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Muslims wary of backlash following Bin Laden tape
WTNH-TV.com ^ | October 29, 2004 | Michael Herzenberg

Posted on 10/31/2004 3:35:14 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough

(New Haven-WTNH, Oct. 29, 2004 10:00 PM) _ Muslim-Americans are fearful of the possible fallout from the Osama bin Laden tape. Muslim leaders in New Haven are worried the tape could make them targets of intolerance.

"It's just disheartening."

New Haven's Islamic leaders reject Osama bin Laden and his message. In a newly released video the terrorist leader ties Muslim security to American security. Those threats are not accepted by American born Muslims.

"To speak about security and threatening people, I think that anyone who as we said has a heart alive and feels for humanity would shake their head at reading statements like that," says Dawood Yasin.

Yasin is the prayer leader for the Masjid Al-Islam Mosque in New Haven. His mosque was vandalized this week during the holy month of Ramadan. They already feel like targets. They say this new video doesn't help anyone.

"We have Muslims who are killing innocents, Christians who are killing innocents, and Jews who are killing innocents," says Dr. Jimmy Jones, Educational Coordinator for Masjid al-Islam. "Can we take the moral high ground for once."

The Muslims we spoke are concerned about the death toll that the war on terror has taken on Americans and foreigners. They're hoping whomever sits in the Oval Office after November 2nd uses restraint in protecting our country.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: 3000dead; 911; backlash; beslan; carbomb; deathcult; fascist; hijack; islam; killing; murder; muslim; nyc; obltape; rape; religionofhate; suicidebombing; wtc
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1 posted on 10/31/2004 3:35:14 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: LurkedLongEnough

Always whine and blame others.


2 posted on 10/31/2004 3:38:04 PM PST by tkathy (There will be no world peace until all thuggocracies are gone from the earth.)
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To: LurkedLongEnough

3 posted on 10/31/2004 3:38:40 PM PST by EggsAckley (........my Birthday is on Election Day.......Should I post a Vanity??.........)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
...says Dr. Jimmy Jones, Educational Coordinator for Masjid al-Islam."Can we take the moral high ground for once."

Kinda hard to do there, Jimmy, considering the source of your teachings is pretty much devoid of morality.

4 posted on 10/31/2004 3:38:54 PM PST by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
targets of intolerance...They're hoping whomever sits in the Oval Office after November 2nd uses restraint in protecting our country.

targets of intolerance... Liberal talking point...

Our country? I surely bet they want someone who will use "restraint"...namely Kerry - VOTE BUSH!!!!

5 posted on 10/31/2004 3:40:24 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough (Bush 2004 in an F'n landslide.)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
"We have Muslims who are killing innocents, Christians who are killing innocents, and Jews who are killing innocents," says Dr. Jimmy Jones, Educational Coordinator for Masjid al-Islam. "Can we take the moral high ground for once."

Dr. Jimmy, who started all this? Who's at the root of the problem, Dr. Jimmy? You know you'd like to say the Jews, but you know the time's not quite ripe for that, eh Dr. Jimmy? You anti-Semitic piece of trash.

6 posted on 10/31/2004 3:41:35 PM PST by O.C. - Old Cracker (When the cracker gets old, you wind up with Old Cracker. - O.C.)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
"They're hoping whomever sits in the Oval Office after November 2nd uses restraint in protecting our country."

I try to love everyone, but I hope and trust President Bush will not "use restraint" in protecting this country. Altogether too much "restraint" was shown by the last administration.

7 posted on 10/31/2004 3:42:11 PM PST by solzhenitsyn ("Live Not By Lies")
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To: LurkedLongEnough

I would say that the members of Islam who live in the USA need to figure out where they place their "earthly" loyalty.

Is it to the county they live and work in? I would say not. I would say that they place their loyalty first to their religion. Since their religion has been stolen by the likes of OBL I would say that they either need to clean their house or face the fact that they are the enemy.

What say you, the people of the peaceful religion of Islam? Do you stand with us or with them?


8 posted on 10/31/2004 3:43:13 PM PST by PeteB570
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To: LurkedLongEnough
Dr. Jimmy Jones, Educational Coordinator for Masjid al-Islam.

Hey, wait a minute, isn't that the same guy who made 900 people drink poisoned koolaid about 26 years ago in Guyana?

So he escaped and now he's a Muslim. Who'da thunkit?

9 posted on 10/31/2004 3:44:25 PM PST by Alouette (http://www.jewsforgeorge.com)
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To: LurkedLongEnough

And how many times have these Muslim leaders come out publicly against the terrorists and denounced their activities. The voice of the Muslim community has been dissapointingly silent on this. They will scream discrimination, racial profiling, or whatever, but do they do anything to fight the real villians here?


10 posted on 10/31/2004 3:44:57 PM PST by joedownthestreet
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To: LurkedLongEnough
"Christians who are killing innocents..."

Where is this going on? What organization currently sponsors the killing innocents in the name of Christ?

11 posted on 10/31/2004 3:45:13 PM PST by Mark was here (My tag line was about to be censored.)
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To: EggsAckley

More like Crybaby Alert.


13 posted on 10/31/2004 3:47:41 PM PST by Ptarmigan (Proud rabbit hater and killer)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
Be afraid, be very afraid.

"You are with us, or against us."

14 posted on 10/31/2004 3:48:27 PM PST by Hunble
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To: LurkedLongEnough
"We have Muslims who are killing innocents, Christians who are killing innocents, and Jews who are killing innocents," says Dr. Jimmy Jones, Educational Coordinator for Masjid al-Islam.

Uh, Jimmy, I think you've got your facts twisted up a bit.

15 posted on 10/31/2004 3:48:58 PM PST by Salvey
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To: tkathy

Shows how little the understand American's... they think we'd react badly because they WOULD act badly in the same situation.


16 posted on 10/31/2004 3:50:57 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: LurkedLongEnough
"Muslim leaders in New Haven are worried the tape could make them targets of intolerance".

We get attacked again, and they had better worry about more than "intolerance". When have "they" ever publicly responded to terror with outrage? NEVER. They spin it as being America's fault.

Ultimate answer... Internment Camps! We need to build them big enough to handle the extreme left also! (ok a little sarcasm) LLS
17 posted on 10/31/2004 3:51:10 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (kerry SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: LurkedLongEnough
Muslim-Americans are fearful of the possible fallout from the Osama bin Laden tape. Muslim leaders in New Haven are worried the tape could make them targets of intolerance.

Would these idiots PLEASE put a sock in it? Even in the wake of 9/11, there were only 47 confirmed cases of intolerance towards Muslims and a load of faked "hate crimes" that Muslims were committing against themselves to drum up sympathy from Liberals.

Give it a rest, morons. And stop harboring terrorists and terrorist sympathizers in your mosques while you're at it.

18 posted on 10/31/2004 3:51:23 PM PST by Prime Choice (Laura Bush is like everyone's sweetheart. Teresa Heinz-Kerry is like everyone's mother-in-law.)
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To: LurkedLongEnough

Religion of Pieces.


19 posted on 10/31/2004 3:51:43 PM PST by wardaddy (The only thing we share with collectivists and ragheads is death.)
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To: Mrs Mark

"What organization currently sponsors the killing of innocents in the name of Christ?"

The only one I can think of is "Catholics for Kerry"

You're right of course. There is no authentic Jewish or Christian organisation that does this, but plenty of all-too-authentic Muslim ones.


20 posted on 10/31/2004 3:52:48 PM PST by agere_contra
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