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Arab-American comedian ] poked fun at the book, writing on October 14, 2009, in '']'', that "a 'Muslim Mafia' does sound cool on some level. Americans love mafia shows, so this 'Muslim Mafia' could inspire the first show on US TV to star Muslims. Or maybe I like the term 'Muslim Mafia' so much because my father is Muslim and my Mom is Sicilian. With this pedigree, I'm a shoe-in for a top position in the 'Muslim Mafia.'"<ref></ref> Arab-American comedian ] poked fun at the book, writing on October 14, 2009, in '']'', that "a 'Muslim Mafia' does sound cool on some level. Americans love mafia shows, so this 'Muslim Mafia' could inspire the first show on US TV to star Muslims. Or maybe I like the term 'Muslim Mafia' so much because my father is Muslim and my Mom is Sicilian. With this pedigree, I'm a shoe-in for a top position in the 'Muslim Mafia.'"<ref></ref>

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Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America
AuthorP. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIslamic Terrorism, Nonfiction
PublisherWND Books
Publication dateOctober 15, 2009 (1st edition)
Media typeHardcover; electronic
Pages448
ISBNISBN 1935071106; ISBN 978-1935071105 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
LC Class2009931566

Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America is a 2009 book by U.S. State Department-trained Arabic linguist Paul David Gaubatz and Washington-based investigative journalist and Hoover Institute fellow Paul Sperry. According to the Charlotte Observer, it "portrays the Council on American-Islamic Relations as a subversive organization allied with international terrorists."

With a forward by U.S. North Carolina Congresswoman Sue Myrick, it attracted endorsements from three other U.S. Congressmen—Trent Franks (R-AZ), John Shadegg (R-AZ), and Paul Broun (R-GA)—as well as media attention beginning with its release in mid-October 2009. The book and its endorsement from these Congressmen were denounced by U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) in a speech officially entered into the Congressional Record and broadcast on CSPAN on October 26, 2009.

Overview

The book is based on a six-month undercover investigation of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) by Chris Gaubatz—son of the book's co-author Paul David Gaubatz—who posed as a convert to Islam. The book uses documents Chris Gaubatz obtained as a CAIR intern to support its authors' assertions that CAIR is a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood and that CAIR supports international jihad against the U.S.

Impact and reception

Because of the four U.S. Congressmen's endorsements, the book prompted news coverage about itself and CAIR on six networks: CNN, CSPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, CBN, and Al-Jazeera.

Hudson Institute fellow Steven Emerson gave an editorial endorsement of the book in a November 2, 2009, article entitled "It's Radical Islam, Stupid". In the wake of the Fort Hood shooting, the book received two more editorial endorsements: one from national security and Pentagon journalist Bill Gertz, writing in the November 12 Washington Times, and one from Congressman Tom Tancredo (formerly R-CO), writing in the November 6 edition of the The Denver Post.

Other media sources carried commentary on the book have have included the right-leaning The Politico, which has reported on the CAIR lawsuit against the Gaubatzs, noting "In an interesting twist, despite the book's harsh claims that CAIR is part of a "jihadist network," the suit does not allege libel or defamation", and Northeastern University's student-voiced Huntington News, whose review of the book concludes: "Muslim Mafia has enough documented facts to show the dangers we face from radical Islamists and the government officials and elected representatives who kowtow to them." Feminist psychologist Phyllis Chesler blogs glowingly of the book in her essay on Pajamas Media. The left-leaning TPMMuckraker has written in horror against the book's accusations against CAIR-sponsored Capitol Hill interns.

Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah poked fun at the book, writing on October 14, 2009, in The Huffington Post, that "a 'Muslim Mafia' does sound cool on some level. Americans love mafia shows, so this 'Muslim Mafia' could inspire the first show on US TV to star Muslims. Or maybe I like the term 'Muslim Mafia' so much because my father is Muslim and my Mom is Sicilian. With this pedigree, I'm a shoe-in for a top position in the 'Muslim Mafia.'"

Litigation

In November 2009 the book received further attention when federal judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered several source documents removed from Gaubatz's website, after CAIR brought a federal lawsuit against Gaubatz and his son (who had obtained the documents as a CAIR intern) for allegedly stealing the documents.

First publication

  • Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that's Conspiring to Islamize America, P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, WND Books, October 15, 2009, 448 pages, ISBN 1935071106, ISBN 978-1935071105, (HC).

