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CAIR’s Chairman Larry Shaw; Useful Idiot or Co-conspirator?

Another Anti-CAIR blogburst.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has recently elected State Senator Larry Shaw as the organizations new chairman. Is Senator Shaw a “useful idiot” or a co-conspirator in CAIR plans for converting North America into an Islamist dictatorship?

In an article in the News & Observer (North Carolina), Shaw appears to be a low-key chairman; as Shaw puts it, “I fly beneath the radar…that suits my style”.

CAIR often describes itself as the nation’s “leading Muslim civil rights advocacy group” despite the fact that CAIR represents fewer than one-tenth of one percent of North American Muslims and is arguably the leading pro-Islamist terrorist supporting front group in North America. The exposure of CAIR's connections to the Hamas terrorist group are portrayed by CAIR as being "Islamophobia" led by a small group of critics. 

As to the truth of CAIR’s complicity in the Holy Land trial, Shaw has stated that CAIR rejects the accusation and “his first order of business will be to clear the group’s name”. Shaw never acknowledges court wiretap evidence presented by the FBI in which CAIR founders Awad and Ahmad pledge and plot in support of Hamas, and Shaw goes on to dismiss justified reservations about CAIR saying, “It’s straight out of the playbook they use for all the civil rights groups…this is nothing new…if they had anything, they would have acted on it and shut us down.”

The United States government has tied CAIR to Hamas and has refused to back down to CAIR’s demands that it be removed from a list of co-conspirators.  Still fuming, CAIR, under the guise of a new "coalition" of dubious Islamist Muslim groups called the "American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections" (AMT), has now sought to intimidate the FBI with a threat of suspending "outreach" programs of several Muslim groups if the FBI does not re-open it's doors to CAIR.

Shaw, much like Nihad Awad and Ibrahim Hooper, compares CAIR to civil rights groups led by men such as Martin Luther King (MLK). This is both disingenuous and a false comparison. MLK fought for equality of opportunity based on the content of a man’s character; CAIR fights for Islamic supremacy based on the religious fanaticism of the ideology of political Islam; an Islamist cult that, to this day, advocates for the imposition of Sharia law world-wide.

Shaw is portrayed as having a “fine personality” and is a person who does not back Muslims “reflexively” and who is “willing to criticize dictatorial countries as well as Hamas’ practice of firing rockets into Israel”.

A clue to Shaw’s election to CAIR Chairman is revealed:

“…some have suggested that Shaw was chosen to lead CAIR precisely because
he can soften its sometimes combative image.”>

Khalilah Sabra, director of the local chapter of Muslim American Society’s Freedom Foundation, says of Shaw: “Shaw’s role with CAIR is to give them a balanced perspective…he can mentor them on how to transcend certain cultural predispositions”.

A balanced perspective?

Consider, CAIR shamelessly supports Hamas, Islamist terrorism and terrorists. How do you “balance perspective” with a clear record of defending pure, unadulterated, religious evil committed in the name of a false, hateful “god”?

Shaw says of being a Muslim in the United States, “Not everybody’s cut out for this…(adding that being a Muslim can be)…radioactive”.

Really?  Can Shaw point to any credible anti-Islamic conspiracy in North America? 

Neither can CAIR. Simply because none exist.

What Shaw can point out is that there are many groups,Anti-CAIR among them, who stand opposed to what Larry Shaw has chosen to represent; political Islam in the form of a terrorist supporting front group created for Hamas. By dismissing irrefutable FBI evidence and parroting CAIR's denials of it's terrorist origins, we tend to believe that Larry Shaw is a “useful idiot” in that he clearly does not understand what he has gotten himself into.If he does understand, he has gone far beyond being a simple co-conspirator.

Beware.  The new “softer side” of CAIR is among us ...

Norwegian Art Exhibit offends Muslims

Another art exhibit is sent running for dhimmitude. From Jihad Watch (emphasis not mine).

At the Telemark county library in Ulefoss, an exhibition was promptly subjected to damage and the library asked the artists to remove it. It is now being shown in Porsgrunn.

The exhibition "Det er ikke forbudt å tenke" ("It's not forbidden to think") was assembled at Porsgrunn library yesterday. In a series of 12 graphic images the artist, Ahmed Mashhouri, picked out the most controversial quotes from the Quran.

"My aim is not to insult anybody and their faith. It's to get a better understanding of the laws found in the Quran. These laws perhaps fit better in the old days, but today they just seem inhuman. I hope that my works will be a wake-up for my dear coreligionists," he says.

