https://freerepublic.com/tag/muslimsadmitviolence/ en-us Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:17:57 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2587860/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Islamic cleric behind plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York warned Sunday that retreating on the project would only strengthen the hand of the Muslim extremists. But imam Feisal Abdul Rauf did not commit to keeping the Islamic cultural center at its current site, two blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center. "The decisions that I will make -- that we will make -- will be predicated on what is best for everybody," he told ABC's "This Week" program. Thousands marched through New York on Saturday's ninth... AFP on Yahoo https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2587860/posts#comment Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:17:57 GMT