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 LadyPredator rated 15 months ago - (CNSNews.com) - The Young America's Foundation (YAF) is being threatened with legal action for including Robert Spencer, the author of several books on terrorism and Islam, in its line-up of speakers this week in Washington, D.C.
Spencer is scheduled to speak Thursday afternoon at George Wash...
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- LadyPredator rated 15 months ago
- (CNSNews.com) - The Young America's Foundation (YAF) is being threatened with legal action for including Robert Spencer, the author of several books on terrorism and Islam, in its line-up of speakers this week in Washington, D.C.
Spencer is scheduled to speak Thursday afternoon at George Washington University as part of YAF's 29th National Conservative Student Conference. His topic is entitled The Truth About the Council on American Islamic Relations. This same organization, CAIR, is demanding that YAF either withdraw its invitation to Spencer or take alternative steps to prevent any false remarks from being made.
A letter from Joseph Sandler, an attorney representing CAIR, addressed to YAF President Ron Robinson, calls upon YAF officials to make a decision before close of business Wednesday, Aug. 1. Jason Mattera, a YAF spokesman, told Cybercast News Service the decision was made to defy CAIR and its demand that Spencer's talk be cancelled.
We will not be intimidated by radical Islamic thugs, Mattera said. Not only will we let Robert Spencer speak, but we will invite even more people to hear him. We are not going to fluctuate the conference just to suit their demands.
The letter from the CAIR attorney describes Spencer as a well-known purveyor of hatred and bigotry against Muslims who has a history of false and defamatory statements.
Attorney Sandler vigorously defends CAIR in his letter and claims the organization has taken a principled position against terrorism and extremism. He also claims Spencer has in the past falsely accused CAIR of activity that would constitute a federal criminal offense.
In response to the letter, Spencer asked readers to make note of the non-specificity of charges. CAIR cannot be specific, Spencer argued, because he has not said anything inaccurate about CAIR, or Islam or Jihad.
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