It Didn't Take Long...
...for a response to Senator Tancredo's outrageous comments on bombing Mecca.
On July 15, 2005, the Colorado Republican told a radio talk show host the following:
"Well, what if you said something like -- if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites," Tancredo answered.
"You're talking about bombing Mecca," Campbell said.
"Yeah," Tancredo responded.
It appears Muslims heard what clearly was intended as a threat. Al Bayane, a Moroccan journal, reports the response of one Islamic organization to the news.
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) expressed its indignation at the extremist declarations made by Congressman Tom Tancredo [A Colorado Republican], who insinuated the capacity of the United States to destroy Mecca, should the U.S. be the target of a terrorist attack perpetrated by extremists belonging to Islam.
The Organization said in an official statement that the declarations of the Congressman are themselves the height of extremism, reflect a terrorist intent and convey fundamentalist views in the service of terrorism.
ISESCO underscored that such declarations emanating from a person who is supposed to represent the American people seriously undermines the relations of his country and the world’s Islamic States, and hampers the efforts deployed to counteract terrorism and foster a constructive dialogue among cultures and civilizations.
ISESCO, which gathers fifty-one member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, pointed out that it is the conscience of the Islamic world. Hence, in their name, it denounces these extremist declarations by a member of the U.S. Congress, which run counter to the spirit of international law as they may further escalate tensions which prevails in today’s world. [Emphasis added]
Senator Tancredo, who is usually fulminating against illegal immigration, has admitted that he is considering a presidential run in 2008 if no one in the GOP comes out strongly on the issue. However, even before the July 15th radio interview, he had made his feelings about Islam quite clear:
"We are at war with militant Islam. That's it. That's the bottom-line basic truth. We'd better understand it, and we'd better react to it," he said. "That's how far this has gone, this politically correct attitude, that you can't even say that. You can't even utter those words."
Perhaps, Senator Tancredo, the reason this nation would prefer you didn't utter those words is that they might very well provoke the kind of attack you seem to be inviting.
Moron.
On July 15, 2005, the Colorado Republican told a radio talk show host the following:
"Well, what if you said something like -- if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites," Tancredo answered.
"You're talking about bombing Mecca," Campbell said.
"Yeah," Tancredo responded.
It appears Muslims heard what clearly was intended as a threat. Al Bayane, a Moroccan journal, reports the response of one Islamic organization to the news.
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) expressed its indignation at the extremist declarations made by Congressman Tom Tancredo [A Colorado Republican], who insinuated the capacity of the United States to destroy Mecca, should the U.S. be the target of a terrorist attack perpetrated by extremists belonging to Islam.
The Organization said in an official statement that the declarations of the Congressman are themselves the height of extremism, reflect a terrorist intent and convey fundamentalist views in the service of terrorism.
ISESCO underscored that such declarations emanating from a person who is supposed to represent the American people seriously undermines the relations of his country and the world’s Islamic States, and hampers the efforts deployed to counteract terrorism and foster a constructive dialogue among cultures and civilizations.
ISESCO, which gathers fifty-one member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, pointed out that it is the conscience of the Islamic world. Hence, in their name, it denounces these extremist declarations by a member of the U.S. Congress, which run counter to the spirit of international law as they may further escalate tensions which prevails in today’s world. [Emphasis added]
Senator Tancredo, who is usually fulminating against illegal immigration, has admitted that he is considering a presidential run in 2008 if no one in the GOP comes out strongly on the issue. However, even before the July 15th radio interview, he had made his feelings about Islam quite clear:
"We are at war with militant Islam. That's it. That's the bottom-line basic truth. We'd better understand it, and we'd better react to it," he said. "That's how far this has gone, this politically correct attitude, that you can't even say that. You can't even utter those words."
Perhaps, Senator Tancredo, the reason this nation would prefer you didn't utter those words is that they might very well provoke the kind of attack you seem to be inviting.
Moron.
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