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Originally posted by police_officer339
Want people to stop thinking all Islam is terrorists? Then speak out against those that are! Funny how Muslims love to say we are being racial/prejudice but never a foul word about suicide bombings, flag burning, embassy bombing etc.
You will even speak out aginst my rant, but never a word about Hamas, Al-Quada or teh Taliban, well not unsolicited. Thats the problem, you all have much to say when we westerners speak out in defence and outrage at PEOPLE being blown up, tortured, decapitated, you may even mildly condemn the terrorists. Yet where is YOUR initial outrage at terrorist acts? Why are you not speaking out as readily as we are if you do not truly condone or secretly accept what is going on?
Spend less time speaking out against those speaking out against terror and more time speaking out against terror and maybe we will start to believe you.
Originally posted by IAF101
Let me just say that, if you want more people to see your faith in better light it has to stand up and act against its own people. The mullah's, the imams etc all have to stand up and vehemently criticise these proponents. The civilised values of negotiation, rule of law, value of human life and above all tolerance for other faiths is a must.
You shouldnt ask other people to change, there is a problem with a group of people in your religion, you should start by asking them to change and embrace peace and the way of the prophet before you ask all Westerners to not criticise Islam. You cant bear the criticism what makes you think the West will happily bear the deaths of its citizens ?
I tired of listening to the same platitudes, "Islam is not a relgion of terror" etc, why dont you tell that to the jihadis and the al-Qaeda terrorists ?? Why dont you teach that in the madrassas and in your Friday prayers to all your people ?? Why dont you hand over those muslims that are involved in such activites of spreading such propaganda to the police ???
Dont ask others to change when you refuse to change yourselves !
Originally posted by Ruggeder
It is the hieght of ignorance to use this as a defence of a people that are the defenition of uncivilized barbarians in every sense of the word. Every people had to kill the indiginous people to get there land. Americans, italians, greeks, japanese, Spain, several african countries, and India, and several middle eastern countries. It's over with, people only bring it up when they've run out of idea's, and there ignorance has made them desperate.
They should, your blowing them up in there land, and I don't care when you lost it, if it was ever yours or not, it's done, OVER, stop pretending it's still yours and blowing up innocent people because it is meaningless, you only hurt yourself.
"When political Zionism began in earnest in the late 19th century, there were only about 15,000 Jews in Palestine. In 1893, for example,
the Arabs comprised roughly 95 percent of the population,
and though under Ottoman control, they had been in continuous possession of this territory for 1300 years. Even when Israel was founded, Jews were only about 35 percent of Palestine’s population and owned 7 percent of the land."
If the native americans decided to start doing this, we would kill every last man woman and child of there race, I garuantee it. .
Isreal should do the same, but WE hold them off from doing it. The jews don't run this country no matter what the koran tells you, WE run isreal, they exist because we allow them too, we are the only thing that keeps them there without global conflict. So grow up, get over it, take the country there willing to give you and make it great .
if you jsut stopped being animals and took the country you could work on being an amazing country.
, but instead you reject peace in favor of violence, like your people always have.
Before islam destroyed the middle east ..
Carly Fiorina, the CEO of Hewlett Packard, recently she gave a speech defining the relevance of leadership in today's world. Here is the quote from the final part of her speech.
"I'll end by telling a story. There was once a civilization that was the greatest in the world. It was able to create a continental super-state that stretched from ocean to ocean, and from northern climes to tropics and deserts. Within its dominion lived hundreds of millions of people, of different creeds and ethnic origins. One of its languages became the universal language of much of the world, the bridge between the peoples of a hundred lands. Its armies were made up of people of many nationalities, and its military protection allowed a degree of peace and prosperity that had never been known. The reach of this civilization's commerce extended from Latin America to China, and everywhere in between.