Mashhouri and his wife worked for human rights in Iran. They sought asylum in Norway and now live in Skien. The images were prepared in Norway and translated to Norwegian from Persian and English.

"In discussions people love to hear that such thing aren't found in the Quran. We want to show that they actually do," says Mashhouri.

When before Christmas the couple turned to the Telemark library in Ulefoss, they were invited to come.

On December 9th, the exhibit was assembled, but not many hours passed before there was a racket and two-three Muslim women attacked his images. Afterward he was contacted by the library and asked to remove the exhibition.

"I was disappointed, because I thought I was came to a country with freedom," says Mashhouri.

Library head Lillian Nilssen says that they wanted to prevent trouble. "It became quite unpleasant. They almost attacked each other," she says.

Asked if this wasn't a form of censorship, the library head replied: "No, we couldn't risk that the pictures would be destroyed and the police would perhaps have to be called in. We're a small community. Since it would just have hung for two days, we asked him to remove it a day earlier."

The exhibition isn't mostly meant for Norwegians and Mashhouri doesn't hope racist Norwegians will profit from his opinions.

"I want to show Muslims that there are negative things in the Koran too. I don't wish to hurt anybody and here and there it's necessary, temporarily, to advance. If just one begins to thinks, then it's worth it," says Mashhouri.

The images are posted on islamgraph.blogspot.com and Mashhouri wants people to have a discussion there.

Ahmed Mashhouri teaches in an introduction program for refugees in Skien. His class was invited to the exhibition in Porsgrunn and the images engendered strong feelings. A heated, but civilized, debate started up.

"I'm insulted. Is it necessary to create blasphemy and hate in this way? One must be careful with art," thinks Abdulkadir Mohammed. He responded in particular to an image of Koran verses written alongside a woman's bare breast.

Moustafa F. Jasim denies that images and quotes represent Islam.

"This was taken out of context. And the Quran was written many centuries ago. I don't like extreme Islam. We must accept each other. After the debate about hijab in the police we need peace. We are all brothers," he says.

They asked for an apology from the artist, but didn't get it. Mashhouri was happy the images caused debate.

"None of the sentences are mine. They're from the Quran. There are many different Muslims in the world, but people like Osama bin Laden use these sentences," he says.

Before the exhibition the class spoke of freedom of speech and its practice in Norway.

Source: Vardan 1, 2 (Norwegian), h/t HRS

Dubai bans nudity, dancing and holding hands

Add holding hands in public to the list of things that offend Muslims.

Playing loud music, dancing, nudity, kissing and even holding hands in public is considered inapproppriate behaviour under new guidelines laid down by the authorities of Dubai, reports say. Arabic-language daily Al Emarat Al-Youm said the Dubai Executive Council had urged residents of Dubai, where foreigners make up more than 80 per cent of the population, to respect the customs of the Muslim majority country and avoid inappropriate behaviour.

The rules, which apply to all public places, include a ban on all forms of nudity, playing music loudly and dancing, exchange of kisses between men and women -- and even on unmarried couples holding hands.

Any breach of the guidelines, by nationals or expatriates, carries a possible prison penalty, the paper said. Read on.

Australian Sheik Vadalizes Own Mosque

Hat tip, JW.

Australian Sheik Taj al-Din al-Hilali, of "uncovered meat" infamy, has been caught vandalizing by the security camera of his own mosque. He then calls the cops and files a false claim against someone else. 

Yeah... trick camera, that's the ticket!

Obama's Special Olympics Bowling Gaffe

The smooth as sandpaper tongue of our President strikes again, or was it a gutterball?

Thanks to Hot Air, we can compare and contrast.

If you want a reminder of how often these things happen when the teleprompter is off, check out Obama's No Change and No Hope, or Barak Obama Gaffes.

Medal of Honoree Isaiah Mays Finally Honored

I caught this on the local news channel, and couldn't wait to post it. Here's the video.

Isaiah Mays (February 16, 1858 – May 2, 1925) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Mays received the highest military honor for Gallantry in the fight between Paymaster Wham's escort and robbers. Mays walked and crawled 2 miles to a ranch for help

 Mays joined the Army from Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and by May 11, 1889 was serving as a Corporal in Company B of the 24th Infantry Regiment. On that day, he was involved with an engagement with robbers in Arizona. The next year, on February 19, 1890, Mays was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the engagement. Mays died at age 67 and was buried in the Arizona State Hospital Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona.




For over eighty years, Mays has been buried in an unmarked grave at a state hospital pauper's cemetery. It wasn't until 2001 that Mays was given a granite Medal of Honor marker.

