”...CAIR itself has been accused as having ties to the terrorist-labled group Hamas, according to Kyle Shideler, director of the Counter-Islamist Grid, an initiative of the Middle East Forum (MEF), which identifies and tracks domestic Islamist groups. Shideler says CAIR was identified by the FBI as a front organization created to support Hamas in the media, according to testimony during the 2008 Holy Land Foundation trial. (FBI: CAIR is a Front Group, and Holy Land Foundation tapped Hamas Clerics for Fundraisers, Dallas Morning News, Oct, 2008).”