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Kerry: Terrorist Shiite Al-Sadr 'A Legitimate Voice'
NewsMax.com ^
| April 7, 2004
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 04/07/2004 7:41:39 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
In an interview broadcast Wednesday morning, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry defended terrorist Shiite imam Moqtada al-Sadr as a "legitimate voice" in Iraq, despite that fact that he's led an uprising that has killed nearly 20 American GIs in the last two days.
Speaking of al-Sadr's newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq."
In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction, adding, "Well, let me . . . change the term legitimate. It belongs to a voice because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment."
But Kerry again seemed to voice sympathy for the Shiite terrorist when asked whether he supported al Sadr's arrest. "Not if its an isolated act without the other kinds of steps necessary to change the dynamics on the ground in Iraq," Kerry told NPR, in quotes first reported by the New York Sun.
"If all we do is make war against the Iraqi people and continue an American occupation, fundamentally, without a clarity as to who and how sovereignty is being turned over, we have a very serious problem for the long run here," Kerry added. "And I think this administration is just walking dead center down into that trap."
On March 28, the U.S.-led coalition authorities closed al-Sadr's newspaper, al-Hawza, for 60 days, the Sun reported. L. Paul Bremer, the chief U.S. administrator in Iraq, charged that said the newspaper had published false stories blaming the coalition forces for local acts of terrorism.
TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: 2004; alsadr; appallingdems; flipflop; irankerry; kerry; ketchup; lurch; religionofpeace; sadr; sympathy; tedoffensive; terrorists
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To: Carl/NewsMax; All
We need to get this to the cable news stations. The American public needs to know exactly what Kerry is - A TRAITOR!
81
posted on
04/07/2004 8:01:48 AM PDT
by
areafiftyone
(Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
To: All
Make that the Americans that were MURDERED BY Al-Sadr and in his name.
82
posted on
04/07/2004 8:01:57 AM PDT
by
Jackie-O
To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry's actually making Dukakis look sane.
To: kayak
Speaking of al-Sadr's newspaper, which was shut down by coalition forces last week after it urged violence against U.S. troops, Kerry complained to National Public Radio, "They shut a newspaper that belongs to a legitimate voice in Iraq." There is a special place in hell with Kerry's name on it
Sounds like Kerry is trying to appeal to the Deanies
I HOPE there is an audio tape copy of this
84
posted on
04/07/2004 8:02:46 AM PDT
by
Mo1
(Make Michael Moore cry.... DONATE MONTHLY!!!)
To: Carl/NewsMax
To: Carl/NewsMax
J f'n: "Defeating Bush is more important than protecting America."
86
posted on
04/07/2004 8:03:57 AM PDT
by
There's millions of'em
(Kerry sold the POWs to NVN for $2 million each, plus a finder's fee.)
To: Samwise
Where can I get that bumper sticker?
87
posted on
04/07/2004 8:04:55 AM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: Carl/NewsMax
So, Kerry thinks an Iraqi agent and killer who is advocating the violent ouster of the United States and freedom from Iraq is a legitimate voice?
Kerry is not ill-informed or stupid. He is a hazard to America. In saner times, there would be no way he would even be in this Presidential contest.
But these are not "saner times".
88
posted on
04/07/2004 8:05:09 AM PDT
by
Gritty
("to Progressives there are no enemies, just friends with unacknowledged grievances -Mark Steyn)
To: Carl/NewsMax
Kerry is a product of the swimmer ted kennedy and tank man ducocass.
What a parade to follow. The shovel man for the dimocrat parade.
89
posted on
04/07/2004 8:05:58 AM PDT
by
hgro
To: Carl/NewsMax
John F Kerry is a perfect democrat.
90
posted on
04/07/2004 8:06:41 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.)
To: Cobra64; SAMWolf
91
posted on
04/07/2004 8:07:23 AM PDT
by
Samwise
(Kerry uses a lot of words and a convoluted sentence structure to say absolutely nothing.)
To: Trust but Verify
OMG, why doesn't Kerry just grab a grenade launcher and join these 'insurgents'? He certainly couldn't do any more damage to the fighting men in Iraq than he is with his mouth. This guy is a threat to our national security. I agree .... I just ... I just ..... I just .... can't believe ..... he said that. What friggin idiot.
I hope Rush L. NAILS HIS A$$ TO THE WALL for stating this.
I'm stills stunned over this. Who the hell side is this guy on.
hawk
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posted on
04/07/2004 8:08:59 AM PDT
by
hawkaw
To: Carl/NewsMax
"Well, let me . . . change the term legitimate. It belongs to a voice because he has clearly taken on a far more radical tone in recent days and aligned himself with both Hamas and Hezbollah, which is a sort of terrorist alignment." "Sort of a terrorist alignment"? So is Kerry saying that he's not really sure if Hamas and Hezbollah are really terrorists? This guy is a complete boob! I'm scared to think what this world would become if this terrorist appeaser got into the White House. That whole paragraph shows that he doesn't have a clue and doesn't belong anywhere near a position of power.
93
posted on
04/07/2004 8:09:27 AM PDT
by
Reagan is King
(The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.)
To: Carl/NewsMax
This Kerrrrrry guy has really made himself toast now...
I love the smell of napalm in the morning...
94
posted on
04/07/2004 8:09:59 AM PDT
by
AFPhys
(My Passion review: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1089021/posts?page=13#13)
To: AFPhys
Do you think the lamestream media will pick up on these crazy comments?
95
posted on
04/07/2004 8:11:02 AM PDT
by
hawkaw
To: Carl/NewsMax
In the next breath, however, the White House hopeful caught himself and quickly changed direction Who'd a thunk?
96
posted on
04/07/2004 8:11:38 AM PDT
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: rintense; Eva
You are a terrorist appeaser and will NOT gain any credibility with ANYONE by saying this Sadr nut has a legit voice- especially since he wants to kill American soldiers. Yup... as Eva said ... "Kerry returns to his roots."
97
posted on
04/07/2004 8:12:01 AM PDT
by
AFPhys
(My Passion review: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1089021/posts?page=13#13)
To: AFPhys
How are you?
How you can keep sane in Ithaca, I do not know. Thanks for being a voice of reason!
98
posted on
04/07/2004 8:12:29 AM PDT
by
Fury
To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
John Kerry's legitimate voices (I'm sure he likes Tom Hayden too).
Muqtada al-Sadr:
"There is no use for demonstrations, as your enemy loves to terrify and suppress opinions, and despises peoples."
"I ask you not to resort to demonstrations because they have become a losing card and we should seek other ways, terrorize your enemy, as we cannot remain silent over its violations."
"Americans use sick soldiers to spread disease inside the Iraqi society."
"[T]he departure of Saddam was supposed to be followed by freedom and democracy. It is not desirable that a small devil will go to be followed by a larger devil. The mistake is not the departure of Saddam but what came after him in terms of despotism and terrorism."
99
posted on
04/07/2004 8:13:58 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(If there were not groups like the VVAW in the US... we would have lost the war. Gen Giap memoirs)
To: boris
No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses Since Kerry made this statement on an NPR station, that clause will get him off the hook.
100
posted on
04/07/2004 8:13:58 AM PDT
by
steve-b
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