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Republican Fred Thompson has done something good (Hat tip: Hot Air). Interesting that he's doing it on the same network that fired Michael Graham at CAIR's behest two years ago. But good that they've respected Fred's right to do so.

For years, CAIR has claimed to represent millions of American Muslims. In fact, they claim to represent more Muslim in American than … there are in America. This has alarmed Americans in general as the group often seems to be more aligned with our enemies than us — which isn’t surprising as it spun off from a group funded by Hamas. As you know, Hamas has been waging a terrorist war against Israel and calls for its total destruction. It also promises to see America destroyed. Nowadays, Hamas is busy murdering its Palestinian political rivals.

Even with this history, and CAIR’s conspicuous failure to condemn Hamas by name, it has been treated as if represents Muslim Americans by our own government. The good news is that the financial support CAIR claims to have among American Muslims is a myth. We know this because The Washington Times got hold of the group’s IRS tax records.

CAIR’s dues-paying membership has shrunk 90 percent since 9/11 — from 29,000 in 2000 to only 1,700 last year. CAIR’s annual income from dues plunged from $733,000 to $59,000. Clearly, America’s Muslims are not supporting this group — and I’m happy to hear about it.

And I'm happy to learn what Fred said. He's doing the right thing. The more criticism boldly and fearlessly given to CAIR, the easier it'll be to punish them for their crimes.

See also these videos of Thompson in London at the Britain and America blog (Hat tip: One Jerusalem).

Labels: islam, war on terror