Cordoba "Mosque": Fareed Zakaria responds to ADL

[hinduempire]

zkaria is a man of obama, he is a great liar, never trust zakaria

[hinduempire]

zakaria, pls shut up, you are a biased muzzie, rauf is a taqiah master. no mosques on pearl harbour, ground zero

[RonTylerDVM]

Today on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Fareed Zarcharia on his CNN show GPS, had the nerve to say we have wasted the past decade post 9/11. I am disappointed CNN continues to give this guy a platform to spew his hate for Americans. I say, shame on him and shame on CNN.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@RonTylerDVM 9/11's the day Americans turned into idiotic lemmings. People look at that "coming together" with fondness. That coming together made Americans chronically paranoid and thoughtless a condition that had Americans not questioning the Bush admin in the lead-up to the Iraq war, where America inflicted 9/11 times 300 on a people who never attacked the US. Look at America today. All it's concerned with is political bickering and fear of terrorism. Bin Laden got exactly what he wanted.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@RonTylerDVM Zakariya sees this situation from a global perspective. The World supported America's war against the Taliban. But everything since then, including the Iraq war and Abu Ghraib and Gitmo and government use of torture and the rise of anti-Muslim hatred, America lost its position of respect in the eyes of most people in the World. And not just in the Mid-East. Zakariya is right. And he isn't telling this to an American audience out of "hatred". In what sense is he wrong?

[amibidhrohi2006]

@RonTylerDVM Zakariya sees this situation from a global perspective. The World supported America's war against the Taliban. But everything since then, including the Iraq war and Abu Ghraib and Gitmo and government use of torture and the rise of anti-Muslim hatred, America lost its position of respect in the eyes of most people in the World. And not just in the Mid-East. Zakariya is right. And he isn't telling this to an American audience out of "hatred". In what sense is he wrong?

[amibidhrohi2006]

@RonTylerDVM Zakariya sees this situation from a global perspective. The World supported America's war against the Taliban. But everything since then, including the Iraq war and Abu Ghraib and Gitmo and government use of torture and the rise of anti-Muslim hatred, America lost its position of respect in the eyes of most people in the World. And not just in the Mid-East. Zakariya is right. And he isn't telling this to an American audience out of "hatred". In what sense is he wrong?

[LocatelliCorinthians]

CORINTHIANS = 30 MILLIONS OF FANS !!!

WE ARE 3 TIMES BIGGER THAN PORTUGAL

WE ARE BIGGER THAN AUSTRALIA

WE ARE ALMOST THE SIZE OF CANADA ( in population )

NICE TO MEET YOU, WE ARE CORINTHIANS !!!!!!!!!

[sssssjjjj1]

Fareed courageous my ass. you folks are brainwashed to the max. not all. if you haven't heard Benjamin Freedman speech at the willard hotel..2hrs, you don't know as much as you think. also Myron Fagan speech about the cfr in america. 2hrs. Listen to this and don't be a bonehead. fareed is a weasel. don't you know the media is a part of the cfr all controlled by their god Rothschild. The gov lets them print money out of thin air and buy up all the gold and they keep them in office.

[terajasoos]

i agree with farid 110%----he has taken a vey courageous and honorable step

[bt50333333]

The cordoba mosque is a Christian Cathedral my people take 800 years to expel the Muslims from spain the muslims are not welcome,and cordoba dont have mosque only Cathedral.

[TheBigEase]

it's NOT a mosque!

[AnnaMishel]

Nobody would know who is extremist . . and that is the problem!

[AnnaMishel]

They would "pretend" to be moderate inorder to infiltrate. They are NOT stupid!

(The hijackers didn't board the planes in full taliban regalia including masks etc)

[LovelessEggplant]

@AnnaMishel Even if that were true, what would then be the point of the "infiltration?" To blow up the mosque? Why would they blow up a mosque when there are scores of places that it would actually make *sense* for them to attack? Sheesh.

[AnnaMishel]

@LovelessEggplant

"there are scores of places that it would actually make *sense* for them to attack? Sheesh."

You said it . . . I didn't!!!

The mosque provides an good, easily accessible meeting place, to plan those attacks.

[LovelessEggplant]

@AnnaMishel Except it's already been made clear that extremists wouldn't be tolerated based on the fact that moderate and liberal Muslims are completely opposed to their behavior. Per your logic, they could just as easily "infiltrate," a church or a YMCA, so the fact that it's a mosque has nothing to do with it.

[AnnaMishel]

@LovelessEggplant Extremists are not STUPID! They would PRETEND to be moderate.

[LovelessEggplant]

@AnnaMishel So if they're busy PRETENDING to be moderate, how is anyone going to know WHO is an extremist? They'd likely be shunned by the congregation if they "came out" to the wrong person, it wouldn't even work.

