At this page on the NEIN website is a report about a lawsuit against CAIR Canada:
Complaint: “CAIR and CAIR-Canada have, since their inception, been part of the criminal conspiracy of radical Islamic terrorism.”
5 January 2005– The family of a former FBI counterterrorism official killed in the 9/11 attacks has filed suit against a Canadian Muslim lobby group, alleging it has “aided, abetted and materially sponsored” terrorism.
The Council on American Islamic Relations Canada (CAIR-CAN) was added as a defendant last week to a US$1-trillion lawsuit filed by relatives of John P. O’Neill, who died in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. “CAIR and CAIR-Canada have, since their inception, been part of the criminal conspiracy of radical Islamic terrorism,” says the amended complaint filed in U.S. District Court in New York December 30th, 2004.
The complaint claims that *CAIR* and *CAIR*-CAN have “actively sought to hamper government anti-terrorism efforts” by spreading propaganda against police and intelligence agencies, and by levelling false accusations of slander against commentators and media outlets.
“Their goal is to create as much self-doubt, hesitation, fear and name-calling, and litigation within police departments and intelligence agencies as possible so as to render such authorities ineffective in pursuing international and domestic terrorist entities.” The suit contains only allegations that have not been proven in court. A CAIR-CAN spokesman said yesterday the group had not yet been served with the suit and did not want to comment until the group’s lawyers and board had examined it.
The Canadian branches of three other non-profit groups are also named in the suit — Benevolence International Canada, World Muslim League and International Islamic Relief Organization. The suit accuses them of negligence and wrongful death, alleging they were part of a network of groups, companies and individuals that supported al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden prior to 9/11.
“What we’ve alleged is a global conspiracy to aid al-Qaeda which ultimately led to the tragedy of September 11,” said Jerry Goldman, one of the lawyers representing the O’Neills. CAIR-CAN says on its Web site its mission is to “educate Canadians and empower Canadian Muslims” through media relations, anti-discrimination and political advocacy. It often complains about the treatment and depiction of Muslims in Canada, and says counter-terrorism measures unfairly target Muslims. It is one of several groups lobbying to abolish the process used by Canada to deport suspected terrorists.
The New York lawsuit is one of many filed since the Sept. 11, 2001,attacks that ask U.S. courts to find that al-Qaeda has been supported by a wide network of international groups that should be held accountable. The suit claims that CAIR and CAIR-CAN use “psychological warfare” and disinformation on behalf of Islamic extremists. “They are the intellectual ’shock troops’ of Islamic terrorism. In the years and months leading up to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, these organizations were very effective in helping to ensure that North American law enforcement and intelligence officials were sufficiently deaf, dumb and blind to help pave the way for the attacks on the United States. “The role played by these entities is an absolutely essential part of the mix of forces arrayed against the United States as they help soften-up targeted countries so as to facilitate and enhance the likelihood for a successful attack.”
Mr. O’Neill led the FBI’s counter-terrorism division and was a bin Laden expert. After retiring, he headed security for the WTC for less than two weeks before 9/11. He directed rescue efforts from the North Tower, but returned to the South Tower after the second plane hit and was killed when the building collapsed. Source: National Post
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