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A Free Press For A Free People 'Flying Imams': The rest of the (scary) story The court case of the "flying imams" reached settlement Tuesday. But the deceptive maneuverings behind the bizarre episode remain unknown to many--save the Saudi-financed Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), investigative authors Paul Sperry and David Gaubatz and the rapidly growing list of people reading their top-selling new book, "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America." Sperry is available to discuss the intriguing details behind the "flying imams" incident and the undercover operation inside CAIR's power structure, which "Muslim Mafia" reports in gripping detail. Just this morning, terror suspects were arrested in Boston, coming on the heels of high-profile terror-related arrests in New York and Denver--which Sperry points out marks the 46th arrest of an Islamic homegrown terrorist over just the last 8 months. "That's a stat that should alarm every American concerned with their family's safety," Sperry said. If you would like to receive a review copy of "Muslim Mafia," or if you would like to interview Paul Sperry, Dave Gaubatz or Chris Gaubatz, call Anita Jenkins at (703) 398-1137 or send email to press@wnd.com. In a high-profile lawsuit championed by CAIR and argued by a CAIR-affiliated attorney, the "flying imams" brought suit against not only US Airways and the airport authority, but even the fearful passengers, or "John Does," who had simply reported the suspicious activity. Outraged that citizens previously encouraged post-9/11 to be vigilant about security might be chilled from speaking out, Congress passed a law to protect citizens reporting suspicious behavior to authorities. The "John Does" were subsequently dropped from the case. But Judge Ann Montgomery of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota ruled the "John Doe" law didn't immunize law enforcement officers named in the "flying imam" lawsuit. Yesterday, both sides reached an out-of-court settlement involving payment to the imams for an undisclosed amount. As CAIR claims victory, the findings in "Muslim Mafia" reveal individuals concerned about preventing acts of terror have little to celebrate. "Muslim Mafia" uncovers another, far more ominous and threatening side to the flying imam story – and CAIR's involvement in it – that has not been told until now. If you would like to receive a review copy of "Muslim Mafia," or if you would like to interview Paul Sperry, Dave Gaubatz or Chris Gaubatz, call Anita Jenkins at (703) 398-1137 or send email to press@wnd.com. In 1999, two Muslim college students were removed from an America West flight to Washington from Phoenix after twice attempting to open the cockpit. The FBI later suspected it was a "dry run" for the 9/11 hijackings, according the 9/11 Commission Report. The students, represented by CAIR, filed racial profiling suits against America West (now part of US Airways) and urged a boycott. In this prequel to the flying imam event, the two Muslims aboard the America West flight spoke loudly in Arabic despite being fluent in English, also switched their seats and roamed the plane from the tail section to the cockpit as did the six imams, all the while asking suspicious questions about the plane and its routes. "Muslim Mafia" reports that Oman Shahin, ringleader of the "flying imams," knew the students kicked off the American West Flight, admitted to being a former supporter of Osama bin Laden and helped operate the Saudi-backed Islamic Center of Tucson, "one of al-Qaida's main hubs in North America." For more on this unfolding story--and the national-security implications it holds--please contact press@wnd.com to book Sperry. If you would like to receive a review copy of "Muslim Mafia," or if you would like to interview Paul Sperry, Dave Gaubatz or Chris Gaubatz, call Anita Jenkins at (703) 398-1137 or send email to press@wnd.com. About the Authors P. David Gaubatz, a veteran federal investigator and counter-terrorism specialist served for more than a decade as a special agent in the U.S. Air Force's elite Office of Special Investigations, where he held the U.S. government's highest security clearances including Top Secret/SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Information) and was briefed into many so-called black projects. Gaubatz is a U.S. State Department-trained Arabic linguist and has more than two decades of experience in the Middle East, including tours in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq, where in 2003 he led a fifteen-man team in extracting the family members of the Iraqi lawyer credited with saving Army Private First Class Jessica Lynch. Paul Sperry, a media fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, is former Washington bureau chief for Investor's Business Daily, and author of Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives Have Penetrated Washington, an Amazon Top 100 seller. The book is being used by top law enforcement departments in the country, as well as the U.S. military. Sperry has broken a number of national stories on the war on terror and other major issues and has been cited and credited by the Washington Post, USA Today, UPI and the Associated Press, among others. In addition, his columns have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Houston Chronicle, The American Spectator, and Reason, among other publications. Sperry has appeared on Fox News, CNN, C-SPAN and the NBC Nightly News. He currently writes editorials for Investor's Business Daily.