[AMF4love]

@AnnaMishel

No they won`t because they can`t, actually.. All the extremists that you see on Television are not weclome by the vast majority of Muslims.. Just think about it why they live in caves why they cover their faces why they work under the darkness....

[nagamora]

don't care if u refuse building it in ground zero because we have now mosques in the north pole itself

[amibidhrohi2006]

@AnnaMishel

No. Extremists associate with mosques run by Salafists, imams who support hardline teachings. Rauf is a liberal Muslim, he doesn't cater to that crowd. If anything, you should support this mosque as a counter-balance to those mosques. A radical fundementalist wouldn't find much comfort in a place where decrying radical ideals is the norm.

BTW, child rapists have infiltrated many catholic churches, and are in the Vatican. Do you propose we shut down Vatican City?

[AnnaMishel]

Consider this . . What if the Nazi Skin heads wanted to build a Nazi structure honoring Hitler in the Shadow of the Holocaust Memorial Museum?

[HenningII]

@AnnaMishel if it is his private property then he has the right to do it. don't like it tough, it's a free country.

[Anonie324]

@AnnaMishel Are you seriously comparing people like Faisal Abdul Rauf and other moderates to Nazis? Wow, Godwin's Law strikes again!

[AnnaMishel]

Fareed got this all wrong!

Nobody is saying the Muslims can't build a center and practice their religion. We are saying that they can't build it RIGHT THERE . . in the SHADOW of the World Trade Center. The VERY FACT that the Muslims are insisting on building it in the Shadow of the World Trade Center, indicates that they have NO sensitivity to what happened, and are "sticking it to us", i.e., They are EXPLOITiNG OUR FREEDOMS AGAINST US!

[KDALove]

@AnnaMishel "We are saying that they can't build it RIGHT THERE "

No you're not. You don't own the land, you're not on the committee to allow the development of the center. This isn't a political issue where you input your opinions. Your opinion on this matter is as trivial as me telling you where to build your house, even though I don't know you. It's their private property and they can do whatever they hell they want with it despite what you think should happen to it.

-Cheers-

[ultradesi]

Fareed jee, Excellent decision to return the ADL award ..Bravo !!! keep up the great work of breaking down barriers though intelligent dialogue...

[machigX]

Muslim apologist talking... and the journalist doesn't dare to ask about Rauf's SHARIA fancy, about muslim supremacy in sharia governed society, where we the non muslims are slaves to them. We can't criticize islam under muslim rule. We loose ourselves 4 slavery. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS before it's too late! Rauf, the slumlord doesn't give a s*** of others. His father was part of Muslim Brotherhood: did Rauf criticize his father's choice? NO! He is the same as his father -just different disguise

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

The fact that muslim clerics support the Sharia is as relavent as saying that christian clerics support the ten commandements. The sole difference being that Rauf adheres to the Sharia in the limited sense of a volontary based system of arbitrary law that concern civil matters as it is already present in with the jewish tradition of the Beth din in many western country.

[machigX]

@LibertePositive Where is it said that Rauf COULD adhere to sharia in a limited sense? He can't - no muslim can! There's nothing wrong in 10 commandments: those same principals exist in most of the religions anyway. Western law is recommending such behavior in our cuilture. Sharia is totally other. In 10 Commandments it doesn't say you should kill, abuse or put anyone in low position.

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

Not only he can, but many have. Its actually something that already exist in other countries. The Sharia is applied on limited civil matters such as marriage and inheritance. You seem to believe that to adhere to a religion is to adhere to its litteral interpretation, which is something very few religious people actually do, especially in Islam, where there is a relative power of interpretation. Exemple: I am a catholic, but I eat meat on fridays and believe in premarital sex.

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

Not to mention that there is canon religious law from the old testament (which is also in the bible) which has been used to kill in the past. But we simply no longuer refer to those since the end of the inquisition.\

So grow up and go meet real muslims. They wont eat you, trust me. Most of them are nice, decent people. Some are religious and would like to follow the sharia for civil matters such as divorce and inheritance, something some jews do with the Beth Din.

[machigX]

@LibertePositive Most of them that I have met in my own country (husbands of my non-muslim friends) are using women to get a visa. They also cheat on their wives, hang out in nightclubs when their wife is at home with 4 kids. One man received a mail from a 14-year-old who had become bregnant from him while he was together with my 30-year old friend. Very nice people indeed. Mistreatment of women or mistreatment of infidels? Or both?

