Posted on 09/22/2012 6:53:36 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
On the eve of his first trip to the United States as Egypts new Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi said the United States needed to fundamentally change its approach to the Arab world, showing greater respect for its values and helping build a Palestinian state, if it hoped to overcome decades of pent-up anger.
In a 90-minute interview with The New York Times on Saturday, Morsi said it was up to Washington to repair relations with the Arab world and to revitalize the alliance with Egypt, long a cornerstone of regional stability.
If Washington is asking Egypt to honor its treaty with Israel, he said, Washington should also live up to its own Camp David commitment to Palestinian self-rule. He said the United States must respect the Arab worlds history and culture, even when that conflicts with Western values.
Morsi dismissed criticism from the White House that he did not move fast enough to condemn protesters who recently climbed over the United States Embassy wall in Cairo and burned the American flag in anger over a video that mocked the prophet Mohammed.
We took our time in responding to avoid an explosive backlash, he said, but then dealt decisively with the small, violent element among the demonstrators.
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Well, only if you have this green glow aimed at you... :)
I'm enjoying the videos!
Morsi: U.S. Should Show Respect for Arab Values
No Thanks.
You can keep the honor killings, the oppression of women, the hatred of Jews, the hatred of western culture, the death torture and oppression cult that you all live. In fact you can take of of that and shove it up you butt. Sideways.......
As for me and mine we will keep our values of freedom and liberty
Glass factory being prepared.....
Sounds perfectly barbaric to me, but Egyptian President Morsi (poo be upon him) and the murdering Islamofascists who support him deserve no respect.
I say we show the identical respect Pershing did in Malaysia.
As soon as Morsi praises Christianity and outlaws any denigration to it, we will consider letting him and his to keep on sucking air...
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