[Tailgunner Joe]

PUTIN REJECTS ATTEMPTS TO EQUATE ISLAM WITH TERRORISM - October 17, 2003

President Vladimir Putin on 16 October addressed a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia, saying that the millions of Muslims in Russia are "a full-fledged, full-blooded, integral part of the Russian people," ORT and RTR reported. He called Muslims "an asset" and a part of Russia's "wealth."

He added that Russia condemns efforts to identify Islam with extremism or terrorism. "Attempts to provoke 'Islamophobia' in Russia have failed utterly," Putin said. He said that during Russia's religious revival of the last decade, the number of mosques in the country has grown from 870 to more than 7,000.

[Navy Patriot]

The important fact that must be understood in the Presidential-Muslim dynamic is: Who's boss.

In the case of President Obama, the Muslim is boss.

In the case of President Putin, clearly and unequivocally, Putin is Boss.

Contemplate that for a while and you can see where thing are going for both Russia and the United States.