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The real purpose behind the imam publicity blitz
The Star Tribune ^ | December 13, 2006 | Katherine Kersten

Posted on 12/14/2006 6:31:26 AM PST by yoe

On Dec. 1, a curious report on the grounded-imams incident at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport appeared on the website of the Iranian Quran News Agency. The report quoted extensively from Madhi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation. The foundation is the American arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, "the world's most influential Islamic fundamentalist group," according to the Chicago Tribune.

Bray's initial statement about the incident had an all-American, see-you-in-court ring. He demanded "large financial compensation for the imams," adding, "We want US Airways and any other airline displaying this type of behavior against Muslims to be hit where it hurts, the pocketbook."

The report echoed statements made by the imams themselves. Omar Shahin, their spokesman, has portrayed the incident in a way that's consistent with a lawsuit and a public relations offensive. He's called for a Jesse Jackson-style boycott of US Airways, and applied classic civil-rights rhetoric to the incident: "This is prejudice; this is obvious discrimination," the Star Tribune quoted him as saying. "I cannot change the color of my skin," he told Newsweek.

But the report on the Iranian website, which has appeared on a variety of Muslim websites worldwide, had a larger primary focus. After the imams incident, it quoted Bray as saying Muslims want "new, broad-sweeping legislation that will extract even larger financial and civil penalties for any airline that participates in racial and religious profiling."

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlines; deeppockets; imans
None of the middle Eastern countries would put up with this sort of nonsense - seems that rather than hi-jacking planes, they will just destroy the airline industry through Political Correctness (the Muslim weapon of choice)as Profiling is just not PC. Get a life you rag-headed bigots....misbehave on my flight and you are history! 99 if not 100% of terrorists are Muslims and I want you profiled what ever the reason - you call me an infidel....is that not Profiling? No more Mister Nice Guy you misguided twits.
1 posted on 12/14/2006 6:31:28 AM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

Over here,dude!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1753351/posts


2 posted on 12/14/2006 6:34:43 AM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Carry Daily. Apply Sparingly.)
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To: yoe

I'm sure the imams would take great satisfaction in the sweet irony of reaping huge financial gain from the airline and then send the $$$$ to muslim terrorist front groups, but I have believed from the first day this story broke that it is part of a pre-planned campaign to weaken security measures at U.S. airports. I believe it even more now, given the current campaign by CAIR to generate multitudes of complaints from muslims traveling to mecca during this busy flying season.


3 posted on 12/14/2006 6:41:12 AM PST by San Jacinto
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To: yoe
On Tuesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations advised American Muslims to beware of the dangers of "flying while Muslim."

Those dangers pale into insignificance compared to the dangers of "flying while Kafir."

To wit:


4 posted on 12/14/2006 6:41:41 AM PST by Maceman (This is America. Why must we press "1" for English?)
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To: yoe

Imams can forget it.


5 posted on 12/14/2006 6:47:20 AM PST by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
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To: yldstrk

This is the fruit of multiculturalism. Now we have many activists lined up to get rich on exploiting their grievances. It is exhausting.


6 posted on 12/14/2006 6:52:46 AM PST by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
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To: yoe

"... through Political Correctness (the Muslim weapon of choice)..."

ACLU also uses the same technique to deconstruct our society.


7 posted on 12/14/2006 6:57:14 AM PST by DBrow
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I did check - sorry.


8 posted on 12/14/2006 7:01:50 AM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

american secularists who hide behind religion and animalistic immams...

so dangerous together.......criticize either one and your guilty of a hate crime.

(what sc&^bags)


9 posted on 12/14/2006 7:01:52 AM PST by ripley
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"...criticize either one and [your]you're guilty of a hate crime."

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.........criticize away!

10 posted on 12/14/2006 7:14:29 AM PST by yoe
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To: Maceman
If you've got something to tell CAIR, don't hesitate!

Email: info@cair.com

11 posted on 12/14/2006 7:16:32 AM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

Race hustling with a twist - religion.


13 posted on 12/14/2006 7:34:11 AM PST by steel_resolve (Do you know what a bigot is? Someone winning an argument with a liberal.)
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To: yoe
The will first destroy the airline's ability to protect itself and it's passengers through lawsuits.

That will make hijackings easier.

Toss these Imams in jail for trying to incite a panic. Add CAIR to the list of organizations providing material aid to terrorists.

Have the President present an award to the US Airways crew, and thank them for their vigilance.

14 posted on 12/14/2006 7:37:29 AM PST by untrained skeptic
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To: yoe

thank you.


15 posted on 12/14/2006 7:38:33 AM PST by ripley
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To: ripley

There is a simple solution, cancel all flights that connect to the Muslim holylands rather than risk lawsuits.


16 posted on 12/14/2006 8:01:17 AM PST by Hillary'sMoralVoid (hey cannot co)
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My suggested solution: vigilante violence. If the airline fails to remove the offenders, we hold a blanket party for them after takeoff. I'm dead serious. Why not seat yourself next to them, order a kosher meal from the flight attendant, and then casually discuss how bowing to a rock in Mecca really is idol worship. Doesn't anyone else remember how to start a bar fight? These idiots are intolerant and bigoted; its their primary weakness.


17 posted on 12/14/2006 9:28:19 AM PST by darth
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