"There is no conflict. So it shall be written, so it shall be done."
Posted on 11/13/2006 2:56:40 PM PST by mathprof
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan rejects the notion differences between Islam and the West amount to a clash of civilizations.
After accepting the High-Level Group of the Alliance of Civilizations' report in Istanbul Turkey, the secretary-general Monday called for better education and opportunities for youth, along with resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to stem mounting mistrust and violence between Islam and the West.
The report put forward a range of proposals in education, media and migration to build bridges and promote a culture of respect. It also called for a U.N. high representative to assist the secretary-general to defuse crises that arise at the intersection of culture and politics, as well as measures aimed at restarting the Middle East peace process and encouraging political pluralism in Muslim countries.
Religious differences are not at the core of the problem, Annan said. "We must start by reaffirming -- and demonstrating -- that the problem is not the Koran, nor the Torah or the Bible," he said. Legal measures to ensure freedom of religion, to end discrimination and enforce rights of minorities were also not the total answer, he added.
"Any strategy to build bridges must depend heavily on education -- not just about Islam or Christianity, but about all religions, traditions and cultures, so that myths and distortions can be seen for what they are," the secretary-general said.
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Said Annan, "We must give them a real chance to join in improving the world order, so that they no longer feel the urge to smash it."
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What color is the sky on the planet where he lives?
"Religious differences are not at the core of the problem"
As the islamists themselves say.."pay, submit or die"..that pretty much sums it up..
Planet Islam
It must be nice to be Annan and be so blissful(ly ignorant).
Actually, he knows he's full of used food, he's just demagoguing.
The planes flew into the wrong building!
I feel a lot better now...
Based upon Kofi's track record, if he says there isn't a clash then we had better knuckle down for the worst is yet to come.
Attention Unit Kofi A.:
You are immediately recalled to Planet De Nile.
- The Big Giant Head in a Dark Place
Well, if Kofi says it (based on a report prepared mostly by muslims and leftists) then it must be true.
I can't help but wonder at the trite explanation this report has given: that Islamic violence is primarily tied to the Israel-Palestine conflict. So, all those bombs going off and the beheadings in Thailand are because the Palestinians are being oppressed? The attacks in the Phillippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, etc are all because of the Palestinians? Or Iraq?
Bovine mammary glands
Annan may want to pick up and read a Koran before comparing these Islamic Devil Scum to Christians.
The Muzzies also say : Muslim, Slave, or Dead.
Tolerance is a Western ideal, and the Islamists hate Western ideals.
Islam doesn't seek multiculturalism.
Their goal is monoculturalism: one world under Islam.
They are not at war for tolerance, but at war with tolerance.
I can't figure who's more stupid, this guy or Jimmy Carter.
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