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Report Says FBI Has Broken Ties With CAIR

By Howard M. Friedman

Fox News reported on Jan. 30 that the FBI has largely severed its ties with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). The FBI had been using CAIR as a liaison to the Muslim community. CAIR has given training sessions on Islam for FBI agents. The reversal in FBI policy came after revelation of ties between high CAIR officials and the Holy Land Foundation whose officials were convicted in December of sending $12.4 million of charitable funds to Hamas. (See prior posting.) Fox News last week reported that Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf has written the FBI asking whether the Fox report is accurate, and if it is, how the FBI plans to notify members of Congress of its decision. (Full text of letter.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 10, 2009 (boomark / email).