And this civilization was driven more than anything, by invention. Its architects designed buildings that defied gravity. Its mathematicians created the algebra and algorithms that would enable the building of computers, and the creation of encryption. Its doctors examined the human body, and found new cures for disease. Its astronomers looked into the heavens, named the stars, and paved the way for space travel and exploration. Its writers created thousands of stories. Stories of courage, romance and magic. Its poets wrote of love, when others before them were too steeped in fear to think of such things.
When other nations were afraid of ideas, this civilization thrived on them, and kept them alive. When censors threatened to wipe out knowledge from past civilizations, this civilization kept the knowledge alive, and passed it on to others.
While modern Western civilization shares many of these traits, the civilization I'm talking about was the ISLAMIC WORLD from the year 800 to 1600, which included the Ottoman Empire and the courts of Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo, and enlightened rulers like Suleiman the Magnificent. Although we are often unaware of our indebtedness to this other civilization, its gifts are very much a part of our heritage. The technology industry would not exist without the contributions of ARAB mathematicians. Sufi poet-philosophers like Rumi challenged our notions of self and truth. Leaders like Suleiman contributed to our notions of tolerance and civic leadership.
And perhaps we can learn a lesson from his example: It was leadership based on meritocracy, not inheritance. It was leadership that harnessed the full capabilities of a very diverse population-that included Christianity, Islamic, and Jewish traditions. This kind of enlightened leadership
- leadership that nurtured culture, sustainability, diversity and courage - led to 800 years of invention and prosperity.
In dark and serious times like this, we must affirm our commitment to building societies and institutions that aspire to this kind of greatness. More than ever, we must focus on the importance of leadership- bold acts of leadership and decidedly personal acts of leadership."
there was a time when the arab men and women lived in equality, and there mathamaticians were considered teh finest in the world, and there people were considered wise and fair, there knowledge was sought by the west and teh great indian nation that existed at the same time .
Foreign Office
November 2nd, 1917
Dear Lord Rothschild,
I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet.
"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."
I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.
Yours sincerely, Arthur James Balfour
I would love to go to egypt and to the place where the sumerians lived, but I will never be able to go there in my life, thanks to people like you. The people that do this have destroyed a once great people, a once great nation, and have robbed the world of possible great minds that could have given us breakthroughs in who knows what. Wells trap a bomb on a 15 year old, he doesnt have to grow up and cure cancer, he can screw his virgins in hell.
by dana2006Return occupied lands for palestenians and Iraqis, stop your atrocities in arab and islamic world, then you can visit egypt , iraq even saudi arabia.
Originally posted by IAF101
Thats like saying; one pedophile allowed go about molesting a dozen children doesnt mean that the community failed, its only when there are thousands of them that the community has failed ! Does that make any sense ?
Yes, if you allow one madman to go around preaching, be it to a dozen or half a dozen, preaching nonetheless in the open, then the community has allowed this to take place and thus has failed in its duty! Its not like this imam had some underground cult meeting up in peoples basements did he, he was preaching in the mosques, in fact he was the head of a mosque ! Can we see this as anything other than an utter and complete failure, especially when you claim that the moslem community is out in arms against radical elements?
It takes one terrorist to discredit Islam, how many terrorists do you think are out there ?
Originally posted by IAF101
You've said that Moslems have been trying to prevent radicalizm since before 9/11 and yet you have had no appreciable sucesses in preventing a disaster through the intervention of the moslem community or any such. But in the US, there are many moslems here that have informed the FBI about suspected terrorist activites by those they meet in the mosque, I think my previous post gives this example. But similar instances dont seem to happen in Britain where the moslem community is much more concentrated and withdrawn from the community at large and thus this cloistered environment seems to breed a sense of comfort. The fact that a fellow moslem's wouldnt snitch on the terrorist elements withing their community even though their nation's security might compramized and thus feel free to go about their business un-hindered.
This is what is happening and that is why teenage kids have the ability not only to make bombs and carry out a plan but also the motivation to go and blow themselves up. The amount of resources, information, planning, support from others and more importantly hate they must have had to carry out such an act is a sure measure of the true effectiveness of the "moslem peace campaign".
