The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned efforts to sanitize the reputation of former congresswoman Liz Cheney, “a torture advocate, anti-Muslim bigot and warmonger who once refused to condemn racists spreading the Obama birther conspiracy.”
In recent days, both President Biden and Vice President Harris have praised Cheney and her father, former vice president Dick Cheney, despite their steadfast support for torture and other war crimes.
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In a statement, CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said:
“No elected official who cares about justice or the rule of law or human rights should ever praise Liz Cheney, a torture advocate, anti-Muslim bigot and warmonger who once refused to condemn racists spreading the Obama birther conspiracy. Supporting President Trump’s impeachment does not wash away Rep. Cheney’s support for crimes like torture. The same is true of Dick Cheney, a war criminal and one of the most disastrous vice presidents in U.S. history.
“If Liz Cheney had ever advocated for the torture of Ukrainians instead of Arabs, or if she had delivered a keynote speech to an anti-Semitic conference instead of an Islamophobic conference, she would not be embraced and rehabilitated today by any mainstream leader.”
Liz Cheney, who worked in the State Department during the Bush Administration, has spent years defending the Bush administration’s disastrous policies, including the invasion of Iraq and the torture of prisoners held without charge. Cheney has also embraced an SPLC-designated anti-Muslim hate group and refused to denounce Republicans spreading the Obama birther conspiracy theory.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Director of Government Affairs Department Robert S. McCaw, 202-716-6242, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com