hey CAIR--pardon me, but there's a plank in your eye...

Seems the good folks at CAIR have taken Murtha's lead, and are also playing judge, jury and executioner:

CAIR Calls on Rumsfeld to Resign Over Iraq Massacre
U.S. Marines allegedly (then why the word "massacre" in the headline?--ed) killed 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/31/06) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over reports that U.S. Marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians last November in the city of Haditha.

Survivors say American troops shot the men, women and children after a bombing killed a Marine on November 19. Media reports indicate that murder charges may be brought against some of the Marines involved in the incident.

SEE: Bush Is Troubled by Haditha Reports http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/31/world/middleeast/31cnd-bush.html

In its statement, CAIR said:

"Throughout history, leaders of military forces have accepted ultimate responsibility for the actions of those under their command. Given the seemingly unending stream of blunders, abuses and unjustified killings on Secretary Rumsfeld's watch, it is time for him to demonstrate in concrete terms that with power, comes accountability.

Funny.... somehow I don't see any calls from CAIR for the Hamas government to step down from the Palestinian Leadership, even though the Covenant of the Hamas states:

On the Destruction of Israel:

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'Israel will exist and  will  continue  to  exist  until  Islam

will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it.'

(Preamble)

And...

'The Day of Judgment will not come about until Moslems fight

Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and

trees,  and  the rocks and trees will cry out: 'O Moslem, there

is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.' (Article 7)

And...

'The enemies have  been  scheming  for  a  long  time  ...

and  have accumulated huge and influential material wealth.

With  their  money, they took control of the world media...

With their money they stirred revolutions in various parts

of the globe... They  stood  behind  the French  Revolution,

the  Communist  Revolution  and  most   of   the revolutions

we hear about... With  their  money  they  formed  secret

organizations - such as the Freemasons, Rotary Clubs and the

Lions  - which are spreading around the world, in order to

destroy  societies and carry out Zionist interests... They

stood behind World War I  ...and formed the League of Nations

through which they  could  rule  the world. They were behind

World War II (Yeah, I'm sure that the Jews in Dachau and 

Treblinka were especially guilty--ed), through which  they

made  huge financial gains... There is no war going  on

anywhere  without  them having their finger in it.' (Article 22)

Ahh yes... such "loving, peaceful" words. But no condemnation by CAIR for Hamas' wish to kill all Israelis? CAIR's stated objective on its website:

...(CAIR's) 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.

Word to CAIR: You may want to start by removing the plank in your own eye.


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