For Immediate Release: February 22, 2010
Contact: Cindy Crenshaw, crenshawcindy@ymail.com
(Oklahoma City) A group of Oklahomans today called for the condemnation of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) after another CAIR leader was proven in court last week to have committed terrorist-related acts.
According to a Dallas network TV station's website (http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Dallas-Islamic-Leader-Deported-84809767.html), Nabil Sadoun, a former CAIR board member, was deported to his native Jordan last Friday.
In the deportation hearing, Judge Anthony Rogers of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, noted the U.S. government's voluminous motion to deport Sadoun, including alleged involvement with notorious terrorist organizations Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. The judge concluded Sadoun lied on government forms when he denied he was a member.
The judge also indicated there was evidence Sadoun contributed to the Richardson, Texas-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, which was the largest Islamic charity in the United States. Prosecutors convicted the group of funneling money to terrorist groups and several of its leaders were sent to prison. In the case, CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator.
"CAIR claims to be a civil rights group for Muslims, but CAIR's numerous documented associations with terrorists like Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood show CAIR's true intent," said Cindy Crenshaw, President of Oklahomans Against CAIR Hate (OACH).
Crenshaw, who herself lost both legs to a terrorist attack, added, "I hope all Oklahomans of all faiths, including the many loyal American Muslims in Oklahoma, will join me in condemning CAIR."
Last year, CAIR leaders, including Ghassan Elashi, founder of CAIR's Dallas chapter, were sentenced to prison for their role in the Holy Land Foundation case. CAIR maintains an Oklahoma chapter.
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