Why We Can't Trust CAIR

Sure, CAIR drove through a fatwa against terror, sort of, I guess. But before getting too excited, ask yourself if this isn't what they're really all about:

ACLU Wants Investigation into FBI Lodi Terrorist Probe

Civil rights groups want records on the FBI's investigation into alleged terrorist activity in Lodi. They are concerned investigators have violated the rights of members of Lodi's Muslim community.

The groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Council on Islamic-American Relations, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, and the Japanese American Citizens League plan to file a Freedom of Information Act request to get records pertaining to the FBI's investigation into a possible al-Qaeda terrorist cell in Lodi.

The groups want to examine the policies and practices the FBI has used while questioning and detaining dozens of Muslims in the investigation.

Basim Elkarra of the Council on American-Islamic Relations detailed his group's complaints: "Threats of arrest or deportation used to coerce cooperation, unnecessary use of force, denial of medical treatment and constant FBI surveillance of regular mosque attendees."

The group says it has eight "verified" incidents of civil rights violations, including threats of deportation, humiliating two people in front of co-workers, threatening to charge people with jaywalking if they didn't cooperate, and not allowing attorneys to be present during questioning.

You are not against terror if you fight efforts to stop terrorism. Your much-ballyhooed fatwa is useless if you don't follow it. Here's what it says:

In the light of the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah we clearly and strongly state:

1. All acts of terrorism targeting civilians are haram (forbidden) in Islam.
2. It is haram for a Muslim to cooperate with any individual or group that is involved in any act of terrorism or violence.
3. It is the civic and religious duty of Muslims to cooperate with law enforcement authorities to protect the lives of all civilians.

Obviously, unless CAIR changes its walk, its talk is not worth the electrons the fatwa is written with.