Note to CAIR: Your Islamism Is Showing

Can anything dent the high regard that many politicians, bureaucrats, and journalists have for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)? Despite mountains of evidence exposing the group’s Islamist leadership and agendas, elected officials still attend CAIR events, government entities still hire it to conduct training, and reporters still treat it as a “civil rights” organization. Perhaps the following underreported news items will inspire a few people to rethink their views.

For starters, the Investigative Project notes that Nihad Awad, CAIR’s executive director, offered some stunning comments during a recent “interfaith dialogue” hosted by Islam Online. Asked whether Muslims regret their support for George W. Bush in 2000, Awad stated:

The issue would have made for scintillating dinnertime conversation when Awad addressed a banquet that religious groups held for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week in New York. He and the visiting Iranian front man each shared his wisdom on the evening’s lofty topic: “the religious contribution to peace, justice, and integrity of creation.” At least Ahmadinejad’s attendance means that Awad was not the most ironic participant to discuss the matter.

Finally, CAIR must be quite vexed at Mohamed Habib, a senior leader in the Muslim Brotherhood, the radical Islamist movement that seeks to unite Muslims under a new caliphate and serves as the grandfather of multiple terrorist groups. During a revealing interview posted at Pajamas Media, Habib let the mask slip on CAIR’s ties to his organization: