In a first of its kind lawsuit, CAIR (Council on
America-Islamic Relations) attorneys are representing the so-called
“Flying Imams” in suing both US Airways and passengers. The suit stems
from an incident that occurred on a US Airways’ flight in November 2006,
from Minneapolis to Arizona, on which six Islamic Imams were reported to
have stood up on the plane and prayed loudly, took seats that were not
assigned to them (reminiscent of the 9/11 hijackers’ locations) and
requested seatbelt extensions (which can be used as weapons) when they
were neither required nor justified. They are also reported to have made
anti-American and pro-Saddam Hussein and Osama bin-Laden comments. The
actions of the Imams were not only overtly menacing but, seemed designed
to instill fear amongst their fellow passengers. Several passengers,
including at least one who speaks and understands the Arabic language,
reported the Imams’ behaviors to flight attendants. The Imams were,
subsequently, removed from the flight.
On
Monday, CAIR attorneys filed a “Civil Rights Complaint for Declaratory,
Injunctive and Monetary Relief” lawsuit in federal court against US
Airways, Inc., John Does (the passengers who reported the Imams behaviors)
and the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The suit also alleges
“Defendants had no legitimate non-discriminatory reason to justify their
treatment of Plaintiffs; rather, Defendants based their actions on
Plaintiffs’ race, religion, color, ethnicity, alienage, ancestry, and/or
national origin.” Note: CAIR and the Flying Imams appear to be
asserting that Muslims, in general, have the right (above all others) to
do anything and everything they wish on any and all airline flights. Might
that also include the rights to wear ski masks, carry weapons and actually
hijack planes? Not yet but, the future is unknown. The verbiage in the
suit filed by CAIR strongly suggests that Muslims should not only be
allowed to exhibit threatening behaviors to others but, that passengers
should be prohibited from reporting any of these behaviors—to anyone. If
they do, they will be sued by CAIR or some other Islamic organization. In
other words, if Muslims stand up on planes shouting their prayers, make
threatening comments against the US and voice their support of Islamic
terrorists, the other passengers must remain silent and airline employees
may not stop them. Is CAIR advising us that we must make (or already have
made) preparations to die if Muslims are on our flights? Are Muslims now
to be granted “rights” not granted to non-Muslims? One has to wonder how
long it will be until the ACLU (CAIR’s partner on multiple other lawsuits)
enters this fray and demands that terrorist activities be allowed—as they
are actually free speech. Then again, maybe it’s already working on it.
No
doubt CAIR is already shopping for a US judge who is friendly to Islam.
Some Clinton or Carter appointee, perhaps? Included with the other
inanities in the filed lawsuit is: “Defendants, with the intent to cause
harm to plaintiffs’ reputation, maliciously, recklessly and without regard
to their privacy and integrity, defamed and made false reports against
Plaintiffs to justify their illegal action.” In a post-9/11 world (with
due consideration given to all of the other worldwide Islamic bombings and
terrorist attacks in myriad other countries), it is neither malicious nor
reckless to take notice of and stop threatening behaviors aboard an
airline flight. And suffice it to say, the reports made about the Imams
were not false. If the Imams truly wanted to preserve their “privacy and
integrity” they should not have infringed upon the same privacy and
integrity of the other passengers. But, that is precisely what they are
reported to have done.
This
latest CAIR lawsuit is merely another attempt to place Islam above the law
and to bully non-Muslims and the “politically correct” crowd into
acquiescing to their demands. If any US court agrees to this bogus and
frivolous suit, it will be another huge step in the Islamization of
America and another nail in the coffin for the USA. And it certainly seems
that this “discrimination” lawsuit was carefully strategized from well
before the first Flying Imam set foot on that now famous US Airways’
flight.
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References:
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258367,00.html
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http://www.cair.com/pdf/usairwayscomplaint.pdf
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