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

Well, off the bat you present a huge paradox. The problem with these muslims men is far from being too religious, since they break several religious rules in your exemple. The clublife and alcohol involved with it is forbidden in the muslim faith. Not to mention that while they have the right to have several sexual partners, they cannot have any sexual relation outside of marriage (polygamy).

So, you break your own argument there. the problem is not Islam, just assholes.

[machigX]

@LibertePositive Then why are they ALL assholes? They grew up in a muslim country. Something taught them how to be with women.

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

Trick question, they are not.

If you sincerly believe that all muslims are assholes, then it means that you are nothing more than a xenophobe who extrapolates personnal experiences to a population that surpasses a billion people. Its ridiculous, as you currently listen to the video of a muslim who grew up in a muslim community whitout being any thing you describe.

There are feminists movements in Iran and sexists in France. That form of ideological diversity is fundamental.

[machigX]

@LibertePositive I have learnt to have a different, trusting communication with men, so I have been shocked by my experiences with muslim men. I believe it's a cultural thing -and I don't wish to know any muslim man. But I met a warm, nice man, whose father was from Tunis -but he had become Buddhist. I'm very careful about knowing a muslim man. I believe in the goodness of all beings, so if they are taught differently (not brainwashed to islamic ideology) I believe they could be very warm & good

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

Then you extrapolate a very small number to a population representing 1.5 billion people.

Its plain wrong and you have serious issues...

[machigX]

@LibertePositiveWhy muslims are not doing the humanitarian work? Why so many muslims are illiterate even though many countries are rich because of oil?Why Western nations have to receive Somalians?Why Saudi Arabia doesn't take them? Today I heard Bin Laden is suddenly worried because of pollution and asking muslims to help Pakistanis. First time ever I hear muslim talking about humanitarian stuff and it comes from BL! Rauf should turn his attention to the muslims in need. West doesn't need Islam

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

About Oil. Read Zakaria, he explains that quite well. The wealth of a state will not create social and educationnal advances if the acquisition of said wealth is independant of those advances. Hence, rich oil nation do not need development to get rich.

Its not the case in other nations, such as Turkey or Jordan, and those nations have rather high literacy,

And, while the west does not need Islam, it does need the immigrant population it has to compensate its low birth rate. ;)

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

The fact that his father was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood is also inconsequential. The movement, though controversial, is much to diverse to be considered as a purely counter-productive organisation.

I guess the main problem with it is that its an Islamic organisation, but then again, you must make the distinction between islamic and radical islamic groups. Some of its members are champions of democracy, other, pure fools.

But thats his father's problem, not his.

[Abdullah30]

Kafir.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@Abdullah30

Most of the best people in the World are kafirs. 

[Abdullah30]

@amibidhrohi2006 Best in your and worst in my book.

[Abdullah30]

@amibidhrohi2006 Best in yours and worst in my book.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@Abdullah30

If God sends Mother Theresa to hell and Bin Laden to heaven, he'd be a bad God. There are Muslim murderers and non-Muslims who devote their lives to doing good, and vice versa.

Look at how the West cares for their poor, offering them care for their health for free. Those kafirs are so kind that Muslims flock to these Western countries rather than suffer under their Muslim governments.

Religion has NOTHING to do with good or bad.

[Anonie324]

@amibidhrohi2006 I don't much like Mother Teresa for various reasons, but THANK YOU. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If you are actually a Muslim, than you do your religion proud. As an atheist who lives in the same pluralistic society as you do, and is put down by just about as many people as you are, thank you.

[xtremerace]

@amibidhrohi2006

A muslim cannot make judgement about a non-Muslim going to hell be him christian, Jew since God is the ultimate judge. In Islam you are judged by the circumstances you live in. A poor person will have an easier time than a rich person. A person that did not receive enough evidence about Islam will be judged accordingly. Basically even a non-Muslim could go to heaven if they lead a modest life.

[Viruspirate]

@Abdullah30 lol

[layanjoe]

@Abdullah30 who you to tell some one kafir

[int1901]

this man is very intelligent,.. I am christian but I agree with him 100%.

[revelinabandon]

If the US is funding mosques anywhere in the world, I say we should do what the liberal atheists do and scream bloody murder about seperation of church and state.

[revelinabandon]

I encourage everyone to YouTube "Three Things About Islam".

[saraa49]

[quran 5.59 say] O followers of the Book [Jews & Christians] do you find fault with us except that we believe in Allah & in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed before & that most of you are transgressors [5.60] Shall I inform you of him who is worse than this in retribution from Allah? Worse is he whom Allah has cursed and brought His wrath upon &of whom He made APES & SWINE, and he who served the Shaitan = devil these are worse in place and more erring from the straight path

[FreedomLover4Ever]

The person who put this video up is deleting any other side of the story that makes any sense. He did the very same thing on his own channel. He admits he started to delete a comment then said he decided it was irrational, & it was, so he said he'd keep it. Wow! If you want to talk about Hitler/dictatorships, etc, U R a prime example by only allowing comments 2 B published that suit U & UR side of the story. Ppl like U R just alike - Hypocrite!

