<http://www.ippausa.org/home/outrage.htm> CLICK TO PARTICIPATE! The Islamic Political Party of America ( IPPA ) ● National headquarters 1101 Tyvola Rd. ● Charlotte, N.C. 28217-3515 http://www.ippausa.org/home/index.htm http://www.ippausa.org/home/outrage.htm On Monday, May 23, 2005, the Islamic Political party of America is calling on every Muslim, Man, Woman, in the United States of America to call the Office of the President of the US, Vice President, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, voice your Outrage over the interrogators tormenting Muslim prisoners by the worst act of “blasphemy” ever devised by man against Islam and the Holy Quran. DOWNLOAD THE FLYER FOR PRINT AND DISTRIBUTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- You can also participate by emailing the office of the President and Vice-President and your Congressman and your Senators to find your Congressman and Senators use the application below. Contact George Bush; President of the United States. Contact Dick Cheney; Vice President of the United States. Contact Condoleeza Rice; Secretary of State. Contact Donald Rumsfeld; Secretary of Defense. Newsweek is being attacked by the neocons whose ultimate aim is censorship and a curtailment of freedom of the press. Remember the one thing that they can not endure is E X P O S U R E. The Bush Administrations' side show can not be allowed to shift the attention from the fact that Newsweek is not the cause of the Muslims' righteous indignation over the desecration of the Word of The Almighty, nor the cause of the assaults against Islam which have become institutionalized policy of the current administration. Let us not forget that Condoleeza Rice was promoted, partially as a result of her success in distorting the Quranic enlightenment regarding the conduct and the dress of Believing women. Esquire magazine, in fact, reported that the Secretary of State was heralded as a mistress of deception through the release of daily misinformation concerning the Taliban's treatment of women in Afghanistan, which was instrumental in the propaganda offensive leading up to the war of aggression that was launched in that nation. The same people who are attempting to set Newsweek up as a scapegoat in their nefarious scheme to silence all opposition, particularly in the Free Press, are feigning outrage at the reporting of their actions and attempting to label that reporting as the cause of the trembling that is shaking the earth. If IPPA does not rise to confront these acts of “blasphemy”, it might as well "Get Back In The Alley" Contrary to White House spin, the allegations of religious desecration at Guantanamo published by Newsweek on May 9, 2005, are common among ex-prisoners and have been widely reported outside the United States. Several former detainees at the Guantanamo and Bagram prisons have reported instances of their handlers sitting or standing on the Koran, throwing or kicking it in toilets, and urinating on it. Prior to the Newsweek article, the New York Times reported a Guantanamo insider asserting that the commander of the facility was compelled by prisoner protests to address the problem and issue an apology. One such incident (during which the Koran was allegedly thrown in a pile and stepped on) prompted a hunger strike among Guantanamo detainees in March 2002. Regarding this, the New York Times in a May 1, 2005, article interviewed a former detainee, Nasser Nijer Naser al-Mutairi, who said the protest ended with a senior officer delivering an apology to the entire camp. And the Times reports: “A former interrogator at Guantanamo, in an interview with the Times, confirmed the accounts of the hunger strikes, including the public expression of regret over the treatment of the Korans.” The toilet incident was reported in the Washington Post in a 2003 interview with a former detainee from Afghanistan: “Ehsannullah, 29, said American soldiers who initially questioned him in Kandahar before shipping him to Guantanamo hit him and taunted him by dumping the Koran in a toilet. ‘It was a very bad situation for us,’ said Ehsannullah, who comes from the home region of the Taliban leader, Mohammad Omar. ‘We cried so much and shouted, “Please do not do that to the Holy Koran.”’ (Marc Kaufman and April Witt, “Out of Legal Limbo, Some Tell of Mistreatment,” Washington Post, March 26, 2003.) The Devil Must Be Unmasked Newsweek reported nothing new at all. Most significant, in terms of the Newsweek story, is the fact that reports about the desecration of the Koran at Guantanamo have been available since as early as July 2004. And here, in the Human Rights Watch report from October 2004, is the relevant passage: Detainees also complained about the interference with their ability to pray and the lack of respect given to their religion. For example, the British detainees state that they were never given prayer mats and initially were not provided Korans. They also complained that when the Korans were provided, the guards “would kick the Koran, throw it into the toilet and generally disrespect it.” <http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/usa/gitmo1004/3.htm#_ftnref27> http://www. hrw.org/backgrounder/usa/gitmo1004/3.htm#_ftnref27 TO PARTICIPATE! (Bolding added) IPPA Statement of Principles We, the Islamic Political Party of America (IPPA) acknowledge ALLAH as the Sovereign Creator of the universe, who has entrusted to humanity the right and responsibility to rule over the affairs of the world. We solemnly declare that the foundation of our political positions and moving principles of our political activity is our full submission to the will of ALLAH and acknowledgement that Muhammad Ibn Abdullah is the Last Messenger of ALLAH (pbuh) and we find in him the best of conduct for the affairs of mankind. We hereby appeal to ALLAH for mercy, aid, comfort, guidance and his protection as we work to restore and preserve this Nation as a government of the People, by the People, and for the People. We commit ourselves to this nation to uphold a leadership of integrity, righteous conduct and moral character, and to administer its tasks with a prudent spirit. We adhere to a moral philosophy that is based upon the Word of Allah and the traditions of His beloved Holy Last Messenger (pbuh) and measure the interpretation of our policies against the prerequisites of Islamic standards. We affirm the principles of inherent individual rights upon which these United States of America were founded and seek to give the Muslims in America a voice in matters crucial to the future of this society. Our primary goal is focused on “the general public good” when participating in local, state and national elections and to that end we believe: That ALLAH endows each individual with certain unalienable rights; that among these are the rights to Life, Liberty, Property and the Pursuit of Happiness; That the legitimate function of government is to secure these rights through the preservation of domestic tranquility, the maintenance of a strong national defense, and the promotion of equal justice for all; That the Islamic principles, values and norms represented by IPPA are the proper foundation for personal freedom, national unity, reconciliation, justice, peace, and security; That the goal of a multiracial leadership arising from diverse political backgrounds, united behind common principles is to bring hope to this nation; That critical issues such as poverty, security, housing, education, health care, land ownership, and foreign policy are key planks in our political platform; That a vibrant open market economy, creating opportunities for all to prosper is an element in our program; and That the development of the party can be achieved through the empowerment of grassroots communities and the individual. Thus, our intent is to call on all faithful, loyal, American Muslims who love Liberty and have gathered together for the purpose of fulfilling these ideals, and value their inherent rights, to join with us in the pursuit of these goals and in the restoration of these founding principles. Let it Be Known... Allah is our Lord! * Muhammad (Sall Allahu 'alaihi wa salaam) is His Messenger and our Rasool! * Islam is our way of life! * The United States of America is our country! * Freedom is our right! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/FHLuJD/_WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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