Posted on 10/02/2006 7:13:08 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
Islam World Will Be Relieved If Pope Makes Full Apology, Erdogan
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Islam world will be relieved if the Pope makes a full apology," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
In an interview on the Fox TV, Erdogan said that religious leaders should refrain from using the words of Islam and terrorism together.
"Such remarks hurt all the Muslims. We should refrain from remarks which may overshadow alliance of civilizations," he stressed.
-FUNDAMENTALISM-
On fundamentalism, Erdogan said, "fundamentalism is a problem in every religion. But, there is no fundamentalist threat in Turkey today. Secularism is a system that protects the country and nation against extreme movements. As the government, we are taking measures against extreme movements. Secularism is an insurance for different life styles."
-TERRORIST ORGANIZATION-
Commenting on the terrorist organization PKK, Erdogan said that the terrorist organization is infiltrating Turkey from northern Iraq and staging terrorist attacks.
Erdogan stated that Turkey expects "more concrete steps" from the USA in fight against terrorism, and qualified appointment of retired general Joseph Ralston as the U.S. special representative for countering terrorism as positive.
Emphasizing that the terrorist organization should lay down arms, Erdogan said that a military operation of the Turkish army in northern Iraq is out of question at the moment, but noted that developments will be monitored.
Erdogan underlined importance of a trilateral cooperation among Turkish, U.S. and Iraqi governments against the terrorist organization PKK.
PM Erdogan was interviewed also by The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal.
Erdogan will meet U.S. President George Bush today, and depart from Washington D.C. for Britain.
He apologized 3 or 4 times already.
Yes, whatever you do, don't mention anything about Islam and violence...or they'll either blow you up or cut your head off (or both).
Screw (radical)Islam......
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When is this visit to Turkey going to happen?
When are moderate Musselmen going to apologize for all the violence committed in Mohammud's name?
"The Islam(ic) world will be relieved if the Pope makes a full apology."And if he doesn't???More rioting?Church burnings?Murdered nuns?Maybe issue another fatwah against the Pope?I've come to the conclusion that many(most?)muslims cannot live peacefully in civilized society.
There is no such thing as a "Moderate" Muslim. Their silence damns them.
November 28th - 30th
How about: "Christan world will be relieved if the Muslim world knocks off all their craziness and quits trying to change the Western way of life."
When Muslims conduct terrorism and Islam together, it's sort of hard not to talk about it.
They talk about it. Why can't we?
Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.
"They talk about it. Why can't we?"
Some groups are more equal than others.
I want the Islam world to apologize to the West for issuing Fatwa on all non-believers. Until then...
If remarks, cartoons or operas can hurt your god, he's a wimp. He's no better than the idols that must be carried about, that have eyes to see and can't see, and ears to hear, and can't hear; and those that worship them are like them.
And while there, he will repeat his calls for reciprocity and rejection of violence in the name of God.
Pass the popcorn.
And the hollow points.
Yes. The Western world
will be relieved if Muslims
would all go away . . .
"Relieved"?
Tough Turkey. Those i-slam a-holes will never be satisfied.
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