CAIR Cites Counterterrorism Blog in HLF Legal Filing

By Jeffrey Imm

In the case of United States versus Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), et al, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) clearly doesn't like it when the Counterterrorism Blog and the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) is presenting the news on this subject.

In an Amicus Curiae brief by CAIR to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, CAIR complains about the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) postings on the Counterterrorism Blog with news in regards to the HLF case and CAIR.

In CAIR's Amicus Curiae brief, CAIR apparently believes that it can protect its first amendment rights by silencing the Counterterrorism Blog and other organizations reporting the news. Unfortunately, it does not understand that the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution applies to all Americans, even those that CAIR does not agree with or does not like.

In CAIR's Amicus Curiae brief, on page 36, CAIR states that "the list of unindicted coconspirators has spread and gained notoriety through non-mainstream media, as well, including various 'anti-terrorism' weblogs. These weblogs are often extremely biased and inaccurate in their reporting, leading to even more severe damage to the reputation of the unindicted coconspirators. "

In CAIR's Amicus Curiae brief on pages 36 and 37, CAIR gives the Counterterrorism Blog as an example of "extremely biased and inaccurate" "anti-terrorism weblogs":

"See.... HLF Trial Update, Counterterrorismblog.org (June 29, 2007) (writing that “prosecutors have recently named [CAIR] and [ISNA] as Muslim Brotherhood front groups in addition to unindicted co-conspirators” and attaching the unindicted co-conspirator list to the article)"

The specific CTB blog posting by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) that CAIR objects to is:
HLF Trial Update: Muslim Brotherhood on the Witness Stand. See for yourself.

The Counterterrorism Blog will continue to report the news, regardless of how much it displeases CAIR.

For more news stories on the HLF and CAIR by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT), that the CAIR does not want you to read, see the following IPT postings on the Counterterrorism Blog:

HAMAS Propaganda Discovered In Offices Of HLF Beneficiaries
HLF Trial Update: 2nd Israeli Witness Takes the Stand
CAIR: Youngest Member of Hamas Family Tree
Terrorism Trial Continues in Dallas
Cross examination of FBI agent begins in HLF trial
CAIR identified by the FBI as part of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestine Committee
War is Deception
HAMAS Underground
CAIR Executive Director Placed at HAMAS Meeting
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Military Work in the U.S.
Buried Videos Surface in HLF Trial
Buried Videos and Documents in Backyard of Co-Conspirator Show HAMAS Links
Counterterrorism Blog Expert, Matthew Levitt, Takes the Stand in Dallas HAMAS Trial
Criminal Trial Begins for US Charity Accused of Funneling Money to HAMAS
Holy Land Foundation Trial Opens in Dallas
HLF Trial Update: Muslim Brotherhood on the Witness Stand

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