspects of Islamist fundamentalism, does not
represent the majority (or even a significant minority) of Muslims in the
We hope that, in future, any US corporation having any
type of relationship with CAIR realizes that they are dealing with Islamist
terrorism supporters and that the American people will not trade with corporations
that do not reflect traditional American values.
ACAIR sent
an e-mail to Mr. Gary Sheffer outlining his opinions
regarding GE’s position regarding Mr. Harvey’s comments and received the
following response:
Thanks
for your note.You should know that we decided last
week to resume advertising on Mr. Harvey’s program.
Also,
our decision was our own.We thought Mr. Harvey’s
remarks were inappropriate. He himself issued a statement
clarifying his remarks.
Happy
New Year
Gary
Sheffer
There are plenty of other Islamic groups in the United
States that do not ascribe to the Wahhabi branch
of radical Islam. GE should be able to find a responsible
Islamic group to handle any concerns they have in dealing with Muslim-Americans.
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