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| Muslims push UN to condemn Quran burning | ||||
| 2010-09-23 | ||||
[Al Arabiya] Islamic states sought on Wednesday to have the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society human rights council condemn a U.S. pastor's suspended plan to burn Korans, saying it was part of a pattern of global anti-Mohammedan violence.
The resolution, which diplomats said was likely to be passed as the OIC and its allies have a majority on the 47-nation body, made no reference to condemnation of the plan by President Barack B.O.Obama and other U.S. and foreign leaders.
The move came amid increasing efforts by the OIC -- which has Russia, China and Asian and African states as allies in the council -- to have the U.N. recognize "Islamophobia" as racism and open to challenge under international law.
In speeches in Geneva over the past few days, OIC secretary-general Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu of Turkey has also argued that Jones' plan underscored his grouping's long-standing demands for a U.N.- backed ban on "defamation of religion". Western countries and some allies in Latin America oppose both the OIC efforts, arguing that they undermine freedom of expression and freedom to discuss openly religion-based practices that infringe universal human rights. Last week, a Pak-born Canadian Mohammedan academic, Raheel Raza, told the council, whose members include Libya and Saudi Arabia, that OIC countries systematically abuse the rights of everyone living on their territory, especially women. European diplomats said they were unlikely to vote against the OIC resolution, as their governments had already condemned the Koran burning idea, but feared it would be used to increase pressure for actions on defamation and "Islamophobia." The resolution, together with others yet to be submitted at the council, is likely to be voted on when the body wraps up its current autumn session at the end of next week. | ||||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Muslims went ballistic when George W. Bush mentioned "Crusade" (I think it was in an UN speech). We should mention Crusade often just to give them something to really be ticked off about. Think of it as therapy--de-sensitizing them. They are far too thin-skinned--it only goes one way. I'm tired of their noisy claimed victimhood. Come to think about it a Crusade might be a damned good idea. Maybe we should dance in the streets everytime we bag a muslim with a drone. Maybe our ROEs should pay bonuses to our soldiers for each of the enemy they titzup. yup.. what's fair is fair. tolerance is a 2-way street |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-09-23 13:19 |
| #6 Life sucks get a *f*n helmut. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-09-23 12:35 |
| #5 Anti-Mohammedan violence? But I guess it's OK when the violence is in Mumbai, huh? Or is it a hate crime for me to mention that? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-09-23 12:03 |
| #4 JohnQC, I agree. We should be openly using the Koran as toilet paper after a pork-rich meal, drawing cartoons of the |
| Posted by: Chemist 2010-09-23 09:24 |
| #3 I'd most likely get sink-trapped for what I'm thinking about these whining jug heads. It is doubtful that our President will do much at all about the things he ought to speak about. He ought to slam the lack of religious tolerance in islamic lands, the lack of religious tolerance and human rights, islamic inspired terrorism inflicted on the rest of the world, the abominable way women are treated, the creeping threat of sharia law, the intent of converting all to islam, the continual threats from Iran to the mideast and the rest of the world. He ought to come down hard on the NYC imam for threatening America if the mosque doesn't get build where he wants it. But that "teachable moment" is not going to happen. Muslims get alarmed, whiney and full of phony self-righteous indignation about some guy in Florida from a church of about 10 families when he says he is going to burn the Koran but choose to ignore mentioning the above problems. They can go bugger themselves. Where was the indignation about 9/11? None. I still remember the dancing in the streets in the ME after 9/11. Instead they want to build a victory mosque at GZ. We have a bunch of stupid political boobs who play right into our enemies playbook; the Koran and islamic writings. Muslims went ballistic when George W. Bush mentioned "Crusade" (I think it was in an UN speech). We should mention Crusade often just to give them something to really be ticked off about. Think of it as therapy--de-sensitizing them. They are far too thin-skinned--it only goes one way. I'm tired of their noisy claimed victimhood. Come to think about it a Crusade might be a damned good idea. Maybe we should dance in the streets everytime we bag a muslim with a drone. Maybe our ROEs should pay bonuses to our soldiers for each of the enemy they titzup. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-23 08:21 |
| #2 More from Michigan: Municipal officials said they decided this morning not to pursue trespassing, littering or other municipal charges against the individual. Tom Yeadon, assistant city attorney, said there is no evidence the individual stepped foot on the property of the [Islamic] center on South Harrison Road. He added the city is reluctant to pursue any littering charges. “From a littering standpoint, my understanding is that no one would consider a desecrated version of the Quran as litter,” Yeadon said. “That would be potentially insulting and provocative.” |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-09-23 02:45 |
| #1 Detroit --Local Muslim leaders are upset prosecutors won't pursue charges against a man who burned a Quran outside an East Lansing mosque. Stuart Dunnings III, prosecuting attorney in Ingham County, said today that authorities "didn't find there was any violation of Michigan law" A few days ago billionaire Charles Munger told U. Mich. students on an unrelated topic “At a certain place you’ve got to say to the people, ‘Suck it in and cope, buddy. Suck it in and cope.’” |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-09-23 00:42 |