THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CAIR AND HAMAS

CAIR and Hamas: A Live Network Graph (LGF)

Using the Semantic Web software at the University of Maryland to investigate terrorism, Aaron Mannes has produced a fascinating and very revealing network graph, showing the web of connections among the leadership of CAIR, the Islamic Association of Palestine, and Hamas : CAIR & Hamas: Implications and an Illustration .

This network graph below is incomplete, but (hopefully) helps to illustrate the links between CAIR's leadership, the (now defunct) IAP, and Hamas. The big dark blue tangle in the middle is Hamas' leadership. The lighter blue lines represent contacts and meetings. Those coming off of Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mashal show his meetings with leaders from other Palestinian movements and regional governments. The light blue lines in the upper right indicate the web of events behind the 2002 Passover Massacre suicide bombing. The broken line between Mohammed Deif (Hamas' military chief) and Zarqawi indicate rumors that they were in contact.

Here's a live version of the graph, on which you can drag the nodes around to better see the links.

The red dot in the middle is Mousa Abu Marzook, whose op-ed was recently published in the LA Times.