Posted on 10/06/2005 5:32:53 PM PDT by SandRat
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2005 – The war on terror is focused on Islamic radicalism, not Islam, President Bush emphasized today as he called on Muslim leaders around the world to denounce what he called the terrorists' "murderous ideology." Extremists who claim to murder under the banner of Islam "are not just enemies of America or enemies of Iraq," the president said during a major speech here before the National Endowment for Democracy. "They are the enemies of Islam and the enemies of humanity."
Many Muslim scholars already have publicly condemned terrorism, citing Chapter 5, Verse 32 of the Koran, Bush noted. That passage states that killing an innocent human being is like killing all humanity, just as saving the life of one person is like saving all humanity, the president explained.
Similarly, Bush noted that an imam in the United Arab Emirates said after the July 7 terror attacks in London that whoever carried the attacks out "is not a Muslim, nor a religious person."
Bush praised the United States' Muslim allies around the world who are defying Islamic extremism.
"Everywhere we have engaged in the fight against extremism, Muslim allies have stood up and joined the fight, becoming partners in a vital cause," he said. Among them are Afghan troops in combat against Taliban remnants and Iraqi soldiers sacrificing to defeat al Qaeda, he said.
Bush urged other Islamic leaders around the world to take a stand against extremism.
"The time has come for all responsible Islamic leaders to join in denouncing an ideology that exploits Islam for political ends and defiles a noble faith," he said.
The terrorists' ideology -- whether it's called "Islamic radicalism" or "militant jihadism" or "Islamofascism" or something else -- is very different from the religion of Islam, Bush said. "This form of radicalism exploits Islam to serve a violent, political vision," he said.
It's a vision of a totalitarian empire that "denies all political and religious freedom" and will use any means necessary to achieve it, including terrorism, subversion and insurgency, he said.
In following that vision, extremists "distort the idea of jihad into a call for terrorist murder against Christians and Jews and Hindus, and also against Muslims from other traditions, who they regard as heretics," Bush said.
And, as often as not, it's innocent Muslims who fall victim to these radicals, he added.
Bush noted the irony in Osama bin Laden declaring himself a leader for the Muslim masses. "Bin Laden said his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, 'what is good for them and what is not,'" the president said.
"And what this man, who grew up in wealth and privilege, considers good for poor Muslims is that they become killers and suicide bombers," Bush said. "He assures them that this is the road to paradise, though he never offers to go along for the ride."
President Urges Muslims to Reject Terrorism
The question is "can Islam be split by an infidel." That's is what he's trying to do and he isn't even an imam.
Can a non-muslim divide Islam in two parts...one for the jihadis and one for the moderates?
Pretty darn brave of W to try.
Many Muslim scholars already have publicly condemned terrorism, citing Chapter 5, Verse 32 of the Koran, Bush noted. That passage states that killing an innocent human being is like killing all humanity, just as saving the life of one person is like saving all humanity, the president explained.
Apparently President Bush has never heard the muslim term al-Taqiyya.
http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter6b/1.html
http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter6b/2.html
http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter6b/3.html
Apparently President Bush has never heard the muslim term al-Taqiyya.
And there is nothing innocent about an infidel. Especially a Jewish one. - Tom
That's easy, the moderates are the ones not trying to kill us, today.
Were that true, today's speech would have been unnecessary.
Maybe the White House speech writer could provide a list of all these scholars. (Yeah, I understand why President Bush wants to include this line of reasoning; I just wish he didn't have to make these false statements.)
Can a man domestic a shark? Can a man tame a demon?
Islam is poison.
I know the President is trying to divide and conquer, but he is leaving for another the job of dealing with the evil of Islam. He walk up to the enemy and spoke some of the truth. He lingered in front of the evil one. But he walked away without speaking its name. He has left the real job to another person. Will someone name the enemy?
The devil, Allah, in all his complexity, has caused our President to pause and back away from the truth.
Tell me where I am wrong!
Inspiration comes and one wants to write...but the magic is in the rewrite.
You are correct. I recommend for those unsure to get a copy of "Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades" available online from WorldNetDaily. It will certainly disabuse one of any misconceptions regarding "the religion of peace". Islam is an aggressive and malignant socio/political system. I do not consider it to be a religion at all unless you consider Satan worship to be a religion. Islam must be destroyed.
Keep pounding away at this issue and eventually the truth will stick.
God bless.
DS
Satan's power fits nicely with Islam.
Right you are. Could not have said it better myself.
Islam/Mohabites is an unGodly religion.
I'm convinced we will have to deal with these Sand Nazis, in the same manner we dealt with the Nazis..
It will take widespread destruction of their infrastucture, cities and economy before the bastards back off.
Semper Fi
BTTT
Good idea.
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