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Alan W. Dowd is a Senior Fellow with the American Security Council Foundation, where he writes on the full range of topics relating to national defense, foreign policy and international security. Dowd’s commentaries and essays have appeared in Policy Review, Parameters, Military Officer, The American Legion Magazine, The Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, The Claremont Review of Books, World Politics Review, The Wall Street Journal Europe, The Jerusalem Post, The Financial Times Deutschland, The Washington Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Examiner, The Detroit News, The Sacramento Bee, The Vancouver Sun, The National Post, The Landing Zone, Current, The World & I, The American Enterprise, Fraser Forum, American Outlook, The American and the online editions of Weekly Standard, National Review and American Interest. Beyond his work in opinion journalism, Dowd has served as an adjunct professor and university lecturer; congressional aide; and administrator, researcher and writer at leading think tanks, including the Hudson Institute, Sagamore Institute and Fraser Institute. An award-winning writer, Dowd has been interviewed by Fox News Channel, Cox News Service, The Washington Times, The National Post, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and numerous radio programs across North America. In addition, his work has been quoted by and/or reprinted in The Guardian, CBS News, BBC News and the Council on Foreign Relations. Dowd holds degrees from Butler University and Indiana University. Follow him at twitter.com/alanwdowd.

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Scott Tilley is a Senior Fellow at the American Security Council Foundation, where he writes the “Technical Power” column, focusing on the societal and national security implications of advanced technology in cybersecurity, space, and foreign relations.

He is an emeritus professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. Previously, he was with the University of California, Riverside, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute, and IBM. His research and teaching were in the areas of computer science, software & systems engineering, educational technology, the design of communication, and business information systems.

He is president and founder of the Center for Technology & Society, president and co-founder of Big Data Florida, past president of INCOSE Space Coast, and a Space Coast Writers’ Guild Fellow.

He has authored over 150 academic papers and has published 28 books (technical and non-technical), most recently Systems Analysis & Design (Cengage, 2020), SPACE (Anthology Alliance, 2019), and Technical Justice (CTS Press, 2019). He wrote the “Technology Today” column for FLORIDA TODAY from 2010 to 2018.

He is a popular public speaker, having delivered numerous keynote presentations and “Tech Talks” for a general audience. Recent examples include the role of big data in the space program, a four-part series on machine learning, and a four-part series on fake news.

He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Victoria (1995).

Contact him at stilley@cts.today.

Cancel CAIR

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Written by Laurence F Sanford, Senior Analyst ASCF

Categories: ASCF Articles

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February 19, 2024 - by ASCF Sr. Analyst, Laurence Sanford

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The White House in December 2023 quietly canceled the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) membership in its “National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism” program due to CAIR’s Executive Director, Nihad Awad, a Palestinian-American, saying he was “happy” about the October 7 Hamas massacre and genocide of Jews.

Why the White House would include CAIR in its strategy to educate religious communities about hate incidents is a topic for another day.

After the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack by Hamas against Israel, CAIR helped rally 100,000 Muslims and supporters in Washington, D.C., to condemn Israel’s retaliation. Multiple rally speakers called for the destruction of Israel. The rally was followed by protestors marching on the White House and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters. Protestors also defaced federal property with red paint to symbolize Gazan blood shed by Israeli military operations. No known charges have been filed against the lawbreakers.

CAIR was spawned in 1994 as a Muslim Brotherhood (MB) satellite organization. According to the FBI, CAIR was launched as a secret front organization to support Hamas with funding help from the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). CAIR’s founders and leaders have links to antisemitic Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

In 2014, the United Arab Emirates designated CAIR as a terrorist organization.

Lori Saroya, a female Muslim CAIR employee from 2006 to 2018, was sued in 2021 by CAIR for defamation. Saroya had charged CAIR with:

● Sexual harassment and culture of misogyny

● Religious discrimination

● Working with the Muslim Brotherhood

● Acting as an unregistered foreign agent

● Working to replace the U.S. Constitution with Sharia Law.

CAIR dropped the lawsuit after the court asked it to provide proof that Saroya’s statements were false. In 2023, Saroya filed a lawsuit against CAIR for injury to her reputation and emotional distress.

Action:

Petition your state to follow the example of Florida’s House of Representatives, which recently passed House Resolution 1209. It encourages all state and local government agencies in Florida to "suspend contact and outreach activities" with CAIR, citing the group's extensive history of terror connections and anti-Jewish bigotry. Introduced by State Rep. Randy Fine (R-Palm Bay), it passed 98-15.

To read Mr. Sanford's full article become a member of the ASCF for less than $10 monthly. Join the Peace Through Strength campaign today!//

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