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Obama: ISIS 'aren't religious leaders, they're terrorists'
The Hill ^ | February 18, 2015 | Martin Matishak

Posted on 02/18/2015 1:46:09 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

President Obama on Wednesday said he doesn’t describe the United States as being at war with radical Islam because he doesn’t want to give undue credit to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“They’re not religious leaders, they’re terrorists,” Obama said of ISIS in remarks at the White House’s summit on countering violent extremism. Obama argued that ISIS wants to present itself as representing a religion, which is why they refer to themselves as the Islamic State.

He argued the U.S. and its allies need to do everything they can to discredit that idea.

The president’s comments were a direct response to criticism from Republicans who have argued he should say the U.S. is at war with radical Islam.


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KEYWORDS: isis; islamicterrorists; terrorism; terrorists
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To: Paladin2

“.......Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has the final say on all matters of state.

“It’s beyond comprehension they would hold someone for seven months without making any direct claims about what they had done or showing any evidence to give a reasonable person a belief that he should even be held, let alone convicted,” the brother added.”.........

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/brother-lawyer-seeking-to-represent-jailed-post-reporter/2015/02/18/ef01dc98-b79c-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html?hpid=z5


21 posted on 02/18/2015 1:58:29 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Renegade

The word “bastard” is both technically and emotionally correct.


22 posted on 02/18/2015 1:58:39 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

Bingo.


23 posted on 02/18/2015 1:58:53 PM PST by envisio (Its on like Donkey Kong!)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

That must be why Obama afforded Bin Laden the traditional islamic funeral. All procedure for Islamic burial were strictly observed including a military officer reading Koranic passages which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker.


24 posted on 02/18/2015 2:01:24 PM PST by Antioch (Benedikt Gott Geschickt)
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To: Antioch
American Thinker, Thomas Lifson - April 17, 2014: In his own words: Barack Obama on Christianity and Islam

"A website called Now The End Begins has compiled 40 comments by Barack Obama on Christianity and Islam. Collectively, they create quite an interesting picture. I admit that there may be instances of the president speaking as favorably of Christianity as he does of Islam, but I am not aware of them. I do remember in the 2008 campaign that he said he had accepted Jesus Christ as his savior, and that was in response to public awareness of his attendance at Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s church, Trinity United. What the president left unsaid is the nature of Jesus as understood in Black Liberation Theology. But that is a discussion for another time......

1. “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam”

2. “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”

3. “We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my own country.”

4. “As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam.”

5. “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”

6. “Islam has always been part of America”

7. “we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities”

8. “These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings.”

9. “America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.”

10. “I made it clear that America is not – and will never be – at war with Islam.”

11. “Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism – it is an important part of promoting peace.”

....MORE at LINK......

25 posted on 02/18/2015 2:07:45 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
“They’re not religious leaders, they’re terrorists,” Obama said of ISIS in remarks at the White House’s summit on countering violent extremism.

Someone should ask Obama if Muhammed was a terrorist. -Tom

26 posted on 02/18/2015 2:08:09 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Mohammed would disagree with Barry on this one.. ISIS IS DOING WHAT THE KORAN INSTRUCTS MUSLIMS TO DO.


27 posted on 02/18/2015 2:10:09 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

There is only Islam. ISIS is doing what their book tells them to do.


28 posted on 02/18/2015 2:11:33 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Obama lies! ISIS hearkens back to the purest form of 7th century Islam, in slavish imitation of their damned prophet. They are both religious leaders and terrorists because Mohammed, (may piss be all over him) was a terrorist.


29 posted on 02/18/2015 2:16:35 PM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: newfreep

View this !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw


30 posted on 02/18/2015 2:16:58 PM PST by MtnMan101
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To: TexasRepublic
And how about Sharia law!?

Sharia law - Sharia law (Arabic: شريعة) is the body of Islamic law. The term means "way" or "path"; it is the legal framework within which the public and some private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Islam.

Sharia deals with all aspects of day-to-day life, including politics, economics, banking, business law, contract law, sexuality, and social issues.

There is not a strictly codified uniform set of laws that can be called Sharia. It is more like a system of several laws, based on the Qur'an, Hadith and centuries of debate, interpretation and precedent..............."

31 posted on 02/18/2015 2:19:16 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: MtnMan101

When that was first shown, my first thought was obamatollah was sending a message to his fellow muzzies that he was on their side.

That was no slip-of-the-tongue.


32 posted on 02/18/2015 2:20:25 PM PST by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: TexasRepublic

islam is satan’s death cult
allah is satan’s pagan moon idol
MoMo was an early follower of satan and reflected satan’s pure hate of God & His Judean-Christian followers.
The savage koranimals follow the rules in MoMo’s “Book of satanic Verses”

It’s not rocket science...


33 posted on 02/18/2015 2:24:13 PM PST by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
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34 posted on 02/18/2015 2:28:53 PM PST by MtnMan101
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

But what MOTIVATES them to be terrorists, Obama, you schmuck!


35 posted on 02/18/2015 2:28:54 PM PST by Thorliveshere (Minnesota Survivor)
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To: samtheman

You’re getting old?


36 posted on 02/18/2015 2:32:46 PM PST by cornelis
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; All
...not religious leaders...

(Meanwhile when I read a Muslim piece in the Dubai Gulf News the other night -- United Arab Emirates -- it was trying to rally everybody into calling them "theocrats"...essentially theocratic thugs attempting to misuse and abuse Islam for their own agenda)

37 posted on 02/18/2015 2:34:59 PM PST by Colofornian (When the Truth can hurt you, you do everything you can to keep the Truth from light of day...)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Islam is not a religion....It is a political system. Always was....always will be. Every muslim on earth supports this political system in one way or another. If you don’t....then leave....and take your head with you.


38 posted on 02/18/2015 2:35:33 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Thorliveshere
But what MOTIVATES them to be terrorists, Obama, you schmuck!


No job at Mohammed's Quickie Mart apparently.

39 posted on 02/18/2015 2:36:19 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: samtheman

Neither can I....especially after 9-11. I will always believe that the election was rigged....twice.


40 posted on 02/18/2015 2:37:23 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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