Well, you can cram it with walnuts, ugly! -- Homer Simpson
Posted on 08/11/2006 3:36:34 AM PDT by Cornpone
Washington - US Muslim groups criticised US President George W Bush on Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a "war with Islamic fascists," saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions.
US officials have said the plot, thwarted by Britain, to blow up several aircraft over the Atlantic bore many of the hallmarks of al-Qaeda.
"We believe this is an ill-advised term and we believe that it is counterproductive to associate Islam or Muslims with fascism," said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations advocacy group.
Restraint
"We ought to take advantage of these incidents to make sure that we do not start a religious war against Islam and Muslims," he told a news conference in Washington.
"We urge him (Bush) and we urge other public officials to restrain themselves."
Awad said US officials should take the lead from their British counterparts who steered clear of using what he considered inflammatory terms when they announced the arrest of more than 20 suspects in the reported plot.
Hours after the news broke, Bush said it was "a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation."
'Islamo-fascism'
Bush and other administration officials have used variations of the term "Islamo-fascism" on several occasions in the past to describe militant groups including al-Qaeda, its allies in Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff told MSNBC television the phrase reflected what he called Osama bin Laden's own vision of leading a totalitarian empire under the guise of religion.
"It might may not be classic fascism as you had with Mussolini or Hitler. But it is a totalitarian, intolerant imperialism that has a vision that is totally at odds with Western society and our rules of law," Chertoff said.
One of the hallmarks of 'political correctness' is the renaming of things to better serve a left wing political agenda. So a rifle becomes an "assault weapon", someone who is engaging in a homosexual relationship becomes a "partner", and a mass-murdering demon-possessed fanatic becomes a "freedom fighter."
Words have meaning. Words have power. It's good to see President Bush resisting political correctness and calling things by their proper names. While I would personally prefer a more derogatory term to describe these individuals, "islamic fascists" is just fine.
Well, you can cram it with walnuts, ugly! -- Homer Simpson
"Islamic fascists" describes only Muslims who are fascists. The phrase is accurate and honest. Muslim friendlies should try to correct that problem in their own ranks and help in the war against the same.
Leave it to the Democrats, should they return to power anytime soon, to assist Mr. Hooper, changing the education curriculum in the US to include Islamic studies in elementary schools and beyond.
Been waiting five years for them to show up.
Find me a moderate muslim who doesn't hate Jews.
I'm with you.
It's time to step aside from political correctness.
If the US Muslims have anything to say to anyone....it should be to those radical Muslim terrorist who are ruining the Muslim reputation.
IT IS NOT us!
..If the US Muslims have anything to say to anyone....it should be to those radical Muslim terrorist
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Say it loud and clear, say it often.
BUT FIRST.... Give us the ba$tards address.
AND they're ugly!!!! : )
That is a VERY disturbing quote...
Dear Muslims: What do you think it is??? The people killing are muslim fascists... your faiilure to agree only adds to our disdain for you.
I gotta say it. I can deal with every other group of people in this country including illegal immigrants from Mexico if I have to, but I resent slammites being in this country and I resent I-slam being legal in this country.
>>>>>US Muslim groups criticised US President George W Bush on Thursday for calling a foiled plot to blow up airplanes part of a "war with Islamic fascists," saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions.<<<<<
WELL TOO F****N BAD!!
man i'm i sick of this "outrage" over everything that falls out of a republicans mouth
I couldn't help but notice that the perps weren't Mennonites!
cair@cair-net.org
Why is it your outrage at the President is so much greater than your outrage at the terrorists?
I don't CAIR.
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