Illinois Undersheriff apologizes to CAIR for ‘fake Mosque’ terror drill
comment by Jerry Gordon
We knew it was too good to be true. When we posted the story about an Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System drill using a fake ‘mosque’ for a security drill to free ‘hostages’ that appeared in PipeLineNews.org we noted the complaints by the Chicago area CAIR director.
Now, it turns out that the Undersheriff responsible for planning this realistic exercise ‘apologized’ to CAIR Chicago area executive director, Rehab.
Note the following Orwellian exchange Montgomery County Undersheriff Rick Robbins and CAIR’s Rehab.
CAIR said the drill wrongly stereotyped Islamic houses of worship as security threats.
“I apologize for the message that was received by many. After reviewing statements made regarding the use of the word ‘mosque,’ I understand the misuse of the word,” Undersheriff Rick Robbins told the Hillsboro Journal-News in a story published Thursday.
Robbins also spoke by phone with Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR’s Chicago chapter.
Rehab thanked the sheriff’s office for its prompt response.
“The whole point of objecting was never to really grill someone or demonize them. It was really meant to educate the agency and the person on the issue of religious bias and how to avoid it,” Rehab said.
So, let’s see. We can’t use the words, Jihad, Jihadist and now Mosque when we refer to Islamists in Amerabia, hmmm!
by Andrea Reavy, Staff writer, The State Journal Register, May 10, 2008
IRVING — A Montgomery County sheriff’s official has apologized for making a fake mosque the focus of an emergency preparedness drill.
On Friday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations thanked Undersheriff Rick Robbins for his apology.
Robbins helped plan the May 1 exercise in Irving, which designated a recovery center as “Irving Mosque,” where suspected terrorists had set off explosives, taken hostages and released nerve gas. Nearly 30 government agencies participated in the drill.
CAIR said the drill wrongly stereotyped Islamic houses of worship as security threats.
“I apologize for the message that was received by many. After reviewing statements made regarding the use of the word ‘mosque,’ I understand the misuse of the word,” Undersheriff Rick Robbins told the Hillsboro Journal-News in a story published Thursday.
Robbins also spoke by phone with Ahmed Rehab, executive director of CAIR’s Chicago chapter.
Robbins declined to comment further Friday.
Rehab thanked the sheriff’s office for its prompt response.
“The whole point of objecting was never to really grill someone or demonize them. It was really meant to educate the agency and the person on the issue of religious bias and how to avoid it,” Rehab said.
May 10th, 2008 at 4:47 • opinion • news • ILEAS • 'fake Mosque terrorist exercise • apology to CAIR • 0 Comments •
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