Posted on 10/07/2005 10:39:50 PM PDT by Pikamax
Abbas denies Bush's 'mission from God' remark October 8, 2005 - 12:23PM
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has denied an account by another Palestinian official of a meeting with US President George Bush in which Bush is cited as saying he believed that God told him to go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq.
A statement in Abbas's name released by his office said an excerpt from an interview with Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Shaath due to be broadcast by the BBC in which Shaath described a meeting with Bush in June 2003 gave a "completely false" account.
In the interview for the series, Israel and the Arabs, Shaath described the meeting, at which he said Abbas was present.
"President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did. And then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq.' And I did,'" Shaath said.
"This report is not true," the Abbas statement said today. "I have never heard President Bush talking about religion as a reason behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. President Bush has never mentioned that in front of me on any occasion and specifically not during my visit in 2003."
Shaath could not be reached for comment.
The series, Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace, will be broadcast in Britain on October 10, 17 and 24, and in its entirety on the US Public Broadcasting Service on Monday.
Must have been lost in translation.
The BBC will run the story anyway. The allegation, not the truth is what matters to leftists.
did anyone actually think it was true besides the DUmmies?
Gee. How stupid can the rest of the world get. He's not on a mission from God...
He's on a crusade ;-)
Thank you! I've been begging for that since these threads came up.
It was the first thing that came to mind. :)
God may be sick and tired of these butchers who are butchering in the name of a sick demented religion.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.