Today, The Old Guard Riders and the Missing in America Project are moving his remains to be properly honored at Arlington National Cemetery.

A very long mistake is being righted.

ProPiganda: Drawing the Line against Jihad Available Now

A collection of Bosch Fawsin's blogwork, ProPiganda is now available.

My 'remastered' blog collection is now available. It's square-bound, 9 x 11, 128 pages, 75 color pages, the rest black & white for $20. The images and essays have been edited for print, so you'll be seeing new and improved versions of many of them in the book. This blog was meant to be a way to get myself out there while working on The Infidel, so the majority of these images are exclusive, though a few of them may end up as individual covers of the series.

My blog posting will be sporadic from hereon as I am on a deadline to begin releasing The Infidel in serial form beginning this summer. I'll be around to give and take with blog visitors and I'll be posting story images every so often. Thanks for the support, everyone, here's to a big 2009. 

Order your signed copy by clicking here.

Happy St Patrick's day

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!

Translation: St. Patrick's Day blessing upon you!

History of St Patrick.

Everyone knows Danny Boy and McNamera's Band, but there are a lot of great traditional bands out there that deserve your attention. So, in honor of the patron saint of Ireland, here's some videos of my favorite Irish bands. (Reposted from last year.)

The Tossers - No Loot, No Booze, No Fun

The Tossers are from Chicago, but there's no mistaking the traditional influence in their songs.

The Pogues - Streams Of Whiskey

I love The Pogues, and had the pleasure of seeing them live last year. The original name of the band was Pogue Mahone, which means "Kiss my A** in Irish, heh.

Flogging Molly - What's Left of the Flag

FM pushes the traditional sound to the limit with a fast tempo and electric guitar, good fun.

The Chieftains - The Dublin Reels

The Chieftains are the most famous Irish folk band and have preformed with numerous stars of every imaginable style. This video features some step dancers.

Sinead O'Connor & the Chieftains- The Foggy Dew

Rock star Sinead O'Connor sings beautifully in this rendition of the traditional classic.

Dropkick Murphys / Good Rats - Amazing Grace

The hard rockin' blue collar Murphy's from Boston play a funny song about rats breaking into a brewery, and finish up with Amazing Grace, complete with bagpipes.

Clancy Brothers & The Dubliners-Finnegan's Wake

A old traditional pub favorite with subtitles so there's no missing the hilarious lyrics.

Have fun, be safe.

Angel is wearing the green.

Obama Plans to Charge Troops for Battle Wounds

After passing the largest spending bill in history, Obama cuts costs by stabbing the troops in the back. Unbelievable.

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases.

"It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. "He says he is looking to generate $540-million by this method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed obligations that would be compromised by it."

The Commander, clearly angered as he emerged from the session said, "This reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate ' to care for him who shall have borne the battle' given that the United States government sent members of the armed forces into harm's way, and not private insurance companies. I say again that The American Legion does not and will not support any plan that seeks to bill a veteran for treatment of a service connected disability at the very agency that was created to treat the unique need of America's veterans!"

Commander Rehbein was among a group of senior officials from veterans service organizations joining the President, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and Steven Kosiak, the overseer of defense spending at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The group's early afternoon conversation at The White House was precipitated by a letter of protest presented to the President earlier this month. The letter, co-signed by Commander Rehbein and the heads of ten colleague organizations, read, in part, " There is simply no logical explanation for billing a veteran's personal insurance for care that the VA has a responsibility to provide. While we understand the fiscal difficulties this country faces right now, placing the burden of those fiscal problems on the men and women who have already sacrificed a great deal for this country is unconscionable."

Indeed.

Commander Rehbein reiterated points made last week in testimony to both House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. It was stated then that The American Legion believes that the reimbursement plan would be inconsistent with the mandate that VA treat service-connected injuries and disabilities given that the United States government sends members of the armed forces into harm's way, and not private insurance companies. The proposed requirement for these companies to reimburse the VA would not only be unfair, says the Legion, but would have an adverse impact on service-connected disabled veterans and their families. The Legion argues that, depending on the severity of the medical conditions involved, maximum insurance coverage limits could be reached through treatment of the veteran's condition alone. That would leave the rest of the family without health care benefits. The Legion also points out that many health insurance companies require deductibles to be paid before any benefits are covered. Additionally, the Legion is concerned that private insurance premiums would be elevated to cover service-connected disabled veterans and their families, especially if the veterans are self-employed or employed in small businesses unable to negotiate more favorable across-the-board insurance policy pricing. The American Legion also believes that some employers, especially small businesses, would be reluctant to hire veterans with service-connected disabilities due to the negative impact their employment might have on obtaining and financing company health care benefits.

