Clay Yarborough, a Jacksonville, Florida council member issued a statement at last night's council meeting giving his reasons why he would not vote to approve ex-CAIR chair Parvez Ahmed to the Human Rights Commission (Ahmed was approved in a 13/6 vote). His statement was republished in the Jacksonville Observer.
I responded in a comment which was not approved by the Jacksonville Observer so I added it below for your review:
Mr. Yarborough, it was brave of you to stand up for the truth. Recently, the FBI responded to questions by the Edmond Sun in Oklahoma about CAIR:
In What’s the Truth About CAIR, the FBI stated on March 6, 2010:
“CAIR has been advised of the reasons behind our suspension of formal partnership,” the FBI stated. “These reasons include the fact that CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in United States v. Holy Land Foundation and CAIR’s failure to answer our questions about a connection between their executives and Hamas. Until these questions are answered, the FBI does not consider CAIR an appropriate partner for formal liaison activities.”
CAIR also has a long history of standing with terrorists or their supporters, such as convicted terror supporter Sami Al Arian, a former Florida professor. Their action alert issued on March 19, 2008, asked for others to write letters in support of Al-Arian. CAIR participated in an April 15, 2008 press conference calling forAl-Arian's release. In fact, Ahmed, the man just approved to Jacksonville's Human Rights Council, co-wrote an opinion piece claiming Al-Arian was a political prisoner of the U.S. government!
Ahmed’s approval to the Human Rights Commission is a big stain on the City of Jacksonville because of his long-standing association with CAIR, which was formed by the Islamic supremacist Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas infrastructure in America.
I applaud your brave and honest stand.
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