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Top US Senator Urges Muslim Leaders to Widely Denounce Terror [Feinstein]
AFP ^ | July 24, 2005

Posted on 07/24/2005 9:50:27 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

A top US Senator urged Muslim leaders across the world to issue a slew of religious edicts denouncing terrorism and warned that mosques in "many places" are enabling terrorists.

Senator Dianne Feinstein spoke in the wake of Saturday's bombings in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where 88 people were killed, and the July 7 attacks in London, where 52 people and four suicide bombers died. A new attack in London failed Thursday.

"I think until the mosques in the Muslim world and the imams in the Muslim world in a major way issue fatwa after fatwa denouncing jihad and denouncing terror that we're not going make any progress," the California Democrat told CNN.

"I don't see many, if any, major imams throughout all of the Muslim countries coming together and saying: Enough of this. Stop. This is not Islam. You know, we object to it," she said.

"Until there is something like an excommunication that would take place in the Catholic Church where, if you are going to engage in this thing, do not frequent our mosques, you don't see this," Feinstein said.

She added: "What you see in many places is that the mosque becomes an enabler one way or another."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; feinstein; islam; londonattacked; muslim; religionofpeace; terrorism
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1 posted on 07/24/2005 9:50:27 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
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To: West Coast Conservative
Like they're going to take advice from a Jewess, and she knows it. Feinswine might as well have poured gasoline on a fire.

Democrats.

2 posted on 07/24/2005 9:52:32 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (There are people in power who are truly evil.)
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To: West Coast Conservative
4 years late and more than a dollar short.

Maybe if she did something really courageous and denounced her fellow dims by name for trying to hurt our country, I might have more respect for her. But at least this is a start. Now let's see if it's a one-time thing.

3 posted on 07/24/2005 9:52:49 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (Dean won't call UBL guilty without a trial, but thinks DeLay and Rove should be in jail)
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To: Darkwolf377

The one US victim was probably a friend of hers.


4 posted on 07/24/2005 9:53:50 PM PDT by Cougar66 (If Sonny had EZ Pass, "The Godfather" would have been a completely different movie)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Welcome to the party, pal!


5 posted on 07/24/2005 9:54:46 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (When can we stop pretending that the Left doesn't by and large hate America?)
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To: Carry_Okie

Despite her being Jewish, what she is calling for is what needs to happen. I loathe Diane Feinstien, but she is on target on this one


6 posted on 07/24/2005 9:54:50 PM PDT by MJY1288 (Whenever a Liberal is Speaking on the Senate Floor, Al-Jazeera Breaks in and Covers it LIVE)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Feinstein-"renounce terrorism, lets hear it, hello, is anybody there, is this thing on (taps mike) hello, hello? I make alot of money, I just can't pass it. man , what a tough audience....BANG< BOOM!!!!Crash, sirens etc.


7 posted on 07/24/2005 9:54:50 PM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (whats wrong with a draft?)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Will Difi hold her breath?


8 posted on 07/24/2005 9:55:21 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Feinstein is stronger than many in her party. She has some outrageously Liberal views, but she has some positives as well.


9 posted on 07/24/2005 9:55:49 PM PDT by RightWhale (Substance is essentially the relationship of accidents to itself)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Denouncing is just lip service, informing on their terrorist buddies and acting on it would get a lot more respect and be more credible.


10 posted on 07/24/2005 9:56:15 PM PDT by vets son
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To: West Coast Conservative
Denounce terrorism? The Lefties want Imams to denounce terror, but wish for the US to release terrorists from Gitmo. When will they learn?
11 posted on 07/24/2005 9:59:06 PM PDT by endthematrix ("an ominous vacancy"...I mean, JOHN ROBERTS now fills this space!)
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To: West Coast Conservative
"A top US Senator..."

Your definition of "top" is certainly different from mine.

12 posted on 07/24/2005 10:00:33 PM PDT by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: RightWhale

There were a couple of times when Feinstein bucked the DNC line and went against the bosses. She does have a maverick streak in her.


13 posted on 07/24/2005 10:01:29 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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I certainly wouldn't worry about her safety over this. Unlike most law-abiding Californians....

Feinstein has a concealed carry permit.


14 posted on 07/24/2005 10:02:14 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: MJY1288
Despite her being Jewish, what she is calling for is what needs to happen.

Listen loud and clear: AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

Understanding Islam has been really simple for, oh about 1300 years or so. It offers three choices: submit, kill, or be killed. It is a pagan psychosis, masquerading as a religion.

The problem for Christendom (and Seculardumb) has been developing the courage to accept the obvious. The same can be said for many of Islam's adherents. IMHO, "moderate Islam" is comprised of those either in denial of its true historic precepts or those engaged in a covert means of conquest, later to adopt its more unpleasant means when opportunity affords. There is no in-between.

For Feinswine to demand "moderate Islam" to denounce violence is to deny reality and put those who might be moderate into the position of outing themselves as opposed to the plain word of Muhammed. Seeing as the word of the Koran explicitly mandates killing infidels, she is offering no choice at all, and she knows it.

15 posted on 07/24/2005 10:03:14 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (Islam offers us three choices: submit, kill, or be killed.)
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To: RightWhale

She's a gun grabbing POS.


16 posted on 07/24/2005 10:08:04 PM PDT by claudiustg (Go Sharon! Go Bush!)
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To: claudiustg

Pobody's nerfect.


17 posted on 07/24/2005 10:11:59 PM PDT by RightWhale (Substance is essentially the relationship of accidents to itself)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Yep, that'll work. Good news, the war is over!

At least Feinstein is not quite as dumb or stupid as Boxer or Pelosi and not as much of a racist bitch as Waters.


18 posted on 07/24/2005 10:12:26 PM PDT by garyhope (Gimme iced tea)
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To: RightWhale
but she has some positives as well

I do not see believe in the myth of the "moderate Muslim" as a positive. It is just as much a denial of reality as her "guns kill people" beliefs.

Do they drug test Senators?

19 posted on 07/24/2005 10:13:43 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Recall Barbara Boxer)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Quick! Quick, people. Somebody offer
to sell her the Brooklyn Bridge. She
may well buy it, too.


20 posted on 07/24/2005 10:15:48 PM PDT by righttackle44 (The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle and the American people behind him)
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