CAIR Still Targeting WMAL Radio

Michael Graham's stand-in Geoff Metcalf (whom CAIR calls Graham's "replacement," though Graham has stated that the final decision by WMAL has not been made) has offended the religion of peace by telling the truth about a particular tenet of Islam. Have a look at this, from Sixth Column, quoting an action alert from CAIR:

"(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/3/05) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on a Washington, D.C., radio station to address the incitement of anti-Muslim hatred caused by its talk show hosts. CAIR issued that call after a replacement for a talk show host suspended for anti-Islam remarks made similarly Islamophobic comments.

"On Friday, July 29, WMAL-AM replacement host Geoff Metcalf stated: 'And by the way, let me just add a sidebar here that's significant, and everybody forgets this, but according to the Quran, believers in Islam are not required to tell infidels, and that's us, the truth. So they apparently have permission to lie when it is appropriate.' Most callers to the program expressed similar hostility to Muslims and to the faith of Islam...."

The sponsors whom CAIR is contacting are also listed at the above link. Hmmm....Do I feel an email attack coming on?

Perhaps Daniel Pipes's article about CAIR and its connections to terrorism is a good item to forward to these sponsors.

Sixth Column also has posted the following information, some of which is quoted from other sources:

"...Islamic terrorists have their own terms: taqiyya (pronounced tark-e-ya): precautionary dissimulation or deception and keeping one's convictions secret and a synonymous term, kitman: mental reservation and dissimulation or concealment of malevolent intentions...

“Taqiyya and kitman or ‘holy hypocrisy’ has been diffused throughout Arabic culture for over fourteen hundred years since it was developed by Shiites as a means of defence and concealment of beliefs against Sunni unbelievers. As the Prophet said: "he who keeps secrets shall soon attain his objectives.’

"The skilful use of taqiyya and kitman was often a matter of life and death against enemies; it is also a matter of life and death to many contemporary Islamic terrorists. As so often in the history of Islam, a theological doctrine became operational....

“Taqiyya is common to both Shiite and Sunni Muslim discourse and has significant implications for understanding Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist operations. The theory and practice of counter terrorism would be counterproductive, indeed pointless, and even harmful, without reference to taqiyya [precautionary dissimulation or deception and keeping one's convictions secret] and kitman [mental reservation and dissimulation or concealment of malevolent intentions] and the crucial role of deception ranging from Islamic jurisprudence to Al Qaeda training manuals, which carry detailed instructions on the use of deception by terrorists in Western target countries.

“According to Christian ethics lying is a sin; In Islamic jurisprudence and theology, the use of taqiyya against the unbelievers is regarded as a virtue and a religious duty...."

Lying to unbelievers is a virtue and a religious duty? Do WMAL Radio and its sponsors understand what taqiyya means? Do Americans in general understand what taqiyya means? Geoff Metcalf alluded to taqiyya, and now CAIR wants him silenced.

Earlier today, when I posted words from Michael Graham's website, I said that I could rest. I was wrong. There is no rest in this war.

I have one final question. Are any other media having similar issues with CAIR?

And I'm getting a little CAIR-phobic myself.

Note: Thank you, Cubed, for alerting me to this development. No rest for the weary, huh?