Truth_seeker responded: That is okay. They gotta win many battles. Let the word be spread, by word of mouth, by fair newspapers, by the internet. Secretary of State Colin Powell, in a speech to "Muslim-Americans" Nov. 18, said he is attempting to expand programs within his agency to bring educators, journalists, political and religious leaders from Islamic countries to the United States. In making his case, Powell declared: "We must not listen to the siren song of the bigots, extremists who cloak themselves in false spirituality in an attempt to divide and to weaken us." 11-29-2002 The Balkan States of America - Powell: "We must not listen to the siren song of the bigots" 11-18-02 Bush and Powell Come Down Hard on Christian Right's Views on Islam
Focusing on the battles is one thing... slamming those who are putting facts on the table is another.
How do the following examples fit into a sound agenda for the WOT?Days after the televangelist Pat Robertson said on his Christian Broadcasting Network that "what the Muslims want to do to the Jews is worse" than the Holocaust, Mr Powell told a gathering in Washington: "This kind of hatred must be rejected." 11-15-02 Colin Powell Again Attacks Christian Conservatives