CAIR – The Truth Exposed by Rep. Sue Myrick and Chris Gaubatz

Recently, two important events have shown us the true nature of CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, despite that organization’s efforts to protect its secret workings.

First, Rep. Sue Myrick, together with others, held a press conference, in which they courageously and publicly called for a federal investigation of CAIR, which was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the case of the United States v. Holy Land Foundation et al. That case provided clear evidence of relationships between CAIR and its founders and the Palestinian Committee, a Hamas related group.

At the press conference, an internal CAIR memo was made public. The memo set forth one of CAIR’s goals: to place its own interns into the offices of strategically selected members of Congress. Specifically targeted were members of the Homeland Security, Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.

So here we have a Hamas-related group trying to infiltrate Congress. That threat to our national security certainly warrants an investigation. Weren’t these the same people who claimed the “Israel lobby” has too much influence?

We have long known that the founders of CAIR, Omar Ahmad and Nihad Awad, are former officials of the Islamic Association of Palestine, which has been described by Oliver Revell, a former FBI counterterrorism chief, as "a front organization for Hamas." The FBI has concluded that CAIR is Hamas affiliated and has suspended all formal contacts with CAIR.

But now, thanks to Chris Gaubatz, we know even more. Chris worked as a CAIR intern for six months and has gathered, and now exposed, a plethora of information on the inner workings of CAIR. His father, P. David Gaubetz, and Paul Sperry have just released a book, Muslim Mafia; Inside the Secret Underworld That’s Conspiring to Islamize America (WND Books).

The book exposes numerous deceptions put forth by CAIR. Despite its claims to be a purely American organization which raises funds domestically, CAIR raises a great deal of its funds from donors outside the country. Those funding sources include the ruler of Dubai ($978,000 in 2002), and over $600,000 from Saudi princes. “Gifts” such as these form a large bulk of CAIR’s funding. In 2002, less than three percent of its income came from membership dues. So much for CAIR’s claims of being “independent.”

Other members of Congress, such as Senators Charles Schumer and Barbara Boxer, have also had the courage to come forward to speak out against CAIR. Thanks to them, and people like Chris Gaubatz, the facts about CAIR’s radical origins and agenda are coming to light. Now that we know the truth, there is no excuse for dropping the ball. Let's get on with a federal investigation.