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To: Machaon who wrote (4649)	10/16/2003 3:55:34 PM
From: Edscharp	Respond to of 6945

Mahathir lashes out at Jews - from the Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au October 17, 2003 Mahathir Mohamad speaking at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Putrajaya. Photo: AFP The Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad yesterday called on the world's 1.3 billion Muslims to unite against "a few million" Jews, whom he alleged ruled the world by controlling the strongest nations, Dr Mahathir, who is chairing the biggest summit of Islamic leaders in three years, urged Muslims to ignore teachings by religious fundamentalists that scientific studies were somehow un-Islamic. "We need guns and rockets, bombs and warplanes, tanks and warships for our defence," Dr Mahathir told leaders from 57 nations gathered for a two-day summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia's new capital. "But because we are discouraged from learning of science and mathematics . . . we have no capacity to produce our weapons for our defence," he said. He launched a blistering attack on what he described as Jewish domination of the world and Muslim nations' inability to adequately respond to it. "The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy," he said. "They get others to fight and die for them. "We are up against a people who think. They survived 2000 years of pogroms not by hitting back but by thinking," he said. "They invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy so that persecuting them would appear to be wrong, so that they can enjoy equal rights with others. "With these they have now gained control of the most powerful countries and they, this tiny community, have become a world power." Dr Mahathir said that "1.3 billion Muslims cannot be defeated by a few million Jews. There must be a way". He suggested new tactics other than lashing out violently against "the enemy", including leveraging the political, economic and demographic forces at the disposal of Muslim nations, calling for a "strategic retreat" and reassessment that would lead to "final victory". For Dr Mahathir, a senior statesmen in the developing world who has turned his country into the world's 17th-ranked trading nation, the summit marks one of the last opportunities to take the podium on the world stage before retiring on October 31 after 22 years in power. US Ambassador to Malaysia Marie Huhtala declined to comment on the speech. Washington was angered over a speech he made in February, as host of the Non-Aligned Movement of 117 countries, in which he described the looming war against Iraq as racist. Mohammed al-Farra, a Palestinian delegate, said he supported Dr Mahathir's analysis. "If we are weak, nobody will respect us," he said. "In this world, the Israelis only respect the strong, so we have to unite to be respected by the other side." The summit, held every three years, is the first since the September 11 terror attacks reshaped global politics and comes at a time when many Muslims - even US allies - feel the war on terrorism has become a war against them. AP

To: Machaon who wrote (4649)	10/16/2003 10:20:21 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

1.3 billion Muslims cannot be defeated by a few million Jews When you look at Mahathir's antiSemitic comments, at the Muslim conference, they actually are highly complimentary towards Jews. He said: <font color=green>"Jews "invented socialism, communism, human rights and democracy"<font color=black> He left out Islam. At his age, he probably just forgot that Jews invented Islam also. He said: <font color=green>"But today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them"<font color=black> Amazing powers we Jews have! I didn't realize that I ruled the world. I wonder if he thinks that I rule this world when I am on the toilet taking a dump that looks like his wife! <g> He said: <font color=green>"We are actually very strong, 1.3 billion people cannot be simply wiped out."<font color=black> This is really a statement about the fear from Muslims that 6 million Jews could easily wipe out 1.3 billion Muslims. Amazing isn't it that the Muslims living in Israel have it much better than Muslims living in Muslim countries. He said: <font color=green>"He called on Muslims to emulate the Jewish response to oppression, arguing the Jewish people had "survived 2,000 years of pogroms not by hitting back, but by thinking.""<font color=black> Obviously he doesn't remember Israeli's attack on Saddam's nuclear facility, or Israel winning five wars against Muslim imperialism. If the Muslim leaders are so interested in emulating the Jewish people, why don't they just convert to Judaism?