I don't get it. You'll have to dumb this one down for me.
I see you've noticed post of mine from a few weeks ago. Not too quick on the trigger, are you, Tex?
I believe it was manifold who pointed out that GHook could care less about what happens to Muslim children and decided to exploit their deaths as "proof" of his belief that Muslims have a propensity for unnecessary violence. Had someone else posted the story, my response would have been different.
I feel like I've made my position on causing civilian deaths clear.OK ???.....I suppose, if you must justify ignoring the obvious, this is as good excuse as any
This specific attack? Since the invasion, incidents such as this have been a daily occurrence in Iraq. Scholars would quickly run out of paper if they issued a fatwa in response to every Iraqi bombing. To humor you, though, I entered "Saudi cleric" into Al Jazeera's search function and found a few articles that you might like, old though they may be:
Why wouldn't they? Al Jazeera has no religious affiliation and Wahhabis, who have Saudi Arabia in a chokehold, seem to love nothing more than labeling other Muslims "apostates."
I feel like I've made my position on causing civilian deaths clear.OK ???.....I suppose, if you must justify ignoring the obvious, this is as good excuse as any
This specific attack? Since the invasion, incidents such as this have been a daily occurrence in Iraq. Scholars would quickly run out of paper if they issued a fatwa in response to every Iraqi bombing. To humor you, though, I entered "Saudi cleric" into Al Jazeera's search function and found a few articles that you might like, old though they may be:
Al Jazeera English - Archive - Saudi cleric urges al-Qaida surrender
Al Jazeera English - Archive - Saudi leader urges scholars to rethink
Al Jazeera English - Archive - Saudi cleric renounces violence
Al Jazeera English - Archive - Saudi cleric urges end to radicalism
Why wouldn't they? Al Jazeera has no religious affiliation and Wahhabis, who have Saudi Arabia in a chokehold, seem to love nothing more than labeling other Muslims "apostates."
Well, I appreciate your effort. Most of the articles are a fairly general finger waving attempt to insure the Saudis have covered their asses with the West
You know, I'm not some wild-eyed, anti-Muslim, itching to turn a desert into glass....but it is discouraging that Al Jazeera couldn't find the time during their busy schedule of reporting Israeli Atrocities to report on the deaths of Iraqi Muslims at the hands of Other Iraqi Muslims, despite their having "no religious affiliation."
Well, I appreciate your effort. Most of the articles are a fairly general finger waving attempt to insure the Saudis have covered their asses with the West
You know, I'm not some wild-eyed, anti-Muslim, itching to turn a desert into glass....but it is discouraging that Al Jazeera couldn't find the time during their busy schedule of reporting Israeli Atrocities to report on the deaths of Iraqi Muslims at the hands of Other Iraqi Muslims, despite their having "no religious affiliation."
The true irony of our exchange here is that the OP's article comes from a news outlet owned by Prince Salman bin 'Abd al-Aziz al-Saud. As for Al Jazeera, I managed to find these two articles featured in their "Middle East" section without much difficulty:
Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Deadly blasts hit Iraqi city
Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Iraq politician targeted in attack
Any religious bias that Al Jazeera may have is confined to its editorials.
Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he could “equivocally rule out a registry for Muslims,” Priebus replied, “Look I'm not going to rule out anything, but I wouldn’t – we’re not going to have a registry based on a religion.” He continued that “there are some people, certainly not all people,” who are radicalized. “There are some people that have to be prevented from coming into this country.” Priebus said Trump’s position was consistent with bills before Congress that essentially say, “If you come, if you want to come from a place or an area around the world that harbors and trains terrorists, we have to temporarily suspend that operation until a better vetting system is put in place.”
Once a better vetting system is in place, radicalized individuals from those places will not be allowed entry into the U.S. but “others will be allowed in,” he added. Priebus was asked by host Chuck Todd about some views on Islam expressed by Trump’s national security advisor pick, former Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. Specifically, last February Flynn posted online a link to a video that listed the perpetrators of major terrorist attacks as Muslims. The video began by rejecting the term “Islamophobia,” pointing out that “phobia” means an irrational fear. In a tweet carrying a link to the video, Flynn wrote, “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL: please forward this to others: the truth fears no questions ...”
RNC chairman Reince Priebus, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for chief of staff, speaks alongside Trump and vice president-elect, Mike Pence, at their election night rally in New York
Asked by Todd whether Trump agrees with Flynn that “fear of Muslims is rational,” Priebus replied, “He believes that no faith in and of itself should be judged as a whole. “But there are some people in countries abroad that need to be prevented from co – there are some people that need to be prevented from coming into this country,” he said. “So I think that’s where 99 percent of Americans are at.” ‘Clearly there are some aspects of that faith that are problematic’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) last week urged Trump not to appoint Flynn to the senior post, drawing attention to other comments by the retired general, including suggestions that Islam was an “political ideology” hiding being a religious façade. In an appearance Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Priebus was asked about those remarks by Flynn, and whether they were in line with Trump’s views on Islam. “Well I think so, I mean, look, phrasing can always be done differently but clearly there are some aspects of that faith that are problematic. And we know them, we’ve seen it,” he said. “But it’s certainly isn’t a blanket for all people of that faith.”
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