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| Berlusconi tells truth, Muslims howl |
| 2001-09-28 |
| Jim Knipfel NY Press In what is being referred to as an incredible gaffe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pissed off Muslim nations and sent European and American leaders scurrying for cover after proclaiming that Western civilization was simply better than that of Islamic nations. We should be conscious of the superiority of our civilization, which...guarantees respect for human rights and religion. This respect certainly does not exist in the Islamic countries, he said, during a visit to Berlin yesterday. Now, President Bush is in the middle of trying to strengthen ties with as many Muslim nations as he can right now. As a result, hes finding himself going around telling people to be nice to Arab-Americans, that Islam is a good and peaceful religion, and that this conflict is not about religion or culture. But come now -- how strongly do you think he really believes all that? How strongly do you think the leaders of Britain, France, Germanyany of the Western nationsreally believe that? Theyre just making nice because its judicious of them to do so. Deep in their hearts, you know they agree with him. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |