Another "moderate" imam and supporter of Ground Zero mosque won't condemn Hamas

thanks to Robert Spencer at JihadWatch,, for this very interesting piece,, the "moderate" is lying through his teeth.

Pure example of Taqiyya!!!

Another "moderate" imam and supporter of Ground Zero mosque won't condemn Hamas

Big surprise. "Another 'Moderate' GZ Mosque Supporter Can't Bring Himself to Call Hamas a Terrorist Organization," by the peerless Andrew C. McCarthy at National Review, August 25:

Last night, I was on David Asman's Fox Business Channel show, Scoreboard, debating Imam Dawoud Kringle of the New York State prison system, a GZ mosque supporter. Imam Kringle, who seems like a nice enough fellow, reeled off the usual talking points about how Islam forbids terrorism and, therefore, if someone commits an act of terrorism that act is, by definition, un-Islamic.

Then came the moment of truth: the very simple question, "Is Hamas a terrorist organization?" Have a look at the YouTube clip below. Like his friend Imam Feisal Rauf, Imam Kringle won't answer the question. I pressed him, pointing out that it is a very simple question. And it is: Quite apart from the fact that Hamas is formally designated as a terrorist organization under U.S. law, Hamas's own charter makes abundantly clear -- indeed, wears like a badge of honor -- that Hamas exists solely for the purpose of driving Israel out of Palestine by violent jihad. Yet the imam cannot bring himself to say Hamas is a terrorist organization....

Read it all.