"Muslim" orgs - 1 week behind mainstream press
Yesterday, CAIR and MPAC finally issued statements raising concerns about the use and role of informants in the Newburgh 4 "plot."
Apparently they are still "considering" suspending outreach relations with the FBI.
CAIR "questioned" (that'll scare em!) the FBI's tactics, and cited mainstream press articles from the past week. How is a national self-proclaimed civil rights organization one week behind MAINSTREAM press in speaking out about the bogus nature of this case? How does such an organization stay silent about such cases, then decides to speak out about use of informants and threatening to cut off relations on April 1, then applauds the FBI for busting a terror case on May 21, and then raises "questions" about the same case on May 26? How many times will this cycle be repeated over?
MPAC, on the other hand, decides to send a letter (gasp!), to the FBI (gasp!), about the FBI!
The above points raise two interesting questions:
1. How is it that mainstream press knows sooner and more (we'll leave aside the issue of backbone on speaking out) about the role of the informants that Muslim "civil rights" organizations? What does this indicate about the level of communication and presence of these orgs within grassroots communities? How is it that mainstream media interviewed the Imam and community members of the masjids, yet these orgs either did not contact them, or did not issue their statements on that basis?
2. How is it that these orgs are quick to speak out on issues of "hate crimes" or incident perpetrated by isolated civilians, and for the most part insignificant (in damage to the community), but stutter in speaking out about racist targeting perpetrated by the state and its apparatus? (see above link for backbone issue)
For the record, ISNA too issued a "condemnation" of the plot and "commend[ed] the FBI" for busting the plot on May 21.

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