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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (13719)	6/10/2006 2:15:02 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

"not many posters go there... wonder why" About twice the posts as here--twenty some thousand... But your stupid attacking remark just shows your immaturity, doesn't it? Your inability to respond by PM shows it, as well. We are done here. You have had your ears boxed and it is finished. I am PRO AMERICAN and the slander has been addressed. Now either speak to me in PM or leave it be. Ta ta...

To: lorne who wrote (13719)	6/10/2006 4:59:51 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

Is Canada headed for a clash of cultures? canada.com Doug Fischer, Ottawa Citizen; With files from Tony Lofaro and Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, June 10, 2006 OTTAWA -- A controversial British historian who predicts a violent "clash of civilizations" between Muslims and western democracies says Canada could face that kind of future if it is unable to prevent an anti-Muslim backlash to the arrests of terrorism suspects in Toronto. Niall Ferguson, whose new history of the 20th century has sparked its own backlash in Britain, said Friday the vandalism of a Toronto mosque the day after the June 2 arrests is the sort of inflammatory incident that can quickly spin out of control. "If history teaches us anything, it is that seemingly small actions can set off events that lead to large-scale violence," he said in an interview. To keep any backlash in check, Ferguson said government and citizens need to work closely -- and publicly -- with moderate Muslims to stop the spread of extremism in the name of Islam. He warned that if anti-Muslim sentiment is allowed to grow, it could spawn the rise of xenophobic populist politicians eager to exploit broader anti-immigrant feelings. And that, in turn, could encourage more young Muslims to embrace radical ideology. That was the case in the Netherlands, where a filmmaker was murdered in 2004 in the name of Islam, and in Denmark, where the publication of satirical cartoons set off violent demonstrations by Muslims earlier this year. Although both countries are known for their liberal immigration polices and high levels of ethnic tolerance, the events led to unprecedented levels of hostility toward immigrants -- 66 per cent in Denmark and 60 per cent in the Netherlands, according to polls. Ferguson sees lessons in these examples for Canada, also touted for its liberal attitudes toward immigration. "The official response to arrests like those in Canada is always that it is the work of a criminal minority and should not be blamed on all Muslims," he said. "That's true, of course, but the problem is that this criminal minority believes it is acting for all Muslims. And it is being allowed to hatch its schemes, in mosques and learning centres, right under the noses of the wider Muslim community." Meanwhile, in Calgary, an imam who founded Muslims Against Terrorism announced Friday the launch of Project Unity Now, a cross-Canada series of conferences designed to shield Canadian Muslim youth against violent extremism. The first event is to be held on July 22 in Toronto. "Canadian Muslims must share some blame for not doing more to stop the misleading of our youth in the name of Islam," Imam Syed B. Soharwardy said at a news conference at the Al Madinah Calgary Islamic Centre Friday. Soharwardy says Project Unity Now favours banning radicals from Canadian mosques who preach hatred and violence. An in Ottawa, an imam warned Muslims to remain vigilant and act sensibly in the wake of this week's arrests. "You should join hands to improve this country. This is your country (too)," Iman Gamal Solaiman told Muslims who came to the Ottawa Mosque for weekly prayers Friday. "Be on good terms with your neighbour and with your partner at work, it is quite important," he said. Ferguson's latest book, The War of the World: History's Age of Hatred, suggests that the violence of the 20th century, the bloodiest in history, can no longer be explained by the usual textbook analyses: economic crises, class warfare, nationalism or ideological fervour. Instead, he argues, the bloodbath was largely the result of economic volatility, empires in decline and ethnic conflict. As the century ended and the present one began, ethnic faultlines were increasingly the cause of conflict, a pattern Ferguson expects to continue. Ferguson, who divides his time between Harvard and Oxford, believes that "the latent civil war" in Iraq could presage another lengthy period of bloodshed in the Middle East and, probably, beyond. © The Vancouver Sun 2006

To: lorne who wrote (13719)	6/21/2006 9:10:09 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

Video distributed outside mosque praised 9/11 COLIN FREEZE theglobeandmail.com Globe and Mail Update TORONTO — A video lionizing the 9/11 hijackers as martyrs for Islam was distributed outside a Scarborough mosque by the alleged ringleader of a bomb plot against Toronto, the CBC reported Tuesday night. In recent days several accounts have been raised of al-Qaeda propaganda DVDs being distributed by Fahim Ahmad, just weeks prior to the 21-year-old's June 2 arrest on allegations that he is the leader of a group of 16 homegrown terrorism suspects. The recruitment video with English subtitles shows Osama bin Laden urging Muslims to fight Jews and Americans, and also scoffs at Saudi princes for shaking hands with U.S. President George W. Bush and his Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The video also pays homage to several al-Qaeda “martyrs,” including the 19, Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers, as well as a lesser-known figure: Canadian Abdul Rahman Jabarah, a St. Catharines, Ont., youth who was killed in 2004 as a fugitive in Saudi Arabia after being implicated in an al-Qaeda bomb plot. The imam of the Scarborough mosque in question said he had no knowledge of the any DVD distribution by Mr. Ahmad. The cleric added he is not responsible for what people distribute outside the mosque. “How can I control the parking lot?” said Aly Hindy of the Salaheddin Islamic Centre last night. (The mosque is named for the great 12th Century Muslim warrior Saladin, who violently ousted the Crusaders from Jerusalem.) However, a DVD praising the hijackers who attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001 would not have been popular at the mosque, Mr. Hindy said, as very few of his congregants actually believe that al-Qaeda is responsible for the deaths of 3,000 people killed in the United States that day. “This has become like the Holocaust; we have to believe in it otherwise we go to jail,” Mr. Hindy told The Globe and Mail. “Most of the people don't believe that Sept. 11 was done by Muslims. ... most of them believe this was something done to create all this war.” The imam said his mosque sanctions the sale of certain books and DVDs inside the mosque, including videos alleging that the 9/11 attacks were “a cover up.” Mr. Ahmad has been described as the charismatic ringleader of a group of Toronto-area suspects, who convinced the others to join in a jihadist conspiracy. The plot allegedly involved gun smuggling, recruitment, and training, before moving onto a conspiracy to detonate a series of fertilizer-based truck bombs against the Toronto Stock Exchange, a Canadian Forces target, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's Toronto offices.