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| President says his letter to President Bush was invitation to Islam | |
| 2006-05-11 | |
| Hat tip to Jihad Watch:Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Thursday that his letter to President George W. Bush did not concern the nuclear dossier, but rather was an invitation to Islam and the prophets culture. He made the above remarks in reply to a reporter while attending press conference on his letter to President Bush in Jakarta in the afternoon of the third day of his stay in Jakarta. Stressing that the letter was beyond the nuclear issue, the chief executive said that in principle, the country's nuclear case is not so significant to make him write a letter about it. "We act according to laws and our activities are quite clear. We are rather intent on solving more fundamental global matters. "The letter was an invitation to monotheism and justice, which are common to all divine prophets. If the call is responded positively, there will be no more problems to be solved," added the president. The president said that the letter actually contained a clear message of invitation to human beliefs, adding that its response will determine the future. From Robert Spencer at Jihad Watch: "Both bolded statements suggest that the letter was indeed the call to Islam that must precede any attack, in accord with Muhammad's words (in Sahih Muslim 4294) about inviting the unbelievers to accept Islam or dhimmitude and fighting him only if he refuses both. We shall see."
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #23 That's right. Since the mohamedans can't do anything original, this is just Ahmadinejad's letter to Heraclitus with Geo Bush starring as Heraclitus. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2006-05-11 23:32 |
| #22 Dawaa it could be. From the New York Sun: Iran Declares War President Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush, widely interpreted as a peaceful overture, is in fact a declaration of war. The key sentence in the letter is the closing salutation. In an eight-page text of the letter being circulated by the Council on Foreign Relations, it is left untranslated and rendered as "Vasalam Ala Man Ataba'al hoda." What this means is "Peace only unto those who follow the true path."Sobering. (Remainder of article requires subscription) |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-05-11 21:43 |
| #21 My point is, what if he meant that letter to be a personal threat to Bush? As in, prior to an assassination attempt. Come to think of it, a multi-person, 9-11 style, violent and destructive, if unsuccessful assassination attempt would really open some doors for the US internationally, as far as causus belli are concerned. Russia and China would be politely told to STFU if the Iranians tried to kill Bush, and it would be Wang Chung tonight as far as our fleet was concerned. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-05-11 21:26 |
| #20 I believe that the classic response to this is 'Nuts'. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-05-11 21:08 |
| #19 My thought too, RC. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-05-11 20:55 |
| #18 "invitation to monotheism"? Gee that's interesting, since Both Judaism and Christianity are MONOTHEISTIC repligions which predate Islam by hundreds if not thousands of years. What a f*cking idiot. Nope. As far as mainstream Islam is concerned, Christianity is not a monotheistic faith. Oh, it WAS, in its original form, which was indistinguishable from Islam. But once people started buying into that whole "Son of God" and "Resurrection" stuff, it stopped being the True Faith and became a big ass lie. Let's not even go into the whole Trinity... I did read it as a demand to accept Islam. That's what it was. Dawaa; the call to Islam. It's required before you can attack. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-05-11 20:30 |
| #17 I was just another delecration of a 30 year old war that may hot up soon, or not. |
| Posted by: SPoD 2006-05-11 20:12 |
| #16 I wonder if his psychology is that he has to offer conversion before killing someone? If so, his letter might represent a death threat before an actual attempt. That's all it is, 'moose. This sick fu&k is out to kill us and is merely following the prescribed protocols. We need to snuff this wingnut's @ss ASAP. This is no lauging matter. Ahmadinejad is almost a greater threat than Osama bin Laden. After all, which one is serious about getting some nukes? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-05-11 19:55 |
| #15 From the Prophet's mouth to your ears 'Moose. Mohammad offered his enemies conversion just before the slaughter. To say no is to die. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-11 19:21 |
| #14 I wonder if his psychology is that he has to offer conversion before killing someone? If so, his letter might represent a death threat before an actual attempt. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-05-11 19:15 |
| #13 My take on the letter was that Mahmoud seemed to insist that Christians, as followers of Jesus are actually muslims anyway because Jesus is a prophet of Allan. So we're all muslims anyway and just haven't accepted that. This whole democracy thing is a the result of denying our true religion. And the sooner we realize we are muslims and embrace islam, the sooner Mahmoud's Mahdi pops out of his well. I did read it as a demand to accept Islam. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-05-11 19:09 |
| #12 BTW, anymounse, I think you were most eloquent. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-05-11 18:35 |
| #11 "invitation to monotheism"? Gee that's interesting, since Both Judaism and Christianity are MONOTHEISTIC repligions which predate Islam by hundreds if not thousands of years. What a f*cking idiot. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-05-11 18:34 |
| #10 INVITE HIM TO THE CHURCH OF BOB! church of bob here Since it is not one of the "three great traditions" it should generate an interesting response. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-05-11 18:33 |
| #9 Allah hu fu@#bar |
| Posted by: Oztralian 2006-05-11 18:28 |
| #8 Should'nt we invite him to Christianity? It's only polite. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2006-05-11 18:20 |
| #7 Any terrorist attack on the US or its interests worldwide can now be pinned directly on Iran. Thanks for the causus belli, Ahmedineedablowjob. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-05-11 17:36 |
| #6 Response should be from above....KABOOM |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-05-11 17:18 |
| #5 I may be wrong, but I still think deep inside Ahmadinejuuuud is an aspiring Watchtower columnist. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-05-11 17:08 |
| #4 Lots of western commentators were saying that Ahmadiwhatever was instructing GWB to become more observant in his Xtian faith... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-11 17:05 |
| #3 Pigs poop on Mohammad (May Bees Pee Upon Him) And watch it, laughing boy. We got an itchy trigger finger over in these parts. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-05-11 16:59 |
| #2 "Both bolded statements suggest that the letter was indeed the call to Islam that must precede any attack, in accord with Muhammad's words (in Sahih Muslim 4294) about inviting the unbelievers to accept Islam or dhimmitude and fighting him only if he refuses both. We shall see." That was one of the first things I thought of after reading parts of the letter. Learning about OBL's past messages were very instructive in that regard. Do they have Shia tent revivals? |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-05-11 16:51 |
| #1 Lemme see if I can say this delicately: PISS ON MOHAMMED AND ALLAN |
| Posted by: anymouse 2006-05-11 16:46 |