References

  1. ^ Doyle, Michael, "Judge: Controversial 'Muslim Mafia' used stolen papers", Charlotte Observer, November 10, 2009, accessed November 17, 2009
  2. Weigel, David, "Rep. Sue Myrick’s Foreword to ‘Muslim Mafia’", Washington Independent, October 16, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  3. Greenwald, Glenn, "GOP House members call for investigation of Muslim political activity: This foul witch hunt may be the most despicable domestic political event of the year", Salon.com, October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  4. Clark, Stephen, "Muslim Activist Group Appears to Lack Clout to 'Plant' Interns on Capitol Hill," Fox News, October 16, 2009, November 16, 2009
  5. Congressional Record -- House, H11767, October 26, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]
  6. Ellison, Keith M., "Speech Title: Tri-Caucus Welcomes All Interns And Staff", Location: Washington, DC House of Representatives, October 26, 2009, accessed November 17, 2009
  7. ^ "CAIR Video: Rep. Ellison Speaks Out Against Muslim 'Intern Spy' Hunt," House C-SPAN coverage of Keith Ellison (D-MN), October 26, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  8. "CAIR Rep Discusses 'Manchurian Interns' with CNN's Rick Sanchez; six minute interview with Ibrahim Hooper, CNN, October 19, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  9. "Manchurian Interns: Four Republicans Fear Infiltration", CNN, October 16, 2009
  10. "Spies on Capitol Hill?," Four minute interview with Sue Myrick, Fox News, October 15, 2009, November 15, 2009
  11. "CAIR Video: Rachel Maddow Exposes Anti-Islam Extremists in Congress," eight minute MSNBC discussion, October 16, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  12. "CAIR: Round 2 of Rachel Maddow Exposes Anti-Islam Extremists in Congress," five minute MSNBC discussion from Rachel Maddow, October 20, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  13. "Countdown Worst Person -11-10-09-Rupert Murdoch, Rep. Sue Myrick, Bill O'Reilly" (Sue Myrick mentioned along with this book and its author, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, November 10, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  14. Martin, Mike, "Muslim Mafia: CAIR's Ties to Terrorism," Five minute report on CBN News, October 15, 2009, November 15, 2009
  15. "CAIR Video: Al-Jazeera English Examines Claims of Muslim 'Spies' in Congress," Al-Jazeera, October 23, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009
  16. Emerson, Steven, "It's Radical Islam, Stupid", The Hudson Institute, November 2, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  17. Gertz, Bill, "Inside the Ring: Hasan connection," Washington Times, November 12, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  18. Tancredo, Tom, "The threat of the "Muslim Mafia"," The Denver Post, November 6, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009
  19. Gerstein, Josh, "CAIR sues 'Muslim Mafia' author, son", The Politico, November 2, 2009, accessed November 17, 2009
  20. Kinchen, David M., "Book Review: 'Muslim Mafia' Reveals Plans of Radical Islam Through CAIR, Other Groups, to Take Over 'North America' -- 'If It Takes 100 Years'", The Huntington News, November 5, 2009, accessed November 17, 2009
  21. Chesler, Phyllis, "Muslim Mafia Exposed", Pajamas Media's Chesler Chronicles, October 15, 2009, November 17, 2009
  22. Elliot, Justin, "Watch: GOP Reps Accuse Muslim Interns Of Spying", TPMMuckraker, October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  23. Elliot, Justin, "Citing Work Of Right-Wing Intern Spy, GOP Accuses Muslim Group Of Infiltrating Hill With Intern 'Spies", TPMMuckraker, October 14, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  24. Obeidallah, Dean, "The Muslims are Coming!", The Huffington Post, October 14, 2009, accessed November 17, 2009
  25. Doyle, Michael, "Muslim Mafia Author Ordered to Remove Documents from Web", Kansas City Star, ‎November 9, 2009‎, accessed November 15, 2009
  26. Abbott, Ryan, "Muslims Say Author Spied & Trespassed", Courthouse News, November 2, 2009, accessed November 17, 2009
  27. Levine, Mike, "FBI Ties to CAIR Remain Strained in Obama Administration," Fox News, November 11, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  28. Laney, Mary, "What is Going On in America? Corporate Diversity is not National Security," Chicago Daily Observer, November 12, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009

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