Posted on 08/12/2006 12:13:39 PM PDT by sergey1973
In the days after the horror of the 11 September attacks, President George W Bush made a point of saying Muslims per se were not America's enemy.
But in the five years since then, he has taken less care to emphasise that message, US Muslim leaders are saying.
They are upset about his use of terms like "Islamic fascists", which he used this week both for Hezbollah and the suspected bomb plotters held in the UK.
"It offends the vast majority of moderate Muslims," Ahmed Younis said.
"The use of the term casts a shadow upon Islam and bolsters the argument that there is a clash of civilisations between Islam and the West," Mr Younis, the national director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (Mpac), told the BBC.
He said it was wrong to link the actions of violent Muslims to their religion.
"There is nothing Islamic about their fascism. The Prophet [Muhammad] and the Koran clearly articulate that this type of activity is outside of bounds for Muslims."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
There. I fixed it!
You're kidding I hope.
Nawp
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This country is INSANE ! totally INSANE !
Oh, yeah? What about the shadow the terrorists' actions casts upon Islam?
I wonder if muslims care what angers me. Like their silence in the face of monsterous attrocities, like their continuing protests against the countries they have emmigrated to, like their clandestine financial support of known terrorist groups, like their pompous posturing as "moderates." What in heaven's name is a "moderate?" Is that a muslim who would kill you if only he had a gun? Time is fast approaching when Western countries will have to call a spade a spade and send all muslims packing!
I don'[t know that Islam is verifiably much different.
We need to tell them that we are offended when people who are using rusty butcher knives, and videotaping their actions, are calling out the name of Allah as they saw off heads, or as they blow up people gathered for weddings and funerals.
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I am currently reading a very interesting book that reveals a lot about the mindset of these individuals, including Muslim spokesmen in the US. It is called "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam". Very enlightening.
That is who they are! Islamic fascists! So there!
There are NO Moderate Muslims...
There are those on Jihad, and those who apoligize for or support them...
Semper Fi
I saw an advert for that book. I will look for it. We all need to get our talking points sharpened. I still remember "it's not your father's democrat party!" Very pithy!
Ask the real combat troops serving now what they think of Arabs?
It's not Bush's fault that the terrorists don't have a common national identity like the Irish Republican Army or the Basque separatists..
If the enemy were only from Pakistan, Bush could say "Pakistani fascists." It the enemy were only from Egypt, Bush could say, "Egyto-fascists." Since the Islamo-fascist terrorists chose to co-operate with their fellow radical Islamic terrorists from other nations, they'll have to live (and die) with the broader labeling.
This is serious. You know what angry muslims do.
What is wrong with the Blackwater employees?
Did I state anything that was "wrong" about them? Just being accurate as to who these unfortunate guys were. We owe that to them at least.
NOPE. You said nothing. Those serving with them have some choice words.
I still remember "it's not your father's democrat party!"
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You talking about the good ol' days outside the WH in 2000?
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