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| Mubarak Decries Anti-Islam, Christian Bias |
| 2004-11-10 |
| The Egyptian president marked the holiest night of the Islamic calendar Tuesday, calling for greater tolerance for all religions and saying the world was wrong to equate Arabs and Muslims with terrorism. Hosni Mubarak also said the global spread of terrorism and confusion over what causes it has led many to unfairly blame Arabs and Muslims. "Propagating these allegations has entered a very dangerous turn, which has been represented in a new wave of hatred and hostile behavior against Arabs and Muslims," Mubarak said during a nationally televised speech delivered on "Lailat al-Qader," the most holy night of the Muslim fasting month, Ramadan, which is expected to end this week. Mubarak, speaking to some 300 people, including turbaned Islamic clerics, in a Cairo conference center suggested it was unfair that attacks against Islam and Christianity aren't treated as serious as attacks against Judaism. International sensitivity "toward the phenomenon of anti-Semitism should be similarly extended to the Islamic and Christian religions," he said. Muslims, on the other hand, must also respect all religions if they want others not to hurt Islam. "Showing keenness not to violate Islam should go along with showing greater keenness not to hurt other faiths," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 #2 - Thanks for the link, MacNails; I, for some ungodly reason, first thought 'salad tosser'. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-11-10 6:51:36 PM |
| #10 Arab leaders remind me of the kids in Lord of the Flies, lethal, malignant, and seething in their own little rituals until the adults show up. If the "Crusader Nations" were as they portray them, all the muslims would already be dead and there would be a fierce debate on how to best develop the empty lands. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-11-10 1:22:00 PM |
| #9 People outside the United States (and too da$$$$ many INSIDE) don't understand that we won't tolerate outsiders killing our people, destroying our property, and trying to tell us what to do (Got that, France?). We do tend to get a little ticked under those circumstances, and send in the anti-bully squad (Army, Marines, Air Force) to "settle the arguments". There's a very simple solution on how to keep this from happening to anyone - DON'T MESS WITH THE US. Now, will somebody please go grab Koffing Anus' hand and lead him home? The poor boy needs a long |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-11-10 11:16:50 AM |
| #8 In Mubarak's defence, Egypt has been arresting, jailing (gaoling), and duly torturing Islamic Brotherhood idiots for decades. So he knows whereof he speaks with regard to terrorists. On the other hand, the Coptic Christians are treated abominably, the Jews were expelled in the early 1950s, and both schoolbooks and media demonize Israel constantly. More than a bit of a hypocrite is our Mr. Mubarek, Sr. (Jr. is being groomed to take over shortly). But preceded only by Israel in fighting Muslim terrorists. (I do not, however, think he should continue to receive the $2 bil/year peace-with-Israel bribe, as he patently hasn't earned it.) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-11-10 11:07:14 AM |
| #7 #5 I guess I forgot to condemn all those Jewish and Christian terrorists groups that behead hostages and make video tapes. Posted by: mhw 2004-11-10 9:09:44 AM Who knows , if things escalate much further then this will become a real scenario . I imagine there are some shady groups out there just itching to make a start .... |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-10 9:30:45 AM |
| #6 the core question still remains, what is world Islam and Muslim govts. going to do about the Radicals/Terrorists? Funding them, sheltering them, training them, and equipping them. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-11-10 9:19:42 AM |
| #5 I guess I forgot to condemn all those Jewish and Christian terrorists groups that behead hostages and make video tapes. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-11-10 9:09:44 AM |
| #4 Americans and American Rightists are mature enough not to blame all Muslims for the work of the Radicals/Terrorists - the core question still remains, what is world Islam and Muslim govts. going to do about the Radicals/Terrorists? They are grossly violating the KORAN by killing non-Muslims without allowing them a chance to convert, as well as violating the KORAN again by killing dedicated Muslims without explanation or cause or consent. And as if that wasn't bad enough, what makes the Radical Islamists and other colllusory orgs believe that by helping to destroy and force America under Global Socialism/Communism and OWG, that the Clintons and still-Communism-centric Russia-China is going to allow their [future] politically INCORRECT Islamist mercenaries/proxies to achieve their hallowed Global Islamic State, i.e is not going to turn on them??? The history of Communism is such that its more likely future world- and OWG-dominating Communist Asia WILL GULAG AND DEATH CAMP/KILLING FIELDS YOUR ISLAMIST ASSES! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2004-11-10 4:01:41 AM |
| #3 Yes, we should really focus on those Buddhist, Quaker and Confucian terrorists as well. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-11-10 3:54:26 AM |
| #2 'the world was wrong to equate Arabs and Muslims with terrorism' LOL , well if the arabs actually DID something to show that they arent with the murdering scum then maybe we wouldnt equate terrorism to Arabs and Muslims , but alas we all know the score there , what a tosser ! (you folk in USA use www.urbandictionary.com to translate my English slang , tis an amusing site) |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-10 3:37:46 AM |
#1 Mubarak DecriesI tried to fix the headline, but I think it just needs to be rewritten. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-10 12:34:32 AM |