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I am the first to say we have some geat Muslim, peace loving people around the world and they suffer because there are extremists in their midst.
Today there is a story about 6 Muslim men removed from a plane.
First and foremost, CAIR should stay the hell out of it, any association with CAIR seems to simply give people MORE reason to suspect anyone that CAIR becomes involved with.
My reasoning here? CAIR is known to have terror ties.
Since its founding in 1994, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its employees have combined, conspired, and agreed with third parties, including, but not limited to, the Islamic Association for Palestine (“IAP”), the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (“HLF”), the Global Relief Foundation (“GRF”), and foreign nationals hostile to the interests of the United States, to provide material support to known terrorist organizations, to advance the Hamas agenda, and to propagate radical Islam. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, and certain of its officers, directors, and employees, have acted in support of, and in furtherance of, this conspiracy.
Senior CAIR employee Randall Todd Royer, a/k/a “Ismail” Royer, pled guilty and was sentenced to twenty years in prison for participating in a network of militant jihadists centered in Northern Virginia. He admitted to aiding and abetting three persons who sought training in a terrorist camp in Pakistan for the purpose of waging jihad against American troops in Afghanistan. Royer’s illegal actions occurred while he was employed with CAIR.
CAIR's Director of Community Relations, Bassem Khafagi , was arrested by the United States due to his ties with a terror-financing front group. Khafagi pled guilty to charges of visa and bank fraud, and agreed to be deported to Egypt. Khafagi’s illegal actions occurred while he was employed by CAIR.
On December 18, 2002, Ghassan Elashi, founding board member of CAIR-Texas, a founder of the Holy Land Foundation, and a brother-in-law of Musa Abu Marzook , was arrested by the United States and charged with, among other things, making false statements on export declarations, dealing in the property of a designated terrorist organization, conspiracy and money laundering. Ghassan Elashi committed his crimes while working at CAIR, and was found Guilty.
CAIR Board Member Imam Siraj Wahaj, an un-indicted co-conspirator in the first World Trade Center bombing, has called for replacing the American government with an Islamic caliphate, and warned that America will crumble unless it accepts Islam.
Consistent with Hamas ideology, CAIR has served as a conduit for the distribution of materials and funds from foreign nationals to groups and institutions within the United States for the purpose of promoting radical Islam and Hamas ideology, and attacked Islamic clerics and scholars who reject radical Islam and the Hamas agenda.
I have good reason to say what I did about CAIR.
Next, although I do feel bad for Muslims that want nothing more than to practice their religion in a peaceful manner.... I ALSO cannot blame the people on the plane, nor the airline for being overly cautious.
Today, another story came out (Hat Tip to Atlas Shrugs for this link), Plot to Bomb Passenger Plane in Germany uncovered.
A report in Die Welt newspaper to be published on Tuesday said the intended target was a plane operated by the Israeli airline El Al from Frankfurt airport.
Then we have the major london terror plot from August that was targeted against planes coming to the USA.
Police in London say they have thwarted a major terrorist plot intended to blow up planes, reportedly over the Atlantic while flying to the U.S. Twenty-one suspects are in custody, after a series of arrests overnight.
U.S. counterterrorism officials say United, American and Continental Airlines were targets of the plot, described by a top British police official as "intended to be mass murder on an unimaginable scale."
We also have the man in Detroit that was found to have almost $80,000 and information about nuclear plants and suitcase bombs. A federal judge has just ordered that this man stay locked up.
A federal judge overturned a lower ruling Monday and ordered detention for a man stopped at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with articles about nuclear plants and suitcase bombs and the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman ruled Sisayehiticha Dinssa, 34, was both a flight risk and a danger to the community. He overturned a ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen, who earlier on Monday ordered Dinssa released under strict supervision.
After 9/11, people have no choice but to be weary and to report ANY and ALL people they believe to be a threat, even if they are wrong. In this case, I would have to think it is better to err on the side of caution.
AsI have been posting for the last two days on, there are Islamic extremists with one goal and that is to kill as many Americans or Jews as they can. They are spoon fed hatred for us from the time they were children and this IS what they have been taught is there mission.
It is clear from what they consider to be their best success, 9/11, that this is a method they wish to attack us again. For those that cannot understand our "touchiness" about our airplanes, the hell with you.
More from Atlas Shrugs here and Breitbart here.
It also seems that al-Qaeda is sending a message to the Democrats, according to Strata-Sphere.