CAIR has Geert Wilders in the crosshairs

Geert Wilders is ruffling a lot of leftist feathers while touring the United States. Last week the unindicted coconspirators called on Arizona Senator Jon Kyl to include a "balanced perspective" to the private screening of Geert Wilders 17 minute film, Fitna. CAIR-AZ Executive Director Ahmad Daniels, said “It seems that Senator Kyl is oblivious to the fact that there are Muslims in his own state who will take offense at this cheap anti-Islam publicity stunt designed to promote a person who is under indictment for inciting religious hatred, Geert Wilders is just one of many self-promoting Islamophobes traveling the world in search of attention for their hate-filled views. We ask that Americans of all faiths ignore Mr. Wilders, thereby depriving him of the attention he so desperately seeks. Wilders has the right to spew his hate, but he does not have the right to a taxpayer-funded platform in the United States Congress.” Unless of course, Senator Kyl invited a CAIR officer to add a balanced response.


Daniels added that, following a request by CAIR’s Los Angeles chapter, a California synagogue that screened a film claiming “confrontation between Islam and the Jews” capitulated to demands agreed to invite a Muslim representative who could offer a balancing perspective of interfaith understanding. Unlike B'nai Emet in Simi Valley, Temple Beth Sholom in Florida ignored CAIR’s suggestion to balance their presentation with an islamic viewpoint.


Senator Kyl ignored CAIR's offer and Thursdays screening went forward unmolested. Spokesman Ryan Patmintra said Senator Kyl agreed to facilitate the event because "all too often, people who have the courage to point out the dangers of militant Islamists find themselves vilified and endangered".


CAIR was all too happy to include this journalistic gem in their March 2nd agitate-the-ummah whine-o-gram. It seems the only adjectives used to describe groups or individuals meeting with Wilders are “islamophobe”, “far-right-wing” or “neoconservative”.


Geert Wilders tour is being touted by the left as “a highly-publicised trip to meet with politicians, promote his controversial film ‘Fitna’, and raise money for his legal defence back home”. (I didn't correct their spelling errors) This article is so slanted I find it difficult to believe it’s from a credible news agency. Then again, IPS is anything but neutral.

In January Wilders was charged with "incitement to hate and discrimination and insult of Islamic worshippers". Good thing I'm not posting from Eurabia, I'd surely be thrown in the joint. Pressure from numerous islamic groups forced the Appeal Court in Amsterdam to overturn an earlier decision by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office. "In a democratic system, hate speech is considered so serious that it is in the general interest to... draw a clear line," the court in Amsterdam said.

Wilders responded saying the judgement was an "attack on the freedom of expression". And "Participation in the public debate has become a dangerous activity. If you give your opinion, you risk being prosecuted. Who will stand up for our culture if I am silenced?"

CAIR and other islamic groups in America advocate free speech, with a caveat; the speech must be what they deem responsible. The koran, their prophet, culture and the ummah as a whole are off limits. Any critique of islam is considered an insult and hateful.

Welcome to dhimmitude….