"The Bush Administration has sought to undo 20 years of legal protections by searching personal electronics without probable cause," said Caroline Fredrickson, director of the legislative office of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Read MoreAs we give Erick Stakelbeck the benefit of doubt that he has been trying to write objectively, there are some unfair attacks, accusations and ill quotes from a Jewish woman whom we doubt represents necessarily the Jewish community, who intended to launch a character assignation against Imam Elahi who sincerely sat down with CBN correspondent to clarify the airs of misinformation about Islam and the Muslim community!
Read More"CAAO members are appalled that, while the international community has condemned the Israeli actions and called for a cessation of its criminal behavior, our own government is not only supporting the killing of hundreds of civilians, but it is also encouraging the systematic destruction of two blooming democracies in the Middle East," said Osama Siblani, head of media relations for CAAO. "U.S. officials also do not seem to care that tens of thousands of the civilians under attack by Israel are U.S. citizens currently visiting Lebanon on vacation."
Read MoreThe Israeli attacks on during the busiest tourism season of the year have lead Muslim groups in and around to call press conferences and demonstrations to address the violence in the region and its effects on the local community.
Read MoreA press release distributed by CAIR-Michigan at the event stated, "the individuals were not Muslims, and noted, "They are a group that has blended Christianity with Islam as evident from statements that they study the Bible. We ask media outlets not to refer to the individuals as Muslims."
Nevertheless, once the news of the sting operation came out, the mainstream media did exactly that, surmising that the individuals were Muslims because they reportedly gave respect to Osama Bin Laden.
Read MoreImam Mohammad Ali Elahi, Islamic House of Wisdom, said, "Why is it that some people, no matter what, try to make Islam and Muslim community a target? That should be a serious question for our nation."
Read MoreMany exiled Shiite leaders in the U.S. are becoming increasingly pointed in their criticism of the Bush administration's handling of the war as conditions in Iraq deteriorate. Echoing the complaints of Shiite leaders inside Iraq, the critics accuse the U.S. of failing to provide security or basic services to ordinary Iraqis and of trying to appease Sunni Muslim militants in Iraq by forcing the country's Shiite leadership to make political concessions.
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