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Fifth Column
CAIR gets $50 Million from Saudis for media PR campaign
2006-09-04
HT to LGF
Speaking on his interaction with the US media, Ibrahim Cooper, spokesman for CAIR, said that his own feeling was that American journalists are receptive to issues affecting Muslims. For this reason, nearly all American newspapers, print or online, refrained from reproducing the caricature of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that were at the center of a controversy earlier this year. He said CAIR took advantage of the issue by distributing DVDs free of charge, bringing out a book on the Prophet, and launching an awareness campaign.

“All of this had a positive impact,” said Cooper.
Posted by:Frank G

#7  Now who could this minority fringe be?

Erm ... Sane Americans?

I know that this is rapidly becoming an oxymoron, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
[/Patriotic American]
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-04 23:34  

#6  the campaign is being orchestrated by a minority fringe element in the US seeking to drive a xenophobic wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Now who could this minority fringe be?
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-09-04 23:17  

#5  I've got to agree with Texas Redneck that all of our politicians are selling us out just as quickly as they can.

How dare you say that! Just cause the pols are letting our high-end jobs go to India & China, letting in illegal immigrants from Mexico to take our low-end jobs. And letting our 'friends' in Saudi Arabia plot our demise. Show some tolerance!
Posted by: DMFD   2006-09-04 18:27  

#4  How is it that our government persists in allowing Saudi wealth to finance the vanguard of an Islamist fifth column in America?

I've got to agree with Texas Redneck that all of our politicians are selling us out just as quickly as they can.

We need to make all of our elected representatives, save for the very few highest echalons, fly on commercial passenger jet airliners at all times. First class? No problem. Preferred boarding? Not an issue. In just as much danger as the rest of us poor buggers? YOU BETCHA!
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-04 16:38  

#3  the campaign is being orchestrated by a minority fringe element in the US seeking to drive a xenophobic wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Might not the hijackings, bombings, kidnappings and beheadings have something to do with driving a wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims? How about the "death to the infidels" and "I'm gonna to die for Allah" videos? Think that might wedge us just a little? Maybe you could go a little easy on the death penalty for leaving Mo's funhouse. That might help some. This whole dialogue and understanding is a two way street, you hypersensitive pr@ck.

Here we have a whole culture badly in need of looking in the mirror.
Posted by: Baba Tutu   2006-09-04 15:20  

#2  50M USD buys a lot of journalists, but zero blogs.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-09-04 12:31  

#1  Trust me. There is not enough money in the World to make you look good now.
Posted by: newc   2006-09-04 10:25  

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