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London Mayor Defended 'Theologian of Terror'
Crosswalk News ^ | 7/7/2005 | Sherrie Gosset

Posted on 07/07/2005 2:05:45 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak

(CNSNews.com) - London Mayor Ken Livingstone's previous support of a Muslim cleric who advocates suicide bombings may cause him some embarrasment as he now must speak for the city in the wake of Thursday's terrorist bombings.

Livingstone condemned the Thursday attacks as "mass murder," and added that "this was not a terrorist attack against the mighty or the powerful, it is not aimed at presidents or prime ministers, it was aimed at ordinary working-class Londoners."

Yet Livingstone has in the past labeled Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi a "man of peace" and a "moderate" despite the fact that Al-Qaradawi has supported suicide bombings and the targeting of American allies.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaradawi; bombing; kenlivingstone; london; londonattacked; mohammedalgerbouzi; redken; yousufalqaradhawi; yusufalqaradawi
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1 posted on 07/07/2005 2:05:46 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
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and added that "this was not a terrorist attack against the mighty or the powerful, it is not aimed at presidents or prime ministers, it was aimed at ordinary working-class Londoners."

So, terrorist attacks on presidents, prime ministers, and other people of might and power are justified?

2 posted on 07/07/2005 2:07:15 PM PDT by My2Cents (Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati [When all else fails, play dead])
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It is unfortuante that the city of London has had to suffer to show him an object lesson in terror.


3 posted on 07/07/2005 2:07:34 PM PDT by mware ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche........ "Nope, you are"-- GOD)
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak; All

If I recall correctly, isn't Mayor Livingstone on the far left of the leftist movement?

I could have sworn that he had a nickname like "Red Ken" or something like that.

Anyone?


4 posted on 07/07/2005 2:11:30 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

Yes, he is known as Red Ken.


5 posted on 07/07/2005 2:14:19 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God what is God's)
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To: My2Cents

At least they'd be more political and less cowardly (it ain't easy getting through secret service, body guards, snipers, etc).


6 posted on 07/07/2005 2:15:17 PM PDT by Tuba-Dude (Deism: at least we piss everyone off.)
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To: My2Cents

Heh heh - that's what I noticed, too. "You stupid mooselimbs ... don't you know this is a CLASS WAR?"


7 posted on 07/07/2005 2:17:14 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("I am saying that the government's complicity is dishonest and disingenuous." ~NCSteve)
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To: mware

Idiots like hime never learn, in one ear out the other. You could have a 1000 bombings it wouldn`t make any difference. Let`s not forget Frances pledge (by Chirac) to stand by us in the war against terror right after 911 (Germany and Russsia said the same). My, what a difference a few weeks made. This idiot will be right back to supporting the killers guaranteed by the end of this month. Scumbags like this shouldn`t even be in office, never mind anything resembling a position of leadership. Put him charge of a McDonalds he`d be spitting in the hamburgers.


8 posted on 07/07/2005 2:17:18 PM PDT by EdHallick (Bipedal primates are all over the freggin` place...run for your lives!)
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To: MplsSteve

Quite right.

Red Ken is a complete loon - stark raving...

But who knows sometimes a severe shock can have a very beneficial effect.
However, electroshock treatment of Red Ken himself would have been much less bloody than this dastardly deed and probably would have had better chance of long term improvement.


9 posted on 07/07/2005 2:17:28 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: 4.1O dana super trac pak

This clown is no Rudy.


10 posted on 07/07/2005 2:19:11 PM PDT by doug from upland (The Hillary documentary is coming)
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To: MplsSteve
Yes he is, but he did a great job today, said what needed to be said. Tomorrow might be different.
11 posted on 07/07/2005 2:20:23 PM PDT by cmsgop ( Bong Hits, Fraggle Rock Reruns and DU is no way to go through Life....)
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To: My2Cents

Well, no. But it's the "ordinary working-class Londoners" that he's counting on to keep his sorry backside in office.


12 posted on 07/07/2005 2:20:46 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God what is God's)
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To: MplsSteve
Hit the KENLIVINGSTONE keyword for other stories.

This guy is way out.

13 posted on 07/07/2005 2:20:55 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak (Stop the open borders death cult)
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Yes he is, but he did a great job today, said what needed to be said.

Tomorrow might be different.

Yesterday was DEFINITELY different.

14 posted on 07/07/2005 2:24:50 PM PDT by evad (No action to secure borders, No action on judges... NO MONEY!)
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To: ScaniaBoy
'Quite right. Red Ken is a complete loon - stark raving... ' you gotta wonder about the constituents who voted this Red POS into office.....
15 posted on 07/07/2005 2:58:48 PM PDT by Vaquero (Time to counter Jihad with Crusades)
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To: My2Cents; All; Gucho; blackie; Peach; jb6; GarySpFc; Wiz

translation polish-english thank you"My2Cents"thank you all
"Listen and listen well all of you; today attack has demonstrated what has been long forgotten by those people who decides what is plus or minus might sound well according to their political ideas; these ideas is poisons and self-destructive = policy of appeasement would not work. All of us are at war; wake up all of you: don't you see where this is going: either people wake up or they will have their enemy in their houses. Neither politician care about you, all they care is their selfish ego; their own goal. Today's world has been replaced by people who have forgotten whom their ancestors fought fore. They have forgotten about God and goodness. Selfish and self absorb they continue to have their hands being boil on innocent blood. Today war has begun, how it will be won is up to those who know where to make check mate."Thank you all be strong good America persons.


16 posted on 07/07/2005 3:00:21 PM PDT by anonymoussierra (Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius.)
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Anon, good to read your thoughts on this sad day. While we here in the US often grow weary and discouraged by the delusional thinking of many in Europe, it does our hearts good to see and hear the resolve of others in Europe, like yourself, who understand what we are all up against. We are proud to have you and others as allies in this.


17 posted on 07/07/2005 3:15:47 PM PDT by My2Cents (Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati [When all else fails, play dead])
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"I am telling you all; wake up. This is not script of events. For politicians everything is a script. Reality of war is not a script. Stand up and go forward and defeat your enemy: this enemy is within your own enemy.” Thank you"My2Cents"


18 posted on 07/07/2005 3:26:17 PM PDT by anonymoussierra (Benedictus Deus. Benedictum Nomen Sanctum eius.)
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To: anonymoussierra
All of us are at war; wake up all of you


YES, a good start would be to lock up all the clerics and other so-called religious leaders who preach death in PUBLIC.
19 posted on 07/07/2005 3:33:25 PM PDT by Gucho
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To: Gucho

And an appropriate follow-up is to shoot the bastards.


20 posted on 07/07/2005 3:34:46 PM PDT by MarineDad (Whenever mosques and JDAM's meet, civilization benefits.)
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