Muslims groups angry with Bush (Oh My!)

News24 (South Africa) ^ | 11 August 2006 | News24

[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.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Bush finally said it. We all know it is true.

[muawiyah]

Why should "W" take this particular opportunity to show concern for Islamofascist sensibilities.

Some of the Moslem commenters are coming up with the most ignorant responses (as usual).

[D1X1E]

Not a word about their religion being hijacked?

Maybe they're cutting back on the hijacked religion line as fewer people are buying that one anymore;as more people begin to realize there is no "radical islam" there is just islam and it's all the same. Perhaps they realize that people are beginning to notice that devout muslims all support the same thing; if not in deed then by word, belief or financial backing.

[Old Grumpy]

" . . . a "war with Islamic fascists," saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions."

GOOD. If that's the case, he needs to use the term more often.

[TennTuxedo]

If these muslims are worried about their religion's name being used in this context, then they need to take the needed steps to stop their terrorist brothers and cousins-in-religion from hijacking their religion and sullying their name. They have had that opportunity but have continued to side wit those of their religion instead of with peace. Until then, they will have to lie in bed with their self-perpetuated problems.

[Aquinasfan]

saying the term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions

Oh my, not inflamed tensions! Anything but that.

[maggief]

http://www.anti-cair-net.org/


Omar Ahmad
Co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
President and CEO of Silicon Expert Technologies. A Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp in Jordan.

"Those who stay in America should be open to society without melting, keeping Mosques open so anyone can come and learn about Islam. If you choose to live here, you have a responsibility to deliver the message of Islam ... Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faiths, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth." - Omar Ahmad

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

I'm inflamed that these "outraged" people favor throat slittings of innocent living screaming people. If they stop blowing up innocent people, terrorizing innocent schoolchildren, flying planes into buildings, blowing up subways, trains, planes, buses I'll be glad to say nice things about them.

[Sender]

I am shocked at this...this cowboy Bush. The outrage! We must use restraint! We could be sued!

We should do as our wise British brothers do and call them persons of South Asian heritage. There is no use dragging Allah into this!

[expatguy]

You are gonna like this ~~

What is history for?

[prairiebreeze]

CAIR better be damned worried about inflaming CHRISTIAN outrage. I've had enough of this shit.

I've taken to calling them dirty muslim bastards. Think they like that any better?

[conservative blonde]

We Americans urge you so-called peaceful Muslims to quite restraining yourselves and speak out in public venues against your terrorist brethren.

[Tokra]

"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.

Too late - and it was the Muslims who started it.

[Prysson]

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.

Oh but I suppose the fact that a bunch of MUSLIMS were plotting to blow up airplanes and kill thousands of people doesnt have any impact on anti-mulsim tensions.

[EdReform]

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CAIR, Assault and Videotape? (SEE RELIGION OF "PEACE" USING INTIMIDATION AND NAZI-LIKE TACTICS)

The real CAIR

CAIR's Campaign of Lies

We have right to know truth about CAIR

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[Eric in the Ozarks]

If they could just bring up one single tear for 9/11. Just one.

[TomasUSMC]

term could inflame anti-Muslim tensions

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Well I hope like hell so.... after two attacks against the WTC and after we spend and bleed to help the moslems in Iraq and they still don't recognize Israel, the American people are long overdue to go full bore anti-moslem.

Thank you Mr. President

[Tokra]

bottom line is that they can take their backwards homosexual death cult

How do you figure that when homosexuals are executed in Muslim countries? Homosexuality is punishable by death under Islam.

[EdReform]

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.

Some examples of islamic infiltration of education:

Spreading Islam in American Public Schools

The Clinton and Islam partnership: Evidence of negotiations using America's public school children

A Seat at the Table: Islam Makes Inroads in Education

Islamist Threat to Public Schools in Columbia, South Carolina?

Respecting Ramadan, Banning "Christmas" (School District Favors Muslims Over Christians)

What are Islamic schools teaching?

American Saudi Schools: Home Grown Sleeper-Cells - (one more wake up call!)

[uncbob]

Nice to hear President Bush call it what it is. Thanks goes to new press secretary Tony Snow for this.

Watch him start to back track and clarify his remarks etc etc