[sonney87]

@FreedomLover4Ever The forced colonization 8 famines, slvery,rape,murder,theft of jewels(the Taj mahal) had jems in the walls untill British CHRISITANS PLUCKED THEM OUT WITH THEIR BAYONETS. The compassonate CHRISTIAN BRITISH machine gunned INNOCENT PROTESTERS more then once.CHRISITAN COLONISTS were brought to their knees by a HINDU in a loin cloth preaching peace,RUDYARD KIPLING called it the WHITE MANS BURDON(COLONIALISM).Yet today INDIA is rising because its not CHRISTIAN.

[letzteschlact2]

We are not fighting so that you will offer us something. We are fighting to eliminate you.

Hussein Massawi, a Hezbollah leader

[neocortex2210]

In addition to my previous post- I submit that not building the mosque will have zero effect on the morale of those we are fighting. In that case, this whole debate is pointless as it only serves to marginalize those that are either helping us or are not sure if they should. The counter argument to America's efforts to win the hearts and minds of the muslims is that America is waging war against Islam because we hate them- the protestors are inadvertently supporting our enemies.

[neocortex2210]

What’s farcical about this whole debate is the indirect effects that the protestors have brought- because you made this an issue, the radical muslims now know we fear it. So- if we build it they say “we won"- if we don't they say "America is afraid." Second, the wars over seas are based on intelligence we get from muslims. If we are demonstrating anti-muslim behavior- they don't help us- our soldiers die faster, and you contributed to this effect.

[screampie755]

This is funny, God knows how long this has been going on for (the argument over the building of the Mosque) but let me tell you the hypocrisy of these people is amusing. There are about 5 or so Churches near Ground Zero not to mention a strip club nearby too. Now Muslims want to build a Mosque near it,yes NEAR it not ON it,and its time to grab our pitchforks everyone!

Whenever a Muslim is involved in something it always has to make the headlines, no matter what.

America, home to idiotic press

[UserUK201]

They can build their mosque if they want. In fact I hope they do because it shows how hypocritical Muslims are. Fuck Islam, Muhammad was a warlord, child molestor and mass murderer.

[littlelion1964]

As an ex-muslim I can assure fareed is wrong about everything

islam is not a religion but a failed political system that wants to bring back the caliphates n the sharia law, they are succeeding in Europe, and what he calls moderate muslims they practically don't exist. muslims want to bring America to its knees, while they deny it in public, that's all they talk about amongst themselves. the muslims who disagree have already left islam.

Nothing is holy about a prophet who had sex with 6 yr old

[TiggerKitty49]

@littlelion1964 I love hearing the truth from the ex-Muslims. Am I right when I say they knew EXACTLY how people would act over this mosque being built in this particular area? Even commonsense would tell you they knew EXACTLY what they were doing and the reaction it would get. If they really want peace between us so badly and it's doing nothing but causing the exact opposite, why do they still insist on building it there? This reminds me of the flying Imans

[sonney87]

@TiggerKitty49 Luke 12:47-8 CHRISTIAN NEW TESTAMENT ,KING JAMES VERSION A servent (slave back then) who does not get ready and obey his master shall be BEATEN with many blows. If this is a slave or servent is not the issue its severe beating of them.So much for compasson in THE NEW TESTAMENT !

[FreedomLover4Ever]

@sonney87 This Jesus teaching with a parable, as most of the NT is & much of the OT is. On down, in fact, Peter asks if this parable lesson is 4 every1. For 1000s of yrs ppl owned slaves &, unfortunately, this is the way they were treated. The NT states "all" men should B free. But if U aren't free in a not so perfect world, thank God 4 teaching the best way to act in all situations. The only ppl left still using slaves R a few Muslim countries thanks 2 many Christians

[sonney87]

@FreedomLover4Ever You mean the CHRISTIAN countries that brought us SLAVERY,LAND CONFISCATION,RAPE,MURDER,THEFT OF NATURAL RESOURCES on a industrial scale of NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLES,AFRICAN PEOPLES,the KKK (CHRISTIAN AVENGERS) the forced OPIUM trade& drug addiction of CHINA in the OPIUM WARS 1&2 by the CIVILISED CHRISTIAN EUROPEAN POWERS& AMERICA less then 100 years ago colonization& slavery of INDIA 8 famines while crops were exported & burned for price control COMPASSONATE CHRISTIANITY !

