The FBI has long ago distanced itself from CAIR, Council on American Islamic Relations, but apparently the Attorney General has no problem with CAIR. He is scheduled to give a keynote speech on November 19th before a Michigan group that counts CAIR among its membership.
The FBI cut contact with the group CAIR after the attacks on 9/11 put Islamic groups under a microscope and it was found that CAIR had links to the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas came out of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Josh Gerstein, writing for Politico, reports:
A spokeswoman for ALPACT confirmed that CAIR is a member of the coalition.
“CAIR has been involved for a while,” said Chandra McMillion, community development facilitator for ALPACT. “CAIR is listed as an official member.”
The executive director of CAIR’s Michigan chapter, Dawud Walid, also confirmed its involvement with ALPACT. “It’s really nothing controversial. We’ve been part of this organization for years,” he said. “We meet every month and included with us is the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI.”
Walid said he is a regular at ALPACT meetings—including one held Friday at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit. “A lot of people are there: the NAACP, the ACLU, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee…the National Lawyers’ Guild,” he said.
Perhaps Eric Holder should re-think his plans to speak before this group, particularly in light of recent events in Texas. America is just a little sensitive to Jihadists and those that support them like CAIR.
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