Posted on 06/23/2004 7:48:28 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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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 don't understand how the Muslim faith got a foothold in SK...
Why are they just as shocked at the American deaths?
Toobadsosad. Looks like good muslims the world over better start making it clear - loudly - where their loyalties lie.
Should have been why aren't they just as shocked at American deaths?
Shows the major differences between our 'allies'. When Spain is attacked, they get mad not at the terrorists but at their government, surrender, and elect a anti-war socialist who brings his country's troops home from Iraq. When South Korea is attacked, they get mad, not at their government but at the terrorists. They resolve to send their troops to Iraq anyways to prove a point that they won't give in. Thank you South Korea for standing up and sacrificing. To Spain...you are not our ally, you are not our friend, you betrayed us when we needed help the most. Therefore, according to President Bush's own words (with us or against us), Spain is our enemy. Why do we pretend that it (and France, Germany, Belgium, etc.) are our friends?
If one of them is killed this way by foreigners, many people in S. Korea tend to take it personally.
I heard that on a local radio talk show program yesterday the host did just this (Seattle KVI 570 AM's John Carlson). I was unable to listen, so I don't know what happened.
In the last Crusade Christians could not exterminate a region of the earth. Now, we can do it in 45 minutes.
Here we are in the U.S., a much more powerful country than South Korea and Muslims are AFRAID of the South Koreans. WOW! Does that say a lot or what?
They are pissed off for sure. We need to learn from them.
Americans have not adquately dug down inside themselves, down realllll deep, and brought forth ANGER about these Islamofascist terrorist, IMHO. You can read only apathy and lack of concern and naivete on the faces of Americans as they make their way to and fro MacDonalds in their SUVs.
Korean response to having their nationals killed may well be potent and dramatic. Thanks again.
BTTT
The government there actually BUILT a mosque as a gesture of goodwill way back when. In fact, one of the main streets there is named after Seoul's sister city, Teheran. Tehran-ro, in Gangnam-gu. You can look it up.
>>>"In the last Crusade Christians could not exterminate a region of the earth. Now, we can do it in 45 minutes."
Alexander the Great, bad a** that he was, would obliterate those towns that offered resistance. If they were friendly, they were spared. If they offered resistance, the BEST that they received included the following: men killed, women sold into slavery. Many got worse.
I don't think that technology is necessarily a factor here.
Hoppy
Bush is "cowering"? Nonsense.
More like the majority of the public is cowering. Americans have shown they are extremely susceptable to the MSM, and have not the backbone to fight anymore. They want it all to "just go away".
Bush is holding on by his fingernails, he knows the public is weak and soft, which is why he went to Iraq so soon after Afganastan. He wanted to rid the US of an extreme danger, and knew if he waited, it would never happen.
And he was right, no human being can withstand the outright slander, libel, and have their very humanity questioned 24/7, and survive. He and his mother and father, can only take so much, and no way can they fight this propaganda.
Do not blame Bush, he cannot do what you want without public approval.
Blame ourselves for allowing the elites in NY, and Hollywood, to run our lives, our speech, our elections, our culture, our country, our government representatives, our mood, and our preceptions.
The minority that now support Bush are cowering from the reality that our enemy has never been the Dems, the Islamic cults, or Clinton, but the "makers of perceptions", and the "keepers of the information", who have worked to defeat Israel in the same manner, (making the cults victims), for 30 years.
The moment our masters in NY and Hollywood decided to remove their flag pins, (a week after 9/11), Bush was doomed, as any Republican Pres who decided to use American military might, would have been.
Leslie Stahl said as much to Chrissy Matthews, "after 9/11, we worked to get our power back, and we finally have it now".
MY POINT EXACTLY !!
1/2 of America is not behind this war on terroism anyway. And the president is a politician 1st and foremost. Of course we would like to destroy terrorism but are Americans prepared to fight a war that would mean destroying the muslim faith. I highly doubt it. Are we willing to occupy Iran, Syria and overthrow the current regime in Saudi Arabia ?? If we tried it do you really think Bush would get re-elected ?? How would the economy be effected ?? Our only hope is to find another nation or to fight the next few battles for us. Kinda like when we supported Bin Laden and Saddam in the 80's. Otherwise we will have just liberated Iraq.
Free Democracies are "tolerant" of even death cults. However, sooner or later, that cancer proliferates.
I'd assume SK will be looking at a ban on ALL ME immigration from now on.
After 9/11, U.S. inexplicably STILL admits immigration from the Death Cult countries.
"The problem is, we won't. Fallujah? al-Sadr? We can, but we won't. This WoT became a PC war months ago; thanks to the leftists. We cannot win a PC war. Our Administration is cowering because a half dozen guys put panties on a prisoner's head. We didn't win in Fallujah; although we could have. We didn't win against al-Sadr; although we could have."
Unfortunately, you are correct.
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