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CAIR Condemns Murder of American in Iraq
CAIR via Newswire (wasn't on CAIR's website) ^
| 5/11/2004 4:30:00 PM
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Posted on 05/11/2004 2:46:41 PM PDT by weegee
To: National Desk
Contact: Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787; 202-744-7726 or cair@cair-net.org; Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787; 202-439-1441 or rahmed@cair-net.org, both of CAIR
WASHINGTON, May 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the murder of an American civilian in Iraq by a group claiming links to Al-Qaeda.
A video posted on an Internet web site shows the beheading of a Philadelphia man working as a contractor in Iraq whose body was found on a highway overpass in Baghdad on Saturday. The group that carried out the killing said it was in retaliation for the ongoing Iraq prison abuse scandal.
In its statement, the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said:
"We condemn this cold-blooded murder and repudiate all those who commit such acts of mindless violence in the name of religion. We call on people of all faiths and cultures to work together for peace and reconciliation, not war and destruction."
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 26 regional offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada.
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To: WOSG
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posted on
05/11/2004 3:46:28 PM PDT
by
WOSG
(http://freedomstruth.blogspot.com - I salute our brave fallen.)
To: gilliam
Do I smell a
troll? LOL!
42
posted on
05/11/2004 3:48:01 PM PDT
by
O.C. - Old Cracker
(When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
To: weegee
I doubt CAIR would do any serious action like declare a jihad against their brother muslims.
43
posted on
05/11/2004 3:48:45 PM PDT
by
FITZ
To: gilliam
Indeed, good for them. Credit where credit is due, I say.
44
posted on
05/11/2004 3:48:57 PM PDT
by
vandykelastone
(Nuts to Governor Goober: let's get serious now!)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I'll debate you any time on Catholic theology. But you need to realize that every faith has a political arm. Heck, even the Witches have one! I don't have to agree with their theology, as long as I can get them to coexist peacefully with us. The goal here is to teach democracy, not hatred. Islam can live in a democracy... I know a lot of patriotic (I live in the US) Muslims.
Personally, I think they have some growing to do in this area (I could be mistaken, but that is what I think). But spitting in their face is not the way to bring them into the fold.
We must focus on our goal: eradicating terrorism. We won't eradicate it bey eradicating Islam, any more than we eradicated the KKK by eradicating Southern Democrats. The idea is conversion to a better political model (e.g., Republicanism).
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posted on
05/11/2004 3:48:59 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: weegee
To show CAIR my appreciation, I will send them a pair of my panties, my twister game and a disposable camera so they can send me snapshots.
To: LoudRepublicangirl
"Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned the murder"
I don't care.
47
posted on
05/11/2004 3:50:39 PM PDT
by
paulsy
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
Is this your handiwork?
You're great, man!!
To: FITZ
A jihad isn't necessary. Simply continued condemnations of terrorist acts.
49
posted on
05/11/2004 3:50:45 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: weegee
Sorry, but somehow this rings a bit hollow to me.
50
posted on
05/11/2004 3:51:27 PM PDT
by
highlandbreeze
(....that others may live.)
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I'm not a troll. Simply a conservative/moderate Republican who wants us to actually win this war on terrorism, and knows the facts of life.
51
posted on
05/11/2004 3:51:37 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
love the graphic though!
52
posted on
05/11/2004 3:51:55 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: gilliam
The teachings of the Qu'ran make the Muslim my enemy. Or should I say, makes me the enemy of the Muslim. Either way, I have no interest in dialogue with a professing Muslim.
53
posted on
05/11/2004 3:52:17 PM PDT
by
O.C. - Old Cracker
(When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
To: weegee
but their grassroots memebers love it
To: O.C. - Old Cracker
I'm a Roman Catholic. But I would dialog with just about anyone until they get insulting.
55
posted on
05/11/2004 3:54:04 PM PDT
by
gilliam
To: weegee
That is so white of them!
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posted on
05/11/2004 4:00:23 PM PDT
by
Alouette
(Lesson of "The Last Samurai"=Don't bring swords to a machine-gun fight)
To: gilliam
conservative/moderate Republican Translation: "Fence Straddler"
The Fence Straddler suffers no discomfort due to a lack of typical male anatomical accoutrements.
57
posted on
05/11/2004 4:00:41 PM PDT
by
O.C. - Old Cracker
(When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
To: weegee
"We call on people of all faiths and cultures to work together for peace and reconciliation, not war and destruction." What about more directly addressing YOUR faith and YOUR religion...it's the one murdering millions of people across the world!
58
posted on
05/11/2004 4:03:07 PM PDT
by
highlander_UW
(A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. - Robert Frost)
To: paulsy
Of course they're upset, just like thier liberal buddies. This undoes all of their hard work inflating the prison abuse scandal.
59
posted on
05/11/2004 4:04:10 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
They're just becoming more media savvy.Ah yup.
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