[sonney87]

@FreedomLover4Ever These are just some of CHRISTIANITY'S greatest HITS, you wonder why the communist CHINESE are now rising after being carved up forced OPIUM BARS ON EVERY CORNER (like starbucks)during the age of IMPERIALISM by the COMPASSIONATE CHRISTIAN EUOPREAN & AMERICANS and for standing up to the COMPASSIONATE CHRISITIANS, Hong Kong taken as spoils.CHRISTIANITY AT ITS BEST !

[sonney87]

@FreedomLover4Ever CHRISITIANITY has enslaved,killed,raped,stolen more then any other religion and on a INDUSTRIAL SCALE, with unparalled efficiency. Well done but EVIL ALWAYS LOSES, as today China & India are having their industrial revolutions & the best part 2 billion people in those countries who are not CHRISTIANS.

[DLPBurke]

@sonney87 except of course it is the 4 gospels which are used by Christians, not the new testament. And islam is the worst of all religions.

[sonney87]

@DLPBurke The SERVENT who knows his MASTERS will and does not do what he wants must get ready to be BEATEN with MANY BLOWS - LUKE 12:47 THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE THE GOSPEL OF LUKE , The NEW Testament !

Please know your New Testament if you o to Church or have ever opened a BIBLE !

[DLPBurke]

@sonney87 which has nothing at all to do with attacking other races. The koran specifically tells muslims to hate jews and christians. I dont see that in that parable of yours.

[nycmeemz]

@hackman03 Its a shame that Saudi Arabia doesn't have the freedoms America has.. but should we limit muslims freedom because of that? They came here for the freedoms, thats what drew them (and the $, like every other immigrant..).. The Freedoms in the US aren't comparable to the freedoms anywhere else. so don't compare the people in the US to the people anywhere else, or vice versa.

[metfan630]

very well said, Fareed. 

[bigjstokes]

The Ground Zero Mosque RAP!!

/watch?v=HNSC4rYcHaQ

[bmw200000]

GOOD SHIT FAREED... THATS HOW ITS DONE !!! NICCEEEEEE

[bambimonkey]

This isn't about Islam. 99% percent of the New Yorkers who oppose this center are completely tolerant of the Islamic religion and the many Muslims who live side by side with them. This is about respect for the dead. Would you think it's appropriate to have an American cultural center at Nagasaki or Hiroshima? A German cultural center at Auschwitz? Building the center there is certainly legal, but in very poor taste. There is no tolerance without sensitivity.

[rebeccaabdallah]

Fareed Zakaria: Man of Honor.

[ucsdrules]

you dumb mofos.. what would you do if china build a military base in california???? THINK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[curatrix2008]

would liberals support Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have the right to put up a flaming cross, their religiolus symbol as a sign of being friends next to black churches.

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or put up a confederate flag across from every NAACPA BUILDING

[tonyalexa]

@curatrix2008 . Your logic here is faulty. The KKK is entirely based on racism and discrimination and nothing else. The purpose of the confederate flag was to show defiance and defend continuation of slavery for economic reasons. It's a symbol of support for those who wished to continue enslaving another race. A mosque and moderate Islam do not stand for anything remotely like these two issues. But since Islam is being demonized as a whole, you probably think they do and I'm wasting my time.

[curatrix2008]

@tonyalexa It is a religion. They have a right to love their WHITE god and their white RACE and to hold beliefs that YOU do not agree with.

.

JUST LIKE MUSLIMS

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not all KKK have killed blacks or jews

[rw5791]

crhysler cordoba with fine corINTHian leather.

[Yahaziff]

This NY mosque issue is a great lesson in how Islam works. The Imam says he is building the mosque to "build bridges" with non-Muslims. At this point it is obvious that New Yorkers don't want it. But the Imam doesn't care. So much for bridge building huh? This mosque is a provocation. That is obvious. It 's purpose is to provoke anger and division. And the anger created by the mosque allows the Muslims to play the role of victims. Provocation, Angry response, Cry victim status... Muslims

[TiggerKitty49]

@Yahaziff You are spot on!

[Yahaziff]

@TiggerKitty49 - It's so obvious that this is their game. They provoke anger while all the time acting like they don't know what they are doing. Then when people get angry they cry victim. By now anyone who plays along with them is either truly ignorant or is willfully denying the facts (we also call that lying).

[tonyalexa]

@Yahaziff - If someone told you that you couldn't attend church because they didn't like your religion, what would you do? Would you sit down, shut up and go away? And if you calmy said you disagreed, would you be intentionally provoking anger, or would the other person be getting agrny because you spoke up? And the person who told you to go away, that would be a bigot, correct? Check your mirror...

