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Politics : The Truth About Islam -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (4479)	2/5/2007 6:20:46 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Such difficult questions......on another subject, Glenn Beck is now the target of arabs for focusing his shows on terrorism and the people behind it! Because guess what? They are mostly arab. Glenn Beck: A cause for concern Gulf News UAE / New York Times ^ \| 02/05/2007 \| James Zogby gulfnews.com Glenn Beck represents a truly troubling trend in television journalism. Since May 2006, the radio talk show host has had his own one hour nightly programme on CNN's Headline News channel. While the network may have hoped that Beck's flamboyant style would increase ratings, the cost to their integrity has been staggering. ... 'Evil 10 per cent' In just the past two months, for example, one half of Beck's shows have focused on matters Muslim. Beck insists that he is not opposed to all Muslims, only what he refers to as the "10 per cent who are evil". He then counters this observation by stating that the vast majority of good Muslims have been cowered into silence by the extremist 10 per cent, so that they too stand indicted by their cowardice. Only when they do speak out, Beck says, will radical Islam be defeated and the rest of us be safe from their scourge. The net result of this circumlocution is that the majority of Muslims are to blame. When Beck is not venting his own prejudiced view of Islam, he invites on-air guests who amplify his views. They are of three types: Israelis, right-wing Americans with a long-established axe to grind against Arabs and Muslims, and lastly, a handful of Muslims who are largely alienated and self-styled outcasts who have found their shtick striking out against their co-religionists. ... (Excerpt) Read more at gulfnews.com ...