Posted on 04/06/2009 6:15:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
President Obama: America 'is not and will never be at war with Islam'
WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a coalition of major national Islamic organizations, today applauded President Obama's Monday address to the Turkish parliament.
SEE: In Turkey, Obama Stresses Partnership, Peace (Washington Post)
http://tinyurl.com/claejt
A statement issued today at a press briefing at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., read in part:
"We applaud President Obama's remarks and hope that they are a sign of improved relations between America and the Muslim world. In his speech, President Obama rightly said that the United States 'is not and will never be at war with Islam.' This is a position that needs restating at every opportunity.
"We also agree with the president's statement that better relations with the Muslim world are vital in 'rolling back a fringe ideology that people of all faiths reject.'
"We appreciate that the president noted the contributions of American Muslims and recognized that many Americans 'have Muslims in their family, or have lived in a Muslim-majority country.'
"Turkey is a key player in the region and is well-placed to assist the United States in reaching out to nations such as Iran and Syria and to help achieve a just and comprehensive resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. We also support President Obama's backing of Turkey's entry into the European Union.
"The American Muslim community believes President Obama's new policy of dialogue and mutual respect will serve our nation and the cause of world peace and stability much better than past policies of unilateralism and confrontation."
At today's briefing, AMT representatives also called on President Obama to address domestic issues such as the rising level of Islamophobic attitudes in the United States, the deteriorating relations between the FBI and American Muslims, the dissemination of inaccurate and agenda-driven information by DHS-recognized "fusion centers," and Muslims' concerns about Justice Department guidelines implemented in December 2008 that allow race and ethnicity to be factors in opening an FBI probe.
SEE: Poll: Most Back Outreach to Muslim Nations, but Suspicion and Unfamiliarity Persist
http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/story?id=7248471&page=1
SEE ALSO: Muslims Fear FBI Spies on Mosques
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/631147.html
On March 17, AMT announced that it is considering suspending outreach relations with the FBI, citing recent incidents in which American mosques and Muslim groups have been targeted.
To date, 38 organizations and 117 community activists and scholars have endorsed AMT's statement.
SEE: U.S. Muslim Coalition Considers Suspending Relations with FBI
http://www.americanmuslimvoter.net/
To endorse the AMT statement online, go to:
http://www.americanmuslimvoter.net/viewform.asp?formid=1
AMT is an umbrella organization that includes American Muslim Alliance (AMA), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), MAS-Freedom, Muslim Student Association-National (MSA-N), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), and United Muslims of America (UMA). Its observer organizations include the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County (IEC).
CONTACT: AMT Chair Dr. Agha Saeed, Tel: 510-299-9313, E-Mail: aghaksaeed@yahoo.com
Good Lord.
There have never been any such policies.
Is there anything that will wake up Americans as to what his real agenda is?
Two nukes in any backyard they chose!
We’ll see if they applaud him if and when he goes to Rome and kisses the Popes ring.
Uhhhhh...yes. Care to expound? Fringe ideology of what?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/06/obama-us-not-a-christian_n_183772.html
Yep, crazy ole Uncle Mo up in the attic. Don't we all have one in our family?
And how many of you have a relative who has "lived in a muzzie-majority country"? And speaking of non-sequiturs, what in the world does that have to do with ANYTHING?
Relations will improve when Muslims stop killing members of other religions, destroying their religious sites, etc.
AMT - AMerican Muslim Traitors.
Huff said!
Re US not a Christian Nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation.”
Would be news to the Pilgrims and to those who wrote the Tolerance Act in Maryland.
But then again, he is the Messiah.
The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT),.....
They’re just another terrorist supporting front that is a charity, right?
How many of their members at ANY time supported cAIR?
Trust them?
I think NOT!!
Muzzie scumbags.
Look at the article: CAIR is one of the members...
GO FIGURE!!
Muzzie scum.
Its supposed to happen in the first hundred days, so I guess that means a overnight in D.C., then back on carbon foot print one and off to another squalid corner of the world., to be greated as a hero, to his race....err religion, while he trashes all thats great about The Republic.
Constantinople?
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