Tuesday, September 07, 2010

New Hate Crime







In today's news headlines - General Petraeus warned that if the Koran burning scheduled for Saturday, September 11, 2010 at Gainsville, Florida ( anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks) takes place as planned the U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be threatened with additional violence.

Dove World Christian Center's Koran burning endangers troops, says ...‎ - 4 hours ago

Petraeus gave a glimpse of just how serious of a problem the planned event ... Do Americans share Petraeus' concern about how America is perceived abroad? ...
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDcQqQIwAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonfaith.washingtonpost.com%2Fonfaith%2Fundergod%2F2010%2F09%2Fby_elizabeth_tenety_its_easy.html&ei=_9OGTNLSE4OKlweCzN3PDg&usg=AFQjCNFJb17-SWXF3RGc-us4Sqw4RTQtGA&sig2=ncm0h980yqgsjxiQjJyNKQ

Petraeus has a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy from which he graduated in 1974 as a distinguished cadet (top 5% of his class). He was the General George C. Marshall Award winner as the top graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College class of 1983.[5] He subsequently earned an M.P.A. in 1985 and a Ph.D. in International Relations in 1987 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He later served as Assistant Professor of International Relations at the United States Military Academy and also completed a fellowship at Georgetown University.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDavid_Petraeus&ei=_9OGTNLSE4OKlweCzN3PDg&usg=AFQjCNGU6sBhTF-H6togM9iar8eXmozEWw&sig2=qgw2KVpvRVbb-MsvGraMiQ

Islamophobia!
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Can anyone remember the Fort Hood shooter that fired deliberately at U.S. soldiers while repeating Allah hu Akbar? How many did he kill?
That wasn't terrorism?
Can anyone remember the underwear bomber who attempted to blow up a plane headed for the U.S.?
Wasn't that a hate crime?
Can anyone remember the Fatwa issued on Zalman Rushdie for writing "Satanic Verses"?
Was that terrorism?
How about the shoe bomber?
Was that Americanophobia?
Arsenio.
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