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Council on American-Islamic Relations
CAIR: Sen. Specter Cancels Speech at Anti-Islam Event
June 6th, 2009
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) has canceled a scheduled appearance at an "anti-Islam" conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by a right-wing think tank headed by Daniel Pipes, who is regarded by many Muslims as one of the nation's leading Islamophobes. CAIR reports that Specter, who was to give the opening address at the conference, cited a "scheduling conflict" for his decision to withdraw from the event. As late as today, media schedules listed Specter as a speaker at the conference. The false premise of the conference, called "Libel Lawfare: Silencing Criticism of Radical Islam," is that...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-06-06)
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