Another Anti-CAIR Blogburst.
On 23 September, the executive director,
Hussam Ayloush and
the staff attorney, Ameena Qazi, of the Council on American-Islamic
Relations
Greater Los Angeles Area Chapter (CAIR-LA), wrote an unsigned letter to
Dr.
Stephen Choi of the Irvine, California City Council. (Edited
copy of letter below)
In the letter, Dr. Choi, an incumbent for office, was accused of referring to CAIR as a “dangerous Islamic organization”.
From the letter:
of Commerce Meet the Candidates forum, you made an on-the-record statement describing
the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a “dangerous Islamic organization.”
Please be aware that such an epithet is not only insulting and false, but is also tantamount
to public defamation.”
“Public defamation”
is a strong accusation; under civil laws
it is actionable.
However, the law provides for a defense
against an
accusation of “public defamation”; the truth.
The truth is an absolute defense against an
accusation of “public
defamation” and CAIR knows this to be fact as demonstrated when CAIR
chose not
to defend their “honor” in the lawsuit they filed against
Is CAIR a “dangerous Islamic organization”?
Consider the following facts
regarding CAIR:
-
- CAIR was founded by Islamic terrorists.
- CAIR has proven
links to terrorists and terrorist-supporting
groups and nations.
- CAIR seeks to overthrow Constitutional government and replace it with an Islamist theocracy.
These facts are irrefutable; when CAIR sued Andrew Whitehead
for making these accusations (and others), CAIR eventually asked
the court to dismiss the accusations rather than submit the case to a
jury.
Adding further insult in their letter to Dr. Choi, CAIR closed with:
1) Issue a written statement apologizing for the defamatory remark;
2) Meet with CAIR representatives to discuss our work and how we can
work together to dispel myths associated with the Muslim community.
that is unfounded and offensive.”
CAIR’s call for a public apology, considering
CAIR’s proven
history, is an insult to every American who knows the truth about
CAIR
and
CAIR’s associations
with Islamic terrorism.
CAIR’s call for a meeting with Dr. Choi is curious; given CAIR’s close association with Islamic terrorists, why would Dr. Choi want to sully his reputation by meeting with an organization that defends terrorists?
Keep mind that CAIR has fewer
than 2000 dues-paying members
and that CAIR represents less than one-tenth of one-per cent of
American
Muslims and one readily concludes that CAIR not only does
not represent Islam
in America, but that the great majority of Muslims in America have
turned their
backs on CAIR.
What does it say about CAIR when the great majority of American Muslims do not support them?
There is no evidence that Dr. Choi has ever
made any
reference to any religion or ethnic community; including the Muslim
faith/community.
Dr. Choi’s only “offense” was to mention that a candidate for public office is an associate of CAIR and that CAIR is known to be dangerous. Dr. Choi was castigated for telling the truth; nothing more, nothing less.
During the forum previously mentioned, Dr. Choi was verbally attacked by six people as being “anti-Muslim” or “anti-certain religion”; however; the facts show that Dr. Choi has previously appointed persons from the Middle East to city commissions. When queried if the persons he appointed from the Middle East were Muslim or not, his answer was that he didn’t know as he didn’t ask them. There is no evidence that Dr. Choi is anti-Muslim.
CAIR has asked Dr. Choi for an apology and a
meeting. Why would Dr. Choi apologize for telling
the truth
about CAIR, and why would he, as a public official, want to meet
with a group
that was not only founded
by terrorists, but that represents radical
Islam in
North America?
If there is
any apologizing to do, it is CAIR who should be apologizing to Dr. Choi
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