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| Expert: Spain Ignored Mosque Tied to Bombs | |
| 2004-07-15 | |
The Spanish government deliberately ignored a mosque known for fundamentalist preachings and frequented by suspects in the Madrid train bombings because the facility was financed by Saudi Arabia, an academic expert testified Wednesday. Spanish authorities knew for years the city's largest mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center, adhered to the Wahabi fundamentalist movement sponsored by Saudi Arabia, Islam expert Jesus Nunez told a commission investigating the March 11 bombings. Authorities did nothing to monitor the mosque because Saudi Arabia provides Spain with oil, Nunez said.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #12 Look in the mosque! Damn! Why didn't I think of that! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-15 10:31:57 PM |
| #11 No disrespect is meant, LH. Quite the opposite, in fact, since they weren't afraid to put their lives on the line for what they believed in (which, from what I can tell, is far more than a lot of these lefties are willing to do). We have a lot of brave men and women doing that today, but I sometimes fear that their effort is diluted by the media and the very vocal and vacant-brained left. And I've had more than a couple relatives serve in the military myself, and my grandfather actually met my grandmother on a Florida base (I *think* he was recovering from an injury, but it's been a few years since I heard the stories). It was just a little bit of satire - remember that humor is apparently unIslamic. I'm with you on the rolling up your sleeves and fighting, but I like to try and do it with a grin on my face (it infuriates the enemy). |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-07-15 4:58:13 PM |
| #10 roll up - our sleeves, of course. and think about G-d all you wish in other contexts of course - far be it from me to discourage prayer, theology, or similar activities - but this is war. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-15 4:50:47 PM |
| #9 LH, I think it's because 65 years ago we had other men teaching them a lesson. Too late for my great grandpa - and the relatives of a lot of others whod ask the same question I did. I have an idea - lets not think too much about lightning bolts, or G-d. Lets roll up and fight islamofascism - and lets include on our side Christians, Jews, atheists, and those who call themselves muslims but are willing to fight islamofascism. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-15 4:49:30 PM |
| #8 *Grins*. Shipman, if you'd like to do that, I'd be happy to write a bit of a longer piece; there's a lot more that can go in there. LH, I think it's because 65 years ago we had other men teaching them a lesson. There are a lot more today who seem to be saying that telling them that what they're doing is wrong, and, well, Someone needs to do it! |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-07-15 4:29:26 PM |
| #7 and nu, You can come down for that, but You couldnt make some time to come down and have a talk with the Germans 65 years ago? |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-15 4:10:52 PM |
| #6 Way good Mr. Doctor. I'm tempted to Pagemaker that into a front page NYT article. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-15 3:44:45 PM |
| #5 Until now the West in general — and Spain as part of it — closed its eyes to what Wahabism means as a rigorous doctrine that violates human rights. I think we at Rantburg saw that a long time ago. Personally, I'd like to see this story: God: Muslim Religion Linked to Terrorism, Evil. In a recent rare appearance, God, the Creator of the Universe, made the people of His Creation aware of the dangers of terrorism, in particular the strain that comes from Islam, one of the six major religions dedicated to worshipping the Almighty. He noted with extreme dismay the failure of His children to stand firm in the face of what He termed "the obvious manipulation of Satan," and highly recommended that Muslims begin to rethink their religion. "Or else I might just be forced to bombard you with lightning bolts," He went on to threaten . . . |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-07-15 2:13:08 PM |
| #4 Or if not mistaking an enemy for a friend, recognizing an enemy who has you by the short hairs. Blood for Oil indeed |
| Posted by: VAMark 2004-07-15 12:25:47 PM |
| #3 Wasn't there a report not too long ago that the French had deliberately fed Aznar false information about Basque involvement in the 3/11 boom in order to discredit him before the election? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-07-15 12:20:34 PM |
| #2 I dont know id say PC - according the article they didnt ignore the mosque out of cultural sensitivity to Muslims in general - they did so out of deference to KSA. Not so much PCness as old fashioned foreign policy misjudgement - mistaking an enemy for a friend. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-15 11:41:09 AM |
| #1 The perfect example of PC literally killing us. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-15 11:12:09 AM |