"I got the distinct impression that the only hope of this plan not being enacted," said Commander Rehbein, "is for an alternative plan to be developed that would generate the desired $540-million in revenue. The American Legion has long advocated for Medicare reimbursement to VA for the treatment of veterans. This, we believe, would more easily meet the President's financial goal. We will present that idea in an anticipated conference call with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel in the near future.

"I only hope the administration will really listen to us then. This matter has far more serious ramifications than the President is imagining," concluded the Commander.

US: Neo-Nazi had Dirty Bomb Components

When you think terrorist and dirty bomb, you don't generally think of white millionaires. But James G. Cummings was a neo-Nazi who allegedly wanted to stop the Obama inauguration.

BANGOR, Maine — In the wake of revelations that a Belfast man had a stash of potentially hazardous materials at his home when he was killed last December, state Public Safety Commissioner Anne Jordan stressed Wednesday that at no time was the public at risk.

Jordan did confirm that a number of materials were taken from the home of James G. Cummings on the night of Dec. 9, and that the FBI was contacted.

“A [hazardous materials] team from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was called to the home the night of the homicide to remove a number of items from inside the home,” the commissioner said in a statement Wednesday. “An assessment that night by members of the hazmat team indicated the home was safe for State Police detectives to enter and conduct their investigation after the materials had been removed. In addition, detectives felt it was appropriate that the FBI be contacted.”

Police have identified Cummings’ wife, Amber Cummings, as the person who shot him, although she has not yet been charged. While the homicide investigation remains open and active, Jordan said, she deferred any comment about the materials investigation to the FBI.

“I can’t confirm or deny an investigation,” John Donnelly, a regional spokesman for the bureau, said Wednesday. “As of this morning, in consideration of the state’s open homicide investigation, we’re making no comment.”

The Bangor Daily News reported Wednesday that Cummings’ name was listed in an FBI intelligence alert that surfaced recently on the Web site of WikiLeaks, an organization that posts leaked documents.

The document featuring Cummings is attributed to the FBI but appears under a series of alerts that were logged by the Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center in Washington, D.C. It states, in part, that on Dec. 9, 2008, “radiological dispersal device components and literature, and radioactive materials, were discovered at the Maine residence of an identified deceased [person] James Cummings.” Cummings was killed the morning of Dec. 9. It also referenced that Cummings had literature on how to build a so-called dirty bomb.

A spokeswoman for the Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center who asked not to be identified confirmed Wednesday that the report that was leaked online was authentic, but she downplayed its substance. “That’s a document that was pulled a month ago when the investigation was still ongoing,” she said. “We’ve since determined that there is nothing to it.” The D.C.-based threat center is one of 60 “fusion centers” throughout the country that were created in the aftermath of Sept. 11.

“Essentially, they were created to bring law enforcement officials and the private sector together to share information and prevent terrorist attacks,” the spokeswoman said.

Maine has its own fusion center, but the reason Cummings ended up on the D.C. center’s radar is because his threats had the potential to affect the presidential inauguration, the woman said.

“The information that leaked was for public safety officials, not for the public,” she said. “And the fact is, it was put out before the investigation was completed.”

No additional documents have surfaced online that reference Cummings. The threat center spokeswoman said she’s in the process of having the current document removed from WikiLeaks, one of the sites that posted it.

The document indicated that Cummings had quantities of hydrogen peroxide, uranium, thorium, lithium metal, thermite, aluminum powder, beryllium, boron, black iron oxide and magnesium ribbon. Cummings also reportedly had literature on how to build dirty bombs and information about cesium-137, strontium-90 and cobalt-60, additional radioactive materials, although he did not actually have those materials.

A spokesman for Gov. John Baldacci’s office declined to comment on the case involving Cummings other than to refer to the statement from the Department of Public Safety. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation also have declined comment. Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have deferred all questions to the FBI.

While the FBI and the Washington, D.C., threat center declined to talk specifically about any of the materials found at Cummings’ home, Public Safety Commissioner Jordan said she was satisfied with the result.

“I’ve been told by federal officials that the items seized could be purchased legally and that there was not sufficient quantity or quality to pose an immediate threat or hazard to the health and safety of the public,” she said.

The spokeswoman for the D.C. threat center said, from her perspective, the materials linked to Cummings were not indicative of a terrorist network but rather a lone, disturbed individual.

Let's hope that Cummings' plot did die with him.