Four Republicans (most notably Representative Sue Myrick of North Carolina) are calling for investigations into the histories and character of several Muslim interns claiming them to be part of some sort of top-secret Cobra Command-esque plot to get spies on the inside of the United States government. The masterminds aren’t Destro, Cobra Commander, and Storm Shadow though, rather, one man named Ibrahim Hooper (Wait, there’s no “death” in his name! He must have a call-sign with more evilness…) who heads an organization called “The Council on American-Islamic Relations” (CAIR), the group accused of “planting” the “spies”. So what does this type of sh*t lead to? Death threats. Or, at least, implied “figure of speech” death threats. As a direct result of Mrs. Myrick ‘n cronies’ stupidity, Hooper received a fax saying he’ll be “hanged for treason” and that he’s a “Muslim Neanderthal”. Yikes. House Dems and civil-liberties groups have since jumped into CAIR’s corner calling the attacks a form of bigotry. According to the Washington Times (note: they’re moderately Conservative), CAIR was labeled by the Justice Department as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the trial of the Holy Land Organization, which was the group convicted of funding Hamas (Remember that whole Lebanon thingy??). True or not, Cobra Command could learn some things from the plot CAIR has attempted to hatch, or has BEEN ACCUSED of attempting to hatch. They’re official mission statement: “CAIR’s vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding. CAIR’s mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.” You be the judge.
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