Feds Don’t Move Against CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood, So Texas’ Abbott Does It Himself: After Years of Lies, Half-Truths, and Distortions, this is Extraordinarily Refreshing; Gov. Abbott Declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Groups; Abbott asks Texas Law Enforcement to Probe ‘sharia courts,’ CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood

Feds Don’t Move Against CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood, So Texas’ Abbott Does It Himself:

After years of lies, half-truths, and distortions, this is extraordinarily refreshing.

At last, someone has done what has needed to be done for a very long time: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) “foreign terrorist organizations.”

Abbott’s proclamation regarding these designations pulls no punches. The governor identifies the Muslim Brotherhood as a “transnational Islamist organization,” and notes that its founder, Hassan al-Banna, stated that “Jihad is an obligation from Allah on every Muslim and cannot be ignored nor evaded.” Just so we’re clear that we’re not talking about an interior struggle, the proclamation also points out that al-Banna defined jihad as “the fighting of the unbelievers, and involves all possible efforts that are necessary to dismantle the power of the enemies of Islam including beating them, plundering their wealth, destroying their places of worship and smashing their idols.”

After years of lies, half-truths, and distortions, this is extraordinarily refreshing. Back in 2011, Obama’s Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who later claimed that Hunter Biden’s notorious laptop was Russian disinformation, said just as fancifully: “The term ‘Muslim Brotherhood’… is an umbrella term for a variety of movements, in the case of Egypt, a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried Al Qaeda as a perversion of Islam.”

That was several years after it came to light that the Brotherhood was dedicated in its own words, according to a captured internal document, to “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house, so that it falls, and Allah’s religion reigns supreme over other religions.”

Nevertheless, the Obama administration continued to back the Brotherhood as a “moderate” alternative to open jihad groups. Abbott, in contrast, points out that the State Department has already labeled several Brotherhood branches as “Specifically Designated Global Terrorist Entities,” and that “activities of Muslim Brotherhood branches have similarly been limited or prohibited by the governments of Austria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in light of the Muslim Brotherhood engaging in terrorism or attempting to destabilize those countries.”

The situation is similar with CAIR. The organization’s ties to Hamas have been a matter of public record for years; nevertheless, its operatives have done a skillful job of mainstreaming it as a genuine defender of civil rights. In a story on Abbott’s proclamation, the far-left Guardian states petulantly, and misleadingly, that “a Washington-based Muslim civil rights organization that has operated chapters across the United States for decades and provides legal services to Muslim Americans facing discrimination. Cair has consistently rejected accusations of terrorist ties.” --->READ MORE HERE

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Gov. Abbott declares CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood terrorist groups:

Gov. Greg Abbott designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations Tuesday.

The declaration prohibits both groups from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and allows "increased enforcement" against both groups, the governor said.

"The Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR have long made their goals clear: to forcibly impose Sharia law and establish Islam's 'mastership of the world," Abbott said.

"The actions taken by the Muslim Brotherhood to support terrorism across the globe and subvert our laws through violence, intimidation, and harassment are unacceptable.”

Sharia broadly refers to teachings and traditions of the Islamic faith. The Muslim Brotherhood, an international Muslim movement, has advocated for the application of religious law in Muslim-majority countries.

While there's no evidence the movement has taken hold in the United States, it has nonetheless been the focus of criticism and controversy.

Among several things in Abbott’s proclamation letter, he cited accusations that CAIR was created as a “front group” for Hamas. There’s been little direct evidence of a link between CAIR and Hamas and the group denies those claims.

He also claimed CAIR has “repeatedly employed, affiliated with, and supported individuals promoting terrorism-related activities.”

CAIR’s website states the group was established to challenge stereotypes about Islam and Muslims. Most of its work focuses on civil rights and anti-defamation.

"Although we are flattered by Greg Abbott's obsession with our civil rights organization, his publicity stunt masquerading as a proclamation has no basis in fact or law,” a CAIR spokesperson wrote in a statement. “By defaming a prominent American Muslim institution with debunked conspiracy theories and made-up quotes, Mr. Abbott has once again shown that his top priority is advancing anti-Muslim bigotry, not serving the people of Texas.” --->READ MORE HERE

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