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2005-07-30 Africa: North

Egypt's Top Cleric Rails Against Terrorism

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Posted by Fred 2005-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Saw this story in alG - it's an AP piece making the rounds in the symp press...

I'd like to see a simple valid translation in its entirety - sans the cherry-picking and spin. This sounds really good, but I don't buy it in this form.

It flies in the face of the last 4 years of real-life actions by alQ types the world over in general, and almost 60 years of hatred and murderous acts specifically against Israel.

It only came after Egypt was hit.

It's probably very skimpy on the goodies, such as naming names, recognizing peace is inherent in democratic institutions - not the Islamic ideology, that Islam is the home, safe harbor, facilitator, and financier of terrorism, including the Jews as deserving peace the same as everyone else, etc. etc. etc.

They have to do more than talk, they have to back it all up with consistent actions. I hold them to no higher standard than I do myself or my friends.

Posted by .com 2005-07-30 03:05|| 2005-07-30 03:05|| Front Page Top

#2 The problem with those who speak for Islam is that most of them are (clinically certifiable) sociopaths. This fact is nowhere clearer than when they are scared into "condemning" terrorism.

Posted by gromgoru 2005-07-30 09:23|| 2005-07-30 09:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice teeth - is he British?

Posted by Raj 2005-07-30 12:33|| 2005-07-30 12:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't see the contradiction here. He's opposed to terrorism, the killing of innocents.

But Joooooooos are all guilty by definition, so it's not "terrorism" to blow them up. And the Allies are occupiers, so that's not "terrorism" either. And the Iraqis? Um, they're the wrong kind of muslim or apostate or something. So, it's not terrorism to kill them, either.

See? No conflict.

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