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| Mahathir: Reaction proves Jews do rule the world...but I was taken out of context |
| 2003-10-21 |
| Hat tip to Drudge; in a hole, but the Moonbat won’t stop digging Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says his comments about Jews during a speech at an Islamic summit last week, which prompted harsh criticism in the West, had been taken out of context. ``In my speech I condemned all violence, even the suicide bombings, and I told the Muslims it’s about time we stopped all these things and paused to think and do something that is much more productive. That was the whole tone of my speech, but they picked up one sentence where I said that the Jews control the world,’’ he told Bangkok Post in an exclusive interview yesterday, which covered aspects of his 22 years as leader of Malaysia, as well as his straight-forward views on terrorism, democracy and US policy. Dr Mahathir added, however, that ``the reaction of the world shows that they [Jews] do control the world’’. It’s like listening to John Kerry in a turban - how many ways is he trying to have it? During a speech at the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Malaysia last week, Dr Mahathir said Jewish people, because of their ties with the United States, had an influence in the world which far outweighed their numbers I notice that "defeat" of 1.3 billion Muslims by the few million Jews assumes there’s an accepted state of conflict between all Muslims and all Jews.... The United States, Israel, Australia and the European Union have accused Dr Mahathir of anti-Semitism. and general stupidity Dr Mahathir said the Americans and Europeans were out to condemn him. The European Union had done nothing when Italian Prime Minister Silvio Burlesconi made a statement calling Muslims terrorists. ``Did the European Union pass a resolution to say that this was against Muslims? Why is it that when people condemn Muslims the European Union does not try to say anything?’’ Why do my friends Jacques and Dominique (who is reportedly a man) not defend me! Dr Mahathir said his comments about Israel and Jews were true. ``Israel is a small country. There are not many Jews in the world. But they are so arrogant that they defy the whole world. Even if the United Nations say no, they go ahead. Why? Because they have the backing of all these people.’’ Dr Mahathir said that in his speech he urged Israelis and Arabs to stop the killing and to think, pause and settle. ``I even quoted from the Koran, which says that when the enemy offers to make peace you must accept. I told the Muslims you must accept even if the terms are bad. You have to negotiate. This is the teaching of Islam. All that was in my speech... But those things were blacked out |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #10 Shit, I missed the survey. I'm sorta-kinda Comanche. Woohoo! Cootahey! Dakotah SH - I think you guys are onto something! Clever, indeed! Mahathir does, indeed, look like a total fool - every time he opens his trap. And NOW I know what that secret handshake I was taught as a child is about! I'll be waiting to be contacted. Send someone to Thailand. Chiang Mai. Doiping Mansion. Tell 'em to take their time, I'm cool with that. Okay, I have to go back and report to my Jewish overlords, too. |
| Posted by: .com 2003-10-21 1:26:16 PM |
| #9 I think Mahathir missed his own point. People of Jewish decent have been sucessful in many different societies because they have integrated themselves. We saw a pretty good example of integration several days ago. On one of the previous posts concerning the US extermination of its aboriginal culture, there was an informal survey of Rantburgers who were of Native American decent. The percentage was high. I am reasonably sure the George Bush has a Native America somewhere in his family tree. Has Sitting Bull's insideous plan for world domination has been realized? Have Native Americans secretly commandiered the Club of Rome? I don't think so. Americans are from a diverse ethnic cilture. Some ethnic traditions become part of the total ethnic fabric of the country. While many Americans of diverse backgrounds choose to get loaded on St Patty's Day as well as Cinco De Mio, I haven't been to a sweat tent in recent memory. Why does this clown think the Jewish influence on our coutnry is different? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-21 12:42:02 PM |
| #8 The Jews are making him say this. Its part of a clever plot to make Muslim leadership appear ever more foolish. Its working. |
| Posted by: Dakotah 2003-10-21 12:28:39 PM |
| #7 Let all remember that Dr. Mahathir represents the so-called 'educated’ Muslim. Since this guy should know better then what do you thing he teaches the ‘common’ Muslim? This is the same type of people who started the National Socialist Party in Germany. They had some educated people, some muscle, blind followers, and vitriol hatred. I fear we missed a chance to cleanse the gene pool when we had them together at the Muslim Summit. Ok now I have to go back to my Zionist overlords. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-10-21 11:30:00 AM |
| #6 Your common sense tells you this should be the logical outcome to being exposed to rational thought. In the ME, those Muslims exposed to "rational thought" are likely to end up with a drastically shortened life expectancy. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-21 11:18:42 AM |
| #5 You don't have to go to the ME to find people with their head in the wrong place. Paul Krugman in today's NY Times actually defends Mahathir's speech ("part of a delicate balancing act") and blames -- surprise, surprise -- America. In-credible. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-10-21 11:02:01 AM |
| #4 Hey, that's why they call it "MAL-asia", y'know? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-10-21 10:33:22 AM |
| #3 B - I hear ya. Your common sense tells you this should be the logical outcome to being exposed to rational thought. Yep, I thought the same way. Then I met a bunch of Saudis who had been educated abroad in US & UK (admittedly, university only) and other Muslims from various countries, including Iraq. To a man, they may have been more open-minded about things new to them and some even picked up the patter ("Bloody Hell!" was common out of the Iraqi; educated in UK and worked there for 8 years... 8 YEARS + the years for University for BS, MS, & PhD), but those things taught to them from birth were still there, like a reflex. Bring up the "Palestinians" and they spewed dogma straight outta Saeb Erakat's disgusting mouth. I tried to reason with the Iraqi guy, thinking his long time and education in the West would allow him to at least think before spewing. No joy. Never met an exception in over 4 years - and these are the best educated Saudis in the country and I was talking to the most Western-oriented of those. No joy. So don't hold your breath. Your heart and head are in the right place, but theirs are up their asses. :-( |
| Posted by: .com 2003-10-21 10:21:39 AM |
| #2 B: I kinda wanted the moosleems to be educated too, with the hope that if they learned to wipe their a**es correctly they might quit trying to kill or convert everybody. This guy is calling for education and technological advances so that they can kill more efficiently. I'm not so sure anymore that it's a bad thing these Thuggees can't read. |
| Posted by: BH 2003-10-21 10:13:33 AM |
| #1 Maybe we should cut the guy some slack and focus on the good things he said. We already know that even moderate Muslim's blame the Jews for all the world's ills and want them to vanish from the face of the earth. So it seems to me that it wouldn't hurt to get them focused on a real education. If Muslims were raised on science and Technology, instead of Jew-blaming, in the process of the education, they might actually wake up to the realization that Jew-blaming does nothing to improve their world. |
| Posted by: B 2003-10-21 9:56:09 AM |