When the terrorists approve of what you are doing...you're doing something
wrong.
 
B

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To:  Beowulf 
Subject: FW:CAIR- Action: Thank Obama for Ordering Gitmo Closed / CAIR
Commends Obama's Choice for Mideast Envoy



CAIR thanking Obama, their new ally in the White House.

 

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CAIR ACTION ALERT #565

Action: Thank Obama for Order to Close Guantanamo Prisons 

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/22/09) - CAIR is calling on American Muslims and others
concerned with maintaining our nation's ethical standards to thank President
Obama for signing an executive order today to close down the prison camp at
Guantanamo Bay within a year.

That order was one of three the President signed today. Another formally
bans torture by U.S. interrogators, and the third establishes an interagency
task force to set policies for the "apprehension, detention, trial, transfer
or release of detainees."

SEE: A Look at Obama's Latest Executive Orders
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=lbxjUHBmmb5bC_jkJH31-Q..>  (AP)
SEE ALSO: Obama Signs Executive Order to Close Guantanamo
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=Qwc9OC6KljlMHsLrwWpbSA..> Bay (CNN)

Obama's executive orders today follow a statement from his inaugural address
in which he said: "As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice
between our safety and our ideals."

SEE: CAIR Welcomes Obama
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=PxucxbYkYZ9xHPH76kwYcA..> 's 'Encouraging'
Statement to Muslim World 

"We are pleased to see President Obama following through with his promises
to end some of the shameful practices that have harmed our nation's moral
authority in the world in recent years," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad
Awad. "These executive orders are an important first step to restoring the
rule of law and aligning our security policies with traditional American
values."

Awad noted that CAIR has urged for years that the prisons at Guantanamo be
shut down. 

SEE: CAIR Renews Call to Close Gitmo Prison Camp
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=2AYwpuXRnuXz6RxjlCmjXg..>  (6/11/2006)
SEE: CAIR Capitol Hill Panel Calls for Gitmo Closure
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=t4fALk9vzyyAz-v_S24vXA..>  (6/27/2006)

ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be polite and respectful.)

1. THANK PRESIDENT OBAMA for taking decisive action to close the prison
camps at Guantanamo Bay, to ban torture as an interrogation technique and to
establish policies for the ethical treatment of detainees.

White House Comment Line: 202-456-1111, Fax: 202-456-2461, E-Mail:
[email protected], [email protected]

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CAIR Commends Obama's Choice for Middle East Envoy

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/22/09) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR) today commended President Obama on his choice of former senator
George Mitchell as special envoy to the Middle East. 

Considered a "diplomatic heavyweight," Mitchell is perhaps best known for
negotiating a cease-fire and power-sharing agreements between warring
Catholic and Protestant factions in Northern Ireland in the late 1990s.

Mitchell is also known for authoring a 2001 report on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict that was applauded for its balance and became
the basis for later peace initiatives.

SEE: Mitchell Will Make a Seasoned Mideast Envoy
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=mM_tKEG7CQBTvl04BApi2Q..>  (CNN)

In remarks today after naming Mitchell, President Obama outlined his vision
to "actively and aggressively seek a lasting peace" between Israelis and
Palestinians. Of the recent assault on Gaza, he said: 

"I was deeply concerned by the loss of Palestinian and Israeli life in
recent days, and by the substantial suffering and humanitarian needs in
Gaza.

"Our hearts go out to Palestinian civilians who are in need of immediate
food, clean water and basic medical care, and who have faced suffocating
poverty for far too long."

SEE: Obama Lays Out Vision for Middle East Peace
<http://crm.cair.com/site/R?i=5T-LNHdChegktgl-1g3dDw..>  (AFP)

CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 35 offices and
chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the
understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower
American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual
understanding.

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CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787
or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: [email protected]; CAIR Communications Coordinator
Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, 202-341-4171, E-Mail: [email protected]

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