More extensive video and my account here.
No surprises here.
"Heated Opposition to a Proposed Mosque," by Paul Vitello in the New York Times, June 10:
A church may be a church, and a temple a temple, but through the prism of emotion that still grips many New Yorkers almost a decade after 9/11, a mosque can apparently represent a lot of things.In the last few months, Muslim groups have encountered unexpectedly intense opposition to their plans for opening mosques in Lower Manhattan, in Brooklyn and most recently in an empty convent on Staten Island.
Some opponents have cited traffic and parking concerns. But the objections have focused overwhelmingly on more intangible and volatile issues: fear of terrorism, distrust of Islam and a linkage of the two in opponents' minds.
"Wouldn't you agree that every terrorist, past and present, has come out of a mosque?" asked one woman who stood up Wednesday night during a civic association meeting on Staten Island to address representatives of a group that wants to convert a Roman Catholic convent into a mosque in the Midland Beach neighborhood.
"No," began Ayman Hammous, president of the Staten Island branch of the group, the Muslim American Society -- though the rest of his answer was drowned out by catcalls and boos from among the 400 people who packed the gymnasium of a community center. [...]
But more than a dozen speakers, including Robert Spencer, a writer whose blog, Jihad Watch, is widely read in conservative foreign policy circles [heh -- ed.], said that the society and its national director, Mr. Bray, had ties to Hamas, Hezbollah and the Muslim Brotherhood. The first two are on the State Department's list.
"Will you denounce Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations?" Mr. Spencer demanded. "Yes or no?"
Mr. Hammous said he denounced "any form of terrorism, any act of terror -- by individuals, by groups, by governments."...
And that's a vague non-answer, meant to implicate Israel more than to condemn Hamas or Hizballah, but of course the Times doesn't pick up on that.
The truth about the Muslim American Society is here.
"widely read in conservative foreign policy circles" wow! blushes, eh?
Mr. Hammous said he denounced "any form of terrorism, any act of terror -- by individuals, by groups, by governments."...
Oh yeah?
*** 8:12 ***
I shall terrorize the Infidels.
*** Bukhari Vol 4 Bk 52 Nbr 220 ***
I have been made victorious with terror.
*** Bukhari Vol 9 Bk 87 Nbr 127 ***
Mohammed said, "I have been given the keys of eloquent speech and given victory with terror."
*** 8:39 ***
Fight them until all opposition ends and all submit to Allah.
*** 33:21 ***
So the dude with the microphone is either a liar or an apostate. If it's the latter, then off with his head. That's the Moslem way.
Can you imagine how this civil meeting would have been conducted if a new church was to be built in the shell of an old mosque in Turkey? Or moderate Malaysia? Or moderate, Christian-slaughtering Indonesia?
Would the three Christian or Jewish advocates still be alive today?
Islam demands the subjugation of other faiths. It is in the Qur'an.
I love the set up. New Yorkers are just "emotional". No other reason.
The pathetic pathetic(!!!) mayor boo-mberg. Jumps like the mindless goat that he is to express his (should I say) personal feelings (as apposed to knowledge), not having the slightest clue as to what he's talking about!
In fact, much like the administration in Washington today, it's politicians who support this 9/11 parody, in opposition the people!
What's next? A taliban 'peace center' opening on Memorial Day?
How deaf dumb and blind are Liberals???
Man, I tell you, some people are so dumb they deserve to live under sharia law...
We should start a reeducation program for Libs in Saudi, where they can learn first hand about the wonderful multicuture there.
What was the purpose of the Americana-themed bucket on the table? Tips?
Or just a red, white, and blue prop for more stealth jihad?
God Bless you, Robert Spencer, for leading the charge against these assaults on the U.S.
Booyah!
We fully deserve the consequences of our obsession with rights and values over reality and common sense. And don't let me hear any whining that the quality of our leaders has nothing to do with 'us'.
Well,these Muslims will continue to buy Christian or buildings belonging to other religions with the sole purpose of transforming them into mosques.One recent thing is in Montreal,Canada where they bought a convent located in the center of the city.In the aicient times, they just invaded non-Muslim lands and built their mosques in the places of religious buildings of conquered lands.Now that they have tremendous amount of petro-dollars,they will continue to buy not only properties,but also our politicians.If we keep ignoring this trend of aggressive Islamization silently going on,we and our next generations are sure to face the same fate of monorities in the Muslim countries.
I find it amazing that the Islamic people do not eat pork and yet use the name:
Mo-ham-med. It is like Moe's Ham and egg.