BBC taken in by the Council on American Islamic Relations - Again!

From The BBC

I have posted about CAIR many times before.

One of the best sources on this organization is Daniel Pipes's CAIR: 'Moderate' friends of terror. Cori has a good post with additional links to demonstrate their links to terrorism. As does Frontpage.

I emailed the BBC the last time they were taken in by this terrorist linked organization but, alas, it seems to have had no effect.

This time, Jane Little, the BBC religious affairs correspondent, is taken in by this organization. Doesn't the BBC require their reporters to do any research on what they write about?

A leading Islamic advocacy group in the US has launched an online petition designed to dissociate Islam from the violent acts committed under its banner.


They are no such group; they are a terrorist linked organization! So how does one "dissociate Islam" from these violent acts and be associated with terrorism at the same time?

The Council on American Islamic Relations' petition, called "Not in my Name", follows the beheading in Iraq of a US hostage by a group said to be linked to Al Qaeda.

Notice how they have adopted the anti-War movements banner, "Not in my Name".

The move reflects a growing defensiveness among American Muslims who feel they are being forced to prove their patriotism.

No facts or figures to back this up, heh Jane?

The tone, bordering on exasperation, betrays the deep sense of unease among American Muslims who have increasingly felt alienated by what they feel is a "with us or against us" mood that has deepened after the beheading of US hostage Nicholas Berg.

Again, no facts, figures, or quote attributed to anyone.

Talk shows have revealed the pain and sometimes the ignorance of Americans who have associated the brutal execution with Islam.

Who, What, Where and When? Jane, did you even take Journalism 101? Jane, were you referring to Michelle Malkin's article about CAIR's attacks on talk radio?

The most recent target of CAIR's campaign to stifle critics of radical Islam is Boston-based radio talk show veteran Jay Severin. On April 23, CAIR issued a press release headlined: "Boston Radio Host Says Kill All Muslims; Islamic Civil Rights Group Calls for Host's Termination."

On April 25, the Boston Globe parroted the charges in a story that quoted CAIR spokeswoman Rabiah Ahmed accusing Severin of saying on his show, "I've got an idea, let's kill all Muslims."

Just one teensy problem with the story. It wasn't true. On April 27, the Globe was forced to publish a correction admitting that Severin never said "kill all Muslims." CAIR, however, has refused to admit the fabrication and continues to call for Severin's termination.

Or was it this attack from the same article, Jane?

In Washington, D.C., CAIR took aim at local talk show host and JewishWorldReview.com columnist Michael Graham for making an "implicit" call for violence against all Muslims and for advocating common-sense security profiling.

Singling Graham out for criticism, CAIR announced a new initiative "designed to counter anti-Muslim hate on radio talk shows" called "Hate Hurts America." Like Severin, Graham refused to be intimidated.

"What CAIR does is try to portray all criticism of all Muslims everywhere as bigotry," Graham responded. "They singled me out because I said on the air (and have said in print as well) that Islam is a uniquely dangerous religion, that the religion itself needs a reformation much like those experienced by Catholicism and Mormonism, and that the one distinguishing attribute of 'moderate' Muslims is their reluctance to publicly criticize the actions of the Islamo-fascist extremists who continue to spread terror.

Jane, you could use a few lessons in journalism from Michelle.

The council this month reported a dramatic rise in anti-Muslim incidents in America.

That is right, Jane, the council "reported" a dramatic rise. Jane did you even bother to try and find any other sources to back up or refute these figures? Did you even bother to ask CAIR what they considered "anti-Muslim incidents"?

And there is an anger among America's estimated 6-8m Muslims towards a Bush Administration many feel has ignored and betrayed their concerns.

Well Jane, surely if there is anger among 6-8m Muslims, you could find "someone" to quote or some "source", other than CAIR.

The BBC know full well CAIR's connections to terrorism; I have emailed them several times. Yet they continue to use CAIR as a source for articles on anti-Muslim feelings in the US.

What are the odds that Jane had to produce an article for her boss and she was having a bad hair day? So rather than talk to anyone or do any research she read an article on CAIR from the internet and wrote her article from bed.