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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (21246)	5/8/2004 9:03:35 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

"During the Rumsfeld testimony yesterday one senator said where is the outrage why is there not the same media coverage about the obscene murder of a mother and her three Daughters by muslim terrorists." There is not as much media coverage of a suicide bombing in Israel because suicide bombings in Israel are as common as field peas. The humiliation and torture of prisoners by US forces, on the other hand, is not only uncommon, it isn't supposed to happen at all, we are supposed to be the good guys. Hence, the former is not significant news, while the latter is.

To: lorne who wrote (21246)	5/8/2004 11:07:25 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

lorne, I think this is a war of hatred in Iraq. I am concerned that Bush continues to encourage this talk about hatred towards Islam. Lt. Gen. Boykin continues to hold his position in the military in spite of his anti Islam comments. I thought that this article would be of interest to you in particular. Happy reading. Saturday, 8, May, 2004 (19, Rabi` al-Awwal, 1425) Haram Imams Denounce Terrorist Attacks P.K. Abdul Ghafour, Arab News — JEDDAH, 8 May 2004 — The imams of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah yesterday denounced recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom and said the terrorists were playing in the hands of Islam’s enemies. “Our hearts tremble... from these criminal acts in Riyadh, from what followed in Yanbu... because they claimed sacred lives,” said Dr. Osama Khayyat, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Delivering his sermon to the thousands of faithful who thronged the mosque for the Friday prayer, the imam reiterated that Islam prohibits the killing of innocent people. The imam was referring to the killing of five Western engineers and a National Guard officer in the latest terrorist attack in the industrial city of Yanbu and the suicide bombing of a security forces building in Riyadh, which killed six people, including four security men and a young girl, and wounded 145 others. The imam accused the perpetrators of the attacks, suspected sympathizers of the Al-Qaeda terror network, of being stooges of Muslims’ enemies. “In truth, who benefits from these actions? The Muslims or their enemies?” asked Khayyat. “How can a reasonable person become a willing tool in the hands of his enemies and the enemies of his country and the (Islamic) nation?” he asked, urging worshipers to denounce violence and stand united against this “grave danger.” In Madinah, his words were echoed by Sheikh Hussein Al-Asheikh, one of the imams of the Prophet’s Mosque, who also said the main purpose of the Shariah was to assure the happiness of the whole of mankind. “Islamic teachings aim to achieve lofty and noble goals...Every activity of a Muslim should conform to the objectives set by his religion.” “The criminal actions that took place in the Kingdom are despicable. They violate the orders of God and the teachings of His Prophet...They will only serve the interests of our enemies,” he added. arabnews.com