PuffHost defenders of imam mislead .

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'Ground Zero Mosque' Imam Helped FBI With Counterterrorism Efforts Sam Stein HuffPost
****From the headline, one might expect to learn that the imam helped expose terrorists and avert potential terrorism. Nothing could be further from the truth. All the imam's efforts are directed at...non-Muslims.**** In March 2003, federal officials were being criticized for disrespecting the rights of Arab-Americans in their efforts to crack down on domestic security threats in the post-9/11 environment. Hoping to calm the growing tempers, FBI officials in New York hosted a forum on ways to deal with Muslim and Arab-Americans without exacerbating social tensions. The bureau wanted to provide agents with "a clear picture," said Kevin Donovan, director of the FBI's New York office.
Brought in to speak that morning -- at the office building located just blocks from Ground Zero -- was one of the city's most respected Muslim voices: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. The imam offered what was for him a familiar sermon to those in attendance. "Islamic extremism for the majority of Muslims is an oxymoron," he said. "It is a fundamental contradiction in terms."... ****One wonders how one got to be a "...respected Muslim voice." Perhaps one with a big constituency of ...Muslims. Just going on Sam Stein's quote, what assurance is that soundbite. It is likely an oxymoron since for a majority of Muslims there is no limits to how extreme one's Islamicism can be. Rather more non-committal than the PuffHost is claiming. ****