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| Address poverty, overcome terror |
| 2005-04-08 |
| WESTERN nations can overcome Islamic extremism if they address the root causes of terrorism — poverty, anger and frustration — and discard their prejudice against Muslims, Malaysia's prime minister has declared. Abdullah Badawi told a conference in Sydney tonight that some Western countries needed to reassess their foreign policies, while urging Muslim countries to embrace "reform and renewal". He condemned the killing of innocent people and said it was sad that terrorists had murdered civilians in the name of Allah. Mr Abdullah cited Malaysian experience in dealing with extremists as evidence the war on terrorism could not be won with tanks and bullets alone. He said his Government had implemented reforms to bring about greater openness and to deliver economic prosperity, particularly to the needy and those in predominantly Muslim rural areas. "We have demonstrated that we can roll back the Islamists, not by engaging in a holier-than-thou contest, but by addressing the root causes of anger and frustration," Mr Abdullah told the Asia Society of Australia. Muslim nations were becoming more open but changes had to coincide with a change in Western foreign policy, he said. "Some are embracing the initiatives towards good governance and an intellectually more open and vibrant Ummah (Islamic society)," Mr Abdullah said. "But these steps cannot be taken in isolation. Reforms in the Muslim world must be accompanied by visible and meaningful changes to the foreign policies of key western countries. "The non-Muslim world, especially the West, must be prepared to discard their prejudices against Islam and be willing to engage in genuine dialogue. "At the same time, Muslims, too, must be prepared to begin a process or reform and renewal in their respective Muslim countries." Mr Abdullah said Malaysia was a country of Islam Hadhari — progressive, "civilisational" Islam — and had embraced reform. "Different countries need different solutions to their problems but I do believe that Malaysia can be a showcase of what it is to be a successful, modern Muslim country," he said. During his speech, Mr Abdullah also called on Australia to play a greater role in helping to eliminate poverty in the developing world. |
| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #12 BULLSHIT! Next stupid theory? How 'bout it's all really caused by the goa'uld? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-04-08 11:31:50 PM |
| #11 hey DMFD! I'm the "Bzzzzt! Wrong answer" guy ...kinda sorta... I hate when someone else does it better :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-04-08 11:30:26 PM |
| #10 BULLSHIT! Next stupid theory? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-04-08 11:22:40 PM |
| #9 Bzzzt! Wrong answer, thank you for playing. The answer we were looking for is 'What is fanaticism, envy, feelings of inferiority, and REALLY bad government?' Please collect your consolation prize on the way out the door. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-04-08 11:10:03 PM |
| #8 A lot of poverty in Dar is due to their leaders propensity to steal anything not nailed down. Eliminate the leaders, reduce poverty. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-04-08 10:30:48 PM |
| #7 Anonymoose: Except that the root causes of terrorism are not poverty, anger and frustration. I don't really care if they're poor, angry or frustrated. So were Genghis Khan's armies. And the Vikings. And the Muslims who swarmed into the traditionally Christian lands of the Middle East over a thousand years ago. If they want to express their frustration at our hard-earned success by killing us, then we must kill every one of these murderous bandits. And anyone who helps them or speaks out for them. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-04-08 9:41:44 PM |
| #6 Keep repeating that lie and some stupid turd will believe again. The fact is that it's just false. Which makes him a lying bastard. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-04-08 9:38:20 PM |
| #5 Obviously, no one told Badawi that it's not smart to repeat something that's been thoroughly discredited. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-08 9:27:02 PM |
| #4 WESTERN nations can overcome Islamic extremism if they address the root causes of terrorism – poverty, anger and frustration – and discard their prejudice against Muslims, Malaysia’s prime minister has declared. A theory shot down more times than Zeros over Midway. |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-04-08 9:21:50 PM |
| #3 Someone should tell Abdullah that Jesse Jackson has worn this racket out. No more shakedowns. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-04-08 9:16:14 PM |
| #2 *snort* Sigh. Abdullah Badawi, et al, need to get their dogma manuals updated. The facts behind terrorism support NONE of the assertions - except the anger. The anger is due to the fact that The World does not automatically embrace their insanity. It is a problem with Muzzies, not The World. Otherwise, Badawi is utterly and terminally full of shit and should retire to the library to catch up on his reading. Malaysia appeasing Muzzies is no answer - and Badawi can kiss the Global Foreign Policy change idea goodbye - along with the asses of every Western nation. The Muzzies must discard their absurd demands for The World to accommodate their inbred indoctrinated insanity. They are the problem. They are their own solution. It has zero, zip, zilch, nada to do with the rest of The World. Need a fix? Grab a mirror. Sheesh, news.com.au is such a clueless apologist enabler wank-o-matic buncha'tards for publishing meme shit they know to be meme shit by apologist meme shit dogmatists. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-04-08 8:52:39 PM |
| #1 Except that the root causes of terrorism are not poverty, anger and frustration. They are rotten governments and cultures that create these problems. Terrorism's worst enemies are democracy and freedom, especially freedom from archaic tribal, religious and cultural practices, like socialism. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-04-08 8:45:43 PM |