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CAIR Repudiates Praise for Fort Hood Shooter(The Council on American-Islamic Relations)
PRNewswire-USNewswire ^ | Nov. 9, 2009 | CAIR

Posted on 11/09/2009 2:10:27 PM PST by mdittmar

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today repudiated online remarks by a former Virginia imam praising Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 29 others in a shooting spree last week at Fort Hood in Texas.

The posting on the web site of Anwar al-Awlaki called Hasan a "hero" and said American Muslim groups, like CAIR, that condemned the Fort Hood attack are "hypocrites" and traitors to Islam.

In a statement, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said:

"As American Muslims said with one voice when this cowardly attack first occurred, no ideology could ever justify or excuse such violence. To call the alleged killer a 'hero' makes a mockery of every Islamic principle of justice. The twisted and misguided views in Anwar al-Awlaki's posting are not those of American Muslims and do not reflect mainstream Islamic beliefs or sentiments."

Immediately following the attack at Fort Hood, CAIR issued a strong condemnation of the deadly shootings and urged the nation to remain calm and unified.

SEE: U.S. Muslim Group Urges Calm, Unity After Fort Hood Shootings

http://tinyurl.com/callforunity

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787 or 202-341-4171, E-Mail: arubin@cair.com

SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alawlaki; anwaralawlaki; cair; crushislam; forthood; fthood; hasan; immigration; islam; jihad; jihadinamerica; nidalmalikhasan; taqiyah; taqiyya
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To: domenad
"CAIR’s leadership may not support it, but CAIR’s membership does." CAIR is just doing a head-fake, like Obama does whenever he talks about health care reform.
21 posted on 11/09/2009 2:33:08 PM PST by tom h
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To: tom h

Cair is MUSLIM MAFIA


22 posted on 11/09/2009 2:39:26 PM PST by manonCANAL
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To: mdittmar

I don’t see where they say that Anwar al-Awlaki is not a muslim. We are told repeatedly by CAIR that the terrorists are NOT muslim because they do not follow true Islam.

The CAIRful statement remarks that this is not part of MAINSTREAM Islam, but why would this Imam’s views be “outside” of the “mainstream” but still under the umbrella of Islam?


23 posted on 11/09/2009 2:48:31 PM PST by a fool in paradise (I refuse to "reduce my carbon footprint" all while Lenin remains in an airconditioned shrine)
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To: domenad

I agree. It’s their propaganda machine. CAIR is not a pro-America organization. They’re here to try to get concessions for interjection of Sha’ria law.


24 posted on 11/09/2009 3:06:38 PM PST by bustinchops (Teddy ("The Hiccup") Kennedy - the original water-boarder)
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To: a fool in paradise

Maybe because they’re lying? Ya’ think?


25 posted on 11/09/2009 3:07:38 PM PST by bustinchops (Teddy ("The Hiccup") Kennedy - the original water-boarder)
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To: mdittmar

CAIR is a terrorist organization that needs to be shut down.


26 posted on 11/09/2009 3:38:45 PM PST by Ptarmigan (God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
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To: Always Right

They are lying. CAIR is evil.


27 posted on 11/09/2009 3:52:36 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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To: TexasCajun

Seems he speaks with a forked tongue..


28 posted on 11/09/2009 4:16:20 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Always Right

“CAIR is right for once. I hope they continue to stand up against terrorism, and I hope it is not just empty words.”

Are you being sarcastic, or do you really think that CAIR “stands up against terrorism”?

You might want to read this:

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6176


29 posted on 11/09/2009 5:48:55 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (For those who have had to fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected shall never know.)
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To: mdittmar
It is real easy to throw Maj. Hassan under the bus after the fact.

30 posted on 11/09/2009 5:52:37 PM PST by Uri’el-2012 (Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
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To: Always Right
The leftists will protect them...and probably advised them they need to make the statement....

The war is upon us.... Every Freeper needs to read this book:

Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left (Paperback)

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An original look at those who want us to fail in the Middle East, both at home and abroad. The -- Davis Hanson, Author, Ripples of Battle

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I had long wondered why people on the Left had the propensity to speak more positively about people who would slit their throats than they do about their own country, which affords them more freedom and opportunity than anywhere else. David Horowitz has answered that question thoroughly and convincingly in his Unholy Alliance. Where I felt bewildered and confused, I now feel crystal clear. Unholy Alliance is such a great book.

It begins with the leftist movements at the beginning of the 20th Century, and works its way up to the present day, exploring the anti-American attitude of these movements in detail. Horowitz shows that the enemies of the US back then are largely the same group today, operating under the same misperceptions, making the same mistakes, and pursuing the same impossible utopia.

31 posted on 11/09/2009 10:55:18 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: mdittmar

CAIR Repudiates Praise for Fort Hood Shooter(The Council on American-Islamic Relations) (Wink Wink- Nod Nod)

There, fixed the headlines


32 posted on 11/10/2009 9:01:18 AM PST by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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