Audrey Hudson: Moderate Muslims to Defend "John Does" Sued By Airline Imams
Awesome sauce. Part of the speculation about the six imams' publicity stunt and subsequent lawsuit against U.S.Airways was that it would be used as a club against the individual passengers who initially raised the alarm to crew members about the imams' suspicious behavior.
Now the moderate American Islamic Forum for Democracy has stepped forward with a pledge to raise money for whatever "Does" get named in the suit:
"It's so important that America know there are Muslims who understand who the victims are in air travel," said Dr. Jasser. "But I hope it doesn't get to that point because the backlash will be even greater when Americans see Islamists trying to punish innocent passengers reporting fears."Some attorneys are offering their services as well, and Hudson suggests the fellows at Powerline may have something to do with that.
Whatever. JYB remains the home of the official Audrey Hudson fan club, and she knows it. (I can't find it on google right now, but I seem to recall that either CAIR or one of the imams tried to get the Washington Times to rein in Hudson, and I do remember that CAIR threw her out of a press conference.)
P.S.: As I pointed out at length here, it's very interesting to see where different lawyers and different law firms decide to spend their pro bono hours. Some are very proud of their work defending accused terrorists. And some are very proud of their work defending those accused by...radical imams with an agenda of intimidating innocent airline travelers.
P.P.S.: From the AIFD press release, linked above:
4. While the six imams' handlers, CAIR, and their lawyers may have some kind of obscure basis for their lawsuit, it is our belief that the fallout and publicity from such litigation is wrong for American Muslims, wrong for American security, and wrong for American freedoms. The greatest guarantor of our rights as American Muslims is the tenor of our relationship with the greater majority of American society. This type of litigiousness is divisive and achieves nothing but resentment and actually causes far more harm than good to the overall image of the Muslim community in the eyes of non-Muslim America.