The former chairman of CAIR, Dr. Parvez Ahmed, was nominated by a committee of the City of Jacksonville, Florida for a seat on their Human Rights Commission. At the meeting, ACT for America strongly objected to the nomination in a 20 page report.
...Randy McDaniel, ACT's Jacksonville chapter director says Ahmed has "a checkered past."
Ahmed served as both the Florida chairman and national chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group widely criticized for sympathizing with terror groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
Ahmed was also criticized for a 2008 speech he gave, arguing the U.S. government should treat groups like Hamas and Hezbollah as part of the political process towards peace.
Council member Clay Yarborough was the lone vote against Ahmed's nomination, asking the University of North Florida professor if he would defend the U.S. Constitution. Ahmed replied, "yes, of course."
CAIR is an outgrowth of the Islamic supremacist Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America which has been firmly established in court documents.
Mayor John Peyton nominated Ahmed for the council.
In an article found in A Common Dream in 2004 Parvez claimed; "a search of past newspaper articles shows that terrorism, militancy or extremism by a Muslim is frequently linked to his faith". I guess he was making a case that all this is just an illusion of our imagination or the media's drive for sensationalism.
Islam is linked to terrorists because they tell us it's their faith that guides them to do what they do (we aren't making this up). These acts are often backed up by a number of Muslim clerics and their related fatwas.
The full Jacksonville City Council will vote on this nomination next Tuesday.
Update 4/21/10: According to WND: "The group remains under criminal investigation by the FBI, which has cut off all formal ties to it despite its high political profile. A federal grand jury in Washington is actively hearing evidence against CAIR."
Update 4/23/10: Opposition Group Demands Apology From City Leaders
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