[Yahaziff]

@tonyalexa - no one is telling anyone they can't go to church. there are something like 30 mosques in manhattan. stop trying to pretend this is something it's not.

[ecina1]

Fareed Zakaria just eloquently summarized what Most Muslims think

Respect Fareed Zakaria.

[Brulluhman]

There is no tolerant Islam.

[thekingofsudan]

the best human being in the world

[lozoft9]

I love this guy. You could tell he was nearly cracking up at 0:58

[sonney87]

We should close and re-locate the 4 CHRISTIAN churches near Ground Zero for their VIOLENT rants. Romans 1:22-32 "those unbelivers (INFIDELS) who do not follow this God must die"

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones !

[Balubin]

Wow So many morons want to belive @sonney87 HOAX

[TiggerKitty49]

@sonney87 Do what? It is far from only Christians complaining about this mosque being built & it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Christianity, so what in the hell are you talking about? Obviously, you're a bigot towards Christianity. UR the one living in a glass house & should not be throwing stones.

[misswestt]

that was fallacious and asinine....i will never listen to anything fareed zakaria says again

[ThePseudoBasher]

stupid muslim why are u maligning the name of India......India is not islamic like u shit head zakaria

[aquila330]

@ThePseudoBasher

You are aware of the fact the Fareed Zakharia is not a Muslim?

[ThePseudoBasher]

@aquila330 zakharia is a muslim u retard

[aquila330]

@ThePseudoBasher

[aquila330]

@ThePseudoBasher

[aquila330]

@ThePseudoBasher

[killintymm]

its surprising how fareed zakharia has selectively potrayed the imam who is actually a radical. and yes he should return the award, he doesnt deserve the award. no lying muslim should receive it.

[TexasMedicine]

Muslims are playing a global game of "good cop bad cop." The "bad" muslims kill people and blow things up. This frightens the public so everyone runs to the "good" (moderate) muslims and ask them for help. They give the "good" muslims money for new mosques and social programs. They agree to the "good muslims" demands hilal foods and curbs on freedom of speech. The frightened people give the "good" muslims everything... Then the "bad" muslims kill more people. So it goes...

[esh1]

Freedom of Religion. Period

Remember USS Liberty? If feelings don't feel right, remove the synagogue built next to the naval academy!!! Americans are not racist or bigotted people.

This Hala balou is originating from AIPAC, ADL members or politicians who seek future representation like Palin...

[htgajjar]

Some Hateful Quotes from Koran to kill Non-Muslims

Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."

Qur'an:9:29 "Fight those who do not believe until they all surrender, paying the protective tax in submission."

Why Islam its Muslims are always about Islamic Terrorism, Killings of Non-Muslims ?? Mumbai Attacks, 9/11, Russian School Children Attacks, etc.

[EAU2007]

Mosques are built as symbols of conquest and victory. Radicals as well as moderates use them.

In a healthy society every single mosque in the US would be leveled, and every Muslim deported. No big whoop--we did fine without them in the first place.

[psychopomp88]

@htgajjar

Deuteronomy 7:3-4

You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons, for they would turn away your sons from following me, to serve other gods. Then the anger of the Lord would be kindled against you, and he would destroy you quickly"

The Bible also says these things, Therefore, Chrsitianity in a violent religion and we should ban churches

[Brulluhman]

@psychopomp88 That's the OLD testament. Christianity is about the NEW testament. Let's try something else. Why don't mosques pay for all the security that's needed to have freedom for their religion. Extra security on airports, intelligents agencies, the wars. The whole thing. Lets place the costs where they belong. With freedom comes responsibility. Now Christians want to pay their share, Jews want to pay theirs, Buddhists theirs. What about that?

[TiggerKitty49]

@psychopomp88 You'll need to find something like this in the New Testament since this is what Christians follow. The Old Testatment is for times gone by, mainly, when God was getting a pure line for Jesus to be born into, etc., which called for verses such as this one. I've been a Christian & around them for 49 yrs & not one time have I ever heard of Christians not being allowed to marry non-Christians

[machigX]

@psychopomp88 Christianity follows the example of Jesus TODAY. Where is the modernization of Islam? Do you know Martin Luther, the guy who reformed Christianity? Where are the reformers of Islam who deny killings and slavery towards non-believers? There aren't and can't be, because Koran is the direct Words of God. That is why islam and it's violence belongs to the midevil times or further behind.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@machigX

Jesus would have absolutely nothing to do with the kind of Christians we see in America. Racist hateful bigots, chronically pro-war & pro-violence. It's funny to hear the people in America who always support bloodshed and war (ie Republicans) complain about Islam being violent.

