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To: lorne who wrote (8560)	6/28/2007 10:53:28 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

About as bizarre and believable case as muhammad speaking to his imaginary god allah

To: lorne who wrote (8560)	6/28/2007 11:19:58 AM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Bush creates Muslim ambassador post Bush urged Muslim leaders to speak out against "radical extremists" [Reuters] The US president has said he will send an envoy to the largest grouping of Islamic nations and called on Muslims to speak out against "extremists" he says are Islam's "true enemy". George Bush said appointing an envoy would demonstrate to Muslim communities "our interest in respectful dialogue and continued friendship". But several American Muslims told Al Jazeera that Bush's walk did not match his talk. They said Muslims had been discriminated against especially since the September 11, 2001 attacks and that the country's military action was not congruent with its rhetoric that Islam is a peaceful religion. Bush did not say who would be made the first US envoy to the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference, in his latest bid to counter the tide of anti-Americanism in the Muslim world. But Al Jazeera's Viviana Hurtado said he would have to be a respected American Muslim who can articulate US foreign policy, withstand criticism at home and scepticism from people in the Middle East who may see him as Bush's puppet. 'True enemy' In his speech marking the 50th anniversary of the Islamic Centre of Washington, Bush said that while the principles of religious freedom have been expanding elsewhere in the world, in the Middle East there had been a rise of "extremists". "This enemy falsely claims that America is at war with Muslims and the Muslim faith, when in fact it is these radicals who are Islam's true enemy," he said. "We must encourage more Muslim leaders to add their voices, to speak out against radical extremists who infiltrate mosques, to denounce organisations that use the veneer of Islamic belief to support and fund acts of violence." Asked about the simplistic way of viewing the Middle East as having only either moderates or extremists, Karen Hughes, the US undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, told Al Jazeera that the distinction was to draw a clear line between those who advocate using violence and those who do not. Anti-American sentiment has increased since the US-led invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan and Bush's past use of terms such as "crusade" and "Islamo-fascists" in referring to the "war on terror" and Iraq has angered many Muslims worldwide. Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

To: lorne who wrote (8560)	6/28/2007 7:20:10 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Attorney for imams removed from plane loses bid to limit [public] access Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ \| June 27, 2007 \| Amy Forliti startribune.com A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit filed by six Muslim men who were removed from a US Airways flight last fall has declined to limit public access to the case. Omar T. Mohammedi, a New York attorney for the six Muslim scholars, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he sought limited media access because he felt some of the coverage of the case has been biased against his clients. "When you think of the media, and the way they have been portraying this case, it has not been very helpful. It has been biased," Mohammedi said. "That has caused a lot of stress, a lot of stress on our clients, as well as made it difficult for us to handle this case ... in a manner that it should be handled." Mohammedi's clients are six imams — Islamic religious leaders — who were removed from a US Airways flight in Minneapolis last fall after passengers reported what they thought was suspicious behavior. The imams, who were handcuffed and questioned, claim the airline discriminated against them and violated their civil rights. The complaint seeks an undisclosed amount of money for punitive and compensatory damages. Besides US Airways, the lawsuit names other defendants including the Minnesota Metropolitan Airports Commission, which owns the airport, and John Does, who could later be identified as passengers. In a letter dated Tuesday and addressed to Mohammedi, U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery noted that Mohammedi had requested that the court remove members of the media from an electronic distribution list, bar members of the media from attending hearings, and hold proceedings in closed session. "The Court declines to treat this case in the extraordinary manner that you request," the judge wrote. She added that the public and press have an interest in full access to judicial (Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ....