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| Musharraf calls for ban on 'defamation of Islam' |
| 2006-09-19 |
| EFL (via lucianne.com) PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf today called for a ban on the "defamation of Islam" in a speech to the UN General Assembly in which he took a veiled swipe at Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks linking the Muslim faith to violence. "We also need to bridge, through dialogue and understanding, the growing divide between the Islamic and Western worlds," General Musharraf told the 192-member assembly. "It is imperative to end racial and religious discrimination against Muslims and to prohibit the defamation of Islam." In an indirect reference to Pope Benedict XVI, he said, "It is most disappointing to see personalities of high standing oblivious of Muslim sensitivities at these critical moments". |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #8 Does the ban on "defamation of Islam" mean we can't say Muhammad was a pedophile? Then, no. Does it mean that we can't say polygamy is an act of debasing women? Then, no. Does it mean that we can't say that the Quran is not the word of God? Does it mean that we can't argue that Allah is not the only and true God? Then, no. Same problem here as with the term "torture"-one Muslim's torture is one Westerner's freedom of speech. I do not submit to Islam and will say why wherever and whenever I feel like it. Learn to cope, Musharraf-your belief is not my obligation to respect. |
| Posted by: Jules 2006-09-19 21:55 |
| #7 Islam sucks. Sue me. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-09-19 19:49 |
| #6 My personal observations: 1) Musharraf was obviously under pressure to make a statement on the matter; a few days ago, the Pakistani parliament voted overwhelmingly (unanimously?) to condemn Benedict XVI's remarks. Musharraf had the option of making a national address on the subject; instead, he makes a very brusque and undiplomatic presentation of the matter in front of the assembled UN delegations. I'd equate what he did to Khruschev's shoe-bashing episode. 2) The use of the word 'imperative' is interesting. 3) Pakistan has nuclear weapons and proven delivery systems. 4) Pakistan is a putative ally. The Midget's remarks should be interesting. |
| Posted by: mrp 2006-09-19 18:57 |
| #5 well! look who's an islamist all of a sudden. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-09-19 18:45 |
| #4 How rich, a tin pot dictator is attempting to tell the entire world what it can and cannot do, regardless of such niceties as freedom of speech or freedom of religion. They keep up with this shit and I will hang Koran toilet paper in my bathroom, take out billboard ads with the Danish cartoons on them and record my anti-Islamic songs for airplay on the Internet. These halfwit psychos DO NOT rule the world. If they keep pretending that they do, we will simply have to turn their entire civilization into rubble. It's pretty hard to plan and launch military or terrorist attacks out of smoking ruins. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-19 18:30 |
| #3 a ban on definition of Islam? oh.....nevermind |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-19 18:25 |
| #2 You first sahib. Replace it with Judaism or Hinduism and enforce it. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-09-19 17:58 |
| #1 "It is imperative to end racial and religious discrimination against Muslims and to prohibit the defamation of Islam." It is also imperative to end Islam's discrimination against non-Muslims and prohibit the defamation of non-Muslim religions, you twit. "We also need to bridge, through dialogue and understanding..." We need to clean up Pakistan. You're starting to look pretty worthless, Sprocket Chest. I'm thinking we might be better off to have you and your double-gaming cronies replaced with radicals. That way we can glass over Pakistan's nuke/missile facilities and terrorist strongholds and be done with it. [Unlike Sprocket Chest, I don't do "veiled swipes", and Muslims with "sensitivities" can take a little Valium or prednisone.] |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-09-19 17:55 |