Islam has rules of war that terrorists ignore. Check em out:

islamfortoday-dot-com/war

Islamic rules of warfare are FAR more humane than anything Christendom or the Jews have ever produced.

[machigX]

@amibidhrohi2006 I couldn't open that page. Because I don't believe in any war and I don't believe in the Gods created in the minds of people of Middle East, I have become a Buddhist: there's no advice towards war. What Muhammed himself has done: cut of peopole's heads doesn't convince me of his prophethood - the opposite. We've seen better 'prophets' in the West (Jesus, Buddha) so we will not become followers of violent Muhammed. It's better we live in separate countries: ideologies don't mix.

[machigX]

@amibidhrohi2006 I also have heard many times that Jesus wouldn't want anything to do with most the Christians today. He never told anybody he was a God. He said he was the son of God and also we are all children of God. But I do believe he was very advanced person and I believe he appeared to Mary Magdalene after his death. I also believe he could heal people with his hands. So I believe in good prayers. I don't believe in wars of any kind... I don't believe in ideology which justifies that.

[LibertePositive]

@machigX

This is completly wrong. I can find dozens of muslim religious figures who condemned terrorism within hours of 9/11. Not to mention that if you talk about political figures, its even easier, since I dont think that there is a single government (except the Talibans) who did not condemn 9/11 (even Iran did).

Your argument is a purely ignorant racist rant...

[Ravenmongoose]

@htgajjar

Proof?

[amibidhrohi2006]

@robertmike57

They own the property. ConEd is obliged to simply ask for the fair-market value of the land that they have control of, without any consideration for the bigotry of the anti-Mosque crowd. All this does is cost the Cordoba folks a little more money, nothing more. For all effective purposes, they do own all of the land they'll be building on.

[QuelDr0ma]

Right on Fareed.

Too many retards in this country don't understand American values.

Just read Rick Shenkman's book "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter". The American thing to do would be to let them build a place of worship where ever they wanted.

[Mdoto]

If you label Islam with Terrorism. Than label christianity with pedophilism. Man america was suppose to be a land of free? Muslim citizens died at wtc as well. BUILD THE MOSQUE!! BUILD THE MOSQUE!

[eldiablo10028]

Um Fareed is correct. He is consistent, and he is very much against radical islam, and I don't think he is what one would call a pious muslim. I am no fan of islam (or christianity), but the mosque is a non-issue, and the ADL's position is one of hypocrisy. I am all for the building of the mosque, even though I do not like the religion, and for opening a gay bar next to the mosque, as one man proposed.

[commonworldcitizen]

Sorry , I used to like this guy , The only Muslim with speak the truth ,, But I guess was wrong .. A muslim is muslim , and he is one of their stongest agent who was sucessful in infiltrating america .. Frekin guy .. will stop watching his show from now on ..Officially hate CNN now ..

[eldiablo10028]

@commonworldcitizen Seriously, you oppose him for calling the ADL out? What about his argument don't you like? And he certainly is not a pious muslim...and to call him an "agent" is just plain dumb, the people that hate him the most are muslim extremist. Look, I am no fan of islam or christianity (or dogma, in general), but I dont hold any grudge against the followers, so long as they are not fundamentalist assholes. I support the building of the mosque, I see it as a non-issue.

[kfag101]

what do you expect from a muslim?

[sillonnelenet]

@Bluefairy513

lol wow. i can hear you quivering in your boots coward.

[sillonnelenet]

Everyone go read your Bill of Rights, especially the 1st Amendment. Whatever you may infer about Islam as a result of 9/11, we live in a society where people have a LEGAL right to worship and congregate as they see fit. The ADL and their bigoted allies have a right to their opinion, but they have no legal standing whatsoever.

[saper321]

Fareed Zakaria just outed himself as a al-qaeida operative in America.

Extremists like him have no place in civilized society. Tell CNN to stop promoting hatred.

[sillonnelenet]

@saper321

what is al qaeda, when was it formed, what is its organizational and financial structure and how many members does it have? do you know anything at all beyond your fear?

[Rattler45cal]

You are a fucking liar. And only a leftist so called news organization would give a forum to spout your lies. If islam was so ideal and tolerant why don't they show some respect and withdraw these plans. This is meant to be provacative and you know it you liar. I just wonder if this is built how long it will take them to put a memorial up to the 911 bombers. And don't think they won't. This has nothing to do with freedom, it's about twisting the decency of this country and it's people.

[robertmike57]

It's not bigotry when you learn Islam is a gutter trash religion and Fareed Zakaria is fucking liar about that raghead Imam being a moderate.

