Cair Asks Rep. King to Drop Witness Linked to Massacre Group

U.S. Newswire › February 23, 2011

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Walid Phares is 'former official' of group implicated in 1982 massacre of Palestinians

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Rep. Peter King (R-NY) to drop a witness from upcoming congressional hearings on Muslim "radicalization" because he is a "former official" of a group implicated in the 1982 massacre of civilian men, women and children at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Lebanon.

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Cair Asks Rep. King to Drop Witness Linked to Massacre Group

CAIR said the witness, Walid Phares, is named in an article highlighted on the website of the House Committee on Homeland Security that King chairs and which will ...

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