Exclusive: Peace group tried to scrub involvement with soldier linked to Ft. Hood plot

In the wake of Abdo's arrest, Courage to Resist removed a page on their website that detailed Abdo's plight, but it was preserved through Google cache. Reached by Raw Story, Jeff Paterson, the group's project director, acknowledged that they had tried to cover up their involvement with the soldier and said they would be issuing a statement in the coming hours. He added that his impression of Abdo was a young man with "mental health issues" who was "very difficult to work with." ... Abdo was the first Muslim soldier to seek CO status due to his faith. In televised interviews, he claimed that his beliefs would not permit him to kill other Muslims. In spite of this claim, the American Islamic Forum for Democracy said last year that he should not be granted CO status and instead face a military tribunal for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan. [h/t to Ed Morrissey at Hot Air linked to by Joy McCann at Conservative Commune