Remeber, people will judge you by the results you acheive, just like in any other situation and if you fail to deliver you must be prepared for the flak.
Originally posted by IAF101
The link above is actualy an american-moslem, as in an American first and moslem second, thus showing allegiance to the US and its values.
Why should I think you have done something like this ? Why should I think moslems are doing this? There hasnt been any magical drop in terrorism nor has there been any news where moslem leaders have turned over their own to the police as terrorists! Why should I think any different of you ?
Originally posted by IAF101
Well if crime keeps increasing and despite the "attempts" it goes unchecked then obviously it is a failure. Similarly, the moslem communities attempts are failures and have not checked or reduced the levels of terrorism in the world!
In the West where there is pressure on the moslem community to conform because we have the FBI, DHS, NSA etc keeping tabs on them to make them confrom to civilization but in the moslem nations there is no such pressure and thus they not only actively support but also celebrate the acheivements of terrorists!!
Originally posted by IAF101
As I said, I take your word in good faith but these protests are more about showing "others" that islam isnt a "terrorist organization" rather than reflecting internally on the community level. These protests, as I have said earlier, are more a credibilty campaign than a drive to deal with terrorism.
Originally posted by IAF101
If it makes you happy I can show you moslems burning flags on BBC, SKY news and I bet a thousand others. There is no shortage of the the outlets other than CNN and fox that show moslems burning flags etc. Obviously every community party cant make headlines on BBC but millions of moslems rioting and torching embassies does ! Thats just the way it works, the multitude wins always. Maybe if the multitude is some islamic country were protesting against radicals in their country then it would indeed make headlines and be appreciated as well but when the majority are tourching places you cant expect any better.
Originally posted by mojo4sale
Its a circle of hate! returning palestinian land! return Saddam to power! Islamic terrorists arent going to stop, they want to destroy the western way of life. The west , led by the US will continue to retaliate. Who suffers, mostly innocent men, women and children who are just trying to get by. What atrocities did australian troops commit to deserve the death of hundreds of innocent people in Bali! Violence breeds retaliation.
(Islamic terrorists arent going to stop, they want to destroy the western way of life. The west , led by the US will continue to retaliate. Who suffers, mostly innocent men, women and children who are just trying to get by)
Islamic terrorists arent going to stop, they want to destroy the western way of life.)
What atrocities did australian troops commit to deserve the death of hundreds of innocent people in Bali! Violence breeds retaliation..)
Violence breeds retaliation
Originally posted by dana2006
RETALIATE....oh my god ...did Iraqis attack the US and flattened american cities? did Iraqis steel american oil and destroy their museums? did iraqis let the Mossad assasin all american Scientist ?did Iraqis use lies as an excuse to occupy the US? Did iraq give the US as a gift for jews to establish their own state?
It is not retaliation, it is AGGRESSION, OCCUPATION and BARBARISM.
Originally posted by dana2006
[I will tell you what poor australians did to muslims. first they participated in the Coalition forces in the first and secong gulf war, and took it's share in killing hundreds if iraqi civilians. I just want to know, who forced australians to send thier army to iraq and and participate in making this big mess in the middleeast?
The second reason, do you remember east taymour, itwas a part of Indonesia for thousands of years, but the majority of its population were indonesian christians. so the US and austrailia, decided suddenly to seperate this part if indonesia and establish an independent state for indonesian christians, imagine if Iraq or Saudi arabia decided to establish an independent state for muslim australians in the middle of australia. australians with the help of american plotted to cut ppart of islamic indonesia, and you don't expect any retaliation from muslims, you are stupid or naive?!
Originally posted by dana2006
you are wrong.......injustice breeds retaliation.....western hypocrisy, double-standards, Intolerance, Prejudice and barbarism breed retaliation from muslims.