Posted on 06/23/2004 7:48:28 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
/begin my translation
Police beefs up the security around Mosques
(Seoul-Yonhap) Ahn Hee reporting:
When the news reported that Kim Seon-il(age:33) was murdered by Iraqi armed group which kidnapped him on 23rd (of June), irate citizens made 'threatening phone calls' to the mosque in Hannam-dong Yongsan-ku, Seoul, (S. Korea), which raised the tension inside.
Muslims who came to a prayer found it incredulous that the kidnapped S. Korean was murdered in the end. They also worried about the public backlash from S. Koreans.
Cho Min-haeng, the deputy-chief of administrations at the mosque told us, "We are getting many threatening calls since dawn, such as 'We are going to blow up the mosque', and 'We will do something about Muslims.' Worshippers are worried, wondering, 'How could we give a prayer in this atmosphere?'"
Police deployed 15 men at the front gate of the mosque, blocking the entry of non-worshippers. A riotpolice company are patrolling the main mosque and attached buildings, in a hightened level of security.
Yahia(age:43, laborer) from Pakistan, who came for a morning prayer said, "It is shocking and sad to hear that the kidnapped Korean was murdered. If the terrorists were genuine Muslims, they won't do such a thing."
He further added, "These days, even if I am not an Iraqi, whenever S. Koreans gave me suspicious looks, it really hurts. I hope that Muslims here love S. Korea."
Yajid(age:36, business) from Bangladesh said, "I can't say much. I am new to this country. Frankly, I am afraid to venture out of my home today."
Later today, Korean Islam Association, made up of 35,000 Korean Muslims, plans to make an official statement that the religion of Islam has nothing to do with the terrorist incident and they send deep regret for the death of Kim Seon-il.
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I sense a palpable fear from Muslims in S. Korea. Internet is lit up in rage. Vengeance, retaliation, and extermination are frequently used words. It could help S. Korea if Muslims have 'healthy fear' of S. Koreans.
The public support of troop dispatch to Iraq went up dramatically after the news of Kim's beheading. When the news of kidnapping first broke, the support went down. However, after the death, the outrage drove up the support again. Now, public mood is in favor of dispatch. The pro-North group adopted the opposition to the dispatch as another of their pet causes. Now they are on the defensive. I hope their eroded credibility could help damage the appeasement of N. Korean regime they so tirelessly championed.
Ping!
Moslems SHOULD worry.
bump!
How's that for burying you head in the sand? These people win the prize for mindless optimism.
Please keep your posts coming. Always very insightful and thanks.
My thoughts exactly. Guess it never makes sense till it hits home.
When Muslims are shocked, horrified, and incredulous, it never seems to occur to them to take a look at Islam.
South Koreans are no Spaniards, it seems! Bravo to them for seeing the real problem, which by the way is not the US but the barbarians who did the beheading.
Unfortunately it sounds as if they were not planning to do this to begin with.
If I were an Iraqi I would be dropping dime on every terrorist in the country. As a matter of fact, Iraqis themselves should capture and kill any terrorist publicly. If Iraqis don't wake up and put a stop to this the Orientals will wipe Islam off the face of the Earth, and IMHO, the sooner the better!
Would that Americans of all stripes, take to the streets to demand that American Muslims come out of the closet and publically denounce beheading everywhere, if they truly mean that they are a "religion of peace."
How "bout it, Freepers, why not start a campaign demanding the "religion of peace" folk stand up for the country where they enjoy freedom that they would never enjoy in any Muslim country?
The more they are MADE to worry ... the better off the rest of us are.
We could start at that Mosque with the loudspeaker in Michigan ...
Keep us posted and in the loop on this back lash.
It would be ironic and humiliating if it took the North Koreans to teach us how to deal with the problem: expel ALL muslims (the ideal) or at a minimum all non-resident muslims for the forseeable future (at least one generation).
Americans may be a little slow to condemn all Muslims for the acts of a few, but if the terror comes to this country again in another 911 type attack,I wouldnt be surprised to see a few 7-11's , quik shops and Motels pay the price.In fact we could use a few less Middle Eastern College professors too.
Not saying its right just saying it could happen.
Thanks for post. May God forgive me, but I want muslims to feel the fear that Christians, Jews, Buddhists and others humans feel from their evil "religion". Maybe then, if nothing else, the muslims will reject these calls for "jihad" this or "jihad" that and tell their hate filled imams or mullahs to go pound sand up their a**** and start turning their home grown killers into the police and quit giving them money. ( I'm not optimistic though, given that their prophet is a self admitted (in the Koran) murdering, lying, thieving pedophile.)
The sideline muslims are finding less and less room on the sidelines.
The House of Saud appeased and paid terrorists to go elsewhere. Now, those terrorists are back inside Saudi Arabia, causing havoc and killing and maiming.
More and more the Islamofanatic terrorists are forcing the sideline muslims to make a choice. Join or die.
Muslims need to realize they cannot sit this one out. They are either going to have to side with the Islamofanatic terrorists or side against them. There is no 'safe' ground. They have to make a choice.
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