[Mdoto]

@robertmike57 You are 39 years old and that is how you think? Where did your parents go wrong? To say islam is 'gutter trash' shows everyone you really do not know what you are talking about, only are fed information by the wrong media. Get your facts right look around you muslim are just American Citzens. Do we blame all christians for being pedophiles? NO Because we understand not EVERYONE is like that. Grow up!

[robertmike57]

@Mdoto I get my information from reading a Koran and other info sent by the ICNA to say Islam is trash.

If Fareed Zakaria was criticizing people of Murfreesboro for opposing even the construction of a mosque, I would agree. That he is criticizing people for wanting a mosque to be built only a short distance away in Manhatten indicates he might be getting bribed by some terrorist loving raghead.

Whatever I am, it's not ignorant or gullible.

[psychopomp88]

@robertmike57

"terrorist loving raghead"

I'm sorry, what was that about your being ignorant?

[nastylefthook1]

fareed was giving his blessing by american jewery and the adl five years ago,,,,they figured he was an uncle tom muslim they could trust,,,therefore he was given a news platform,,,,,,,,,,ha ha ha,,,,,,,he discovered his conscious and turned on his jew masters,,,,may allah bless you fareed,,,,,you are a man,,,,unlike our spinless us congress who wont stand up for americans but do israel and zionist bidding,,,,again i applaud you fareed

[JHJennings]

Week after week the world is reminded of Islamic extremism while Islam clerics remain silent. We hear of the extremes of Sharia law, of stonings of the innocent, of large-scale anti-western indoctrination of Muslim students, and the list goes on and the list is defended by politically correct ignorants. Then we are expected to support a MAJOR initiative of Islam in the buiding of a huge Mosque at the site where Muslim extremists committed their atrocity against the west! NO!

[brian8793]

This debate is a waste of time. The First Amendment GAURANTEES Muslims the right to build this building. BUILD THE MOSQUE AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[brian8793]

I love Fareed Zakaria. I hope he supports MITT ROMNEY in 2012!

[zigzagmax101]

This mosque is a deliberate provocation and insult to the 911 victims. There are 200 mosques in NY and the Muslims are free to build 100's more. Nobody is saying Muslims cannot build mosques in NY or stopping them from practicing Islam. Why deliberately pick ground zero and cause controversy? You cannot build bridges by hurting the people you are trying to bridge with. This is just wrong.

[tkhater]

@zigzagmax101 I think you have been misinformed somehow. This is not the "Usama bin Laden al Qaeda terrorist hate center". This is an Islamic cultural center and prayer center. Mainstream Islam was not responsible for 9/11, and you (and countless other "hurt" people) are WRONG for blaming them. You need to figure out who was responsible for 9/11. Rest assured, mainstream Islam was just as "hurt" by 9/11.

[taano71]

@zigzagmax101 9/11 was a terrorist attack, NOT ISLAMIC!! Only fools try to associate the two (AKA Foxman)!! It is totally insane to associate any group or any terrorist organisation with a race or religion though it would suit certain racist's agenda. Period,

[JewishAndRight]

you know its lies when it says "several blocks" its less than 2 blocks. This Muslim is just another liar, who wishes the US was just like him: Completely Muslim.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@JewishAndRight

I corrected it. Apologies for being vague.

I take it you're equally critical of Fox News, the NY Post, and other right wing media outlets that say this cultural center is a mosque and it's being built ON the WTC site, or "steps from it" as Hannity repeatedly says?

What's particularly distressing is to see so many Jewish people (and yes, there are many Jews, including notable Rabbis supporting this mosque) use rhetoric taken straight out of the Nazi playbook.

[amibidhrohi2006]

@amibidhrohi2006

"They" lie, "they" are plotting against us, "their" agenda, "their" culture promotes secretly...

This is precisely the rhetoric Hitler and his ilk, and Europeans through the centuries before him, to accuse Jews of plotting against Christian nations. They used this rhetoric to justify ethnically cleansing them, and in the case of Germany, genocide.

To see Jews (like P. Geller) use this exact style of demagoguery is sickening. More so, is ADL tacitly endorsing it.

[TiggerKitty49]

@amibidhrohi2006 It would be like "rhetoric Hitler & his ilk" if it weren't true. Funny U should say this considering its a proven fact almost all Muslims use the exact same propaganda Hitler used against the Jews & a whole lot of propaganda almost identical to it. I have researched these subjects 4 as many as 10,000 hrs or more & talked with Muslims on almost a daily basis 4 about 8 yrs now & I am 98% certain this is a peaceful act of war on the US

[sonney87]

@TiggerKitty49 Your a NUT full of HATE, please put your hood back on because you must belong to the CHRISTIAN KKK.

[kfag101]

@amibidhrohi2006 left wing jews are their own worst enemy