Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Republicans Call for CAIR Investigations

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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a U.S. non-profit Muslim activist group associated with Islamist terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, is reeling under new allegations of highly suspect activity.

In a big presser Reps. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), John Shadegg (R-Ariz.), Paul Broun (R-Ga.) and Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) yesterday asked federal officials to investigate the actions and non-profit status of the controversial group. The allegations are based on work done by veteran federal investigator and counter-terrorism specialist Paul David Gaubatz. The information was obtained during a six-month undercover sting investigation and 12,000 pages of documentation including CAIR internal memos and emails.

“It’s frightening to think that an organization with clear-cut ties to terrorism could have a hand in influencing policy -- especially national security policy -- within our government,” ... “The investigations that we’re asking for are simple, and I’m hopeful that they will bring to light any and all information regarding the goals of CAIR.”

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