Centroids :
The USA now has an ambassador to Dar al-Islam.
There is no ambassador to the Catholic world ( which
has nearly the same population and its own share of
hotspots like Venezuela, the Philippines, Croatia )
Nor is there an ambassador to the Buddhist world of
about 350,000,000, including Burma, Viet Nam and
much of China. Nor to still other religious worlds.
The issue isn't, for me, sending an envoy to Muslims
since such policy is advisable, the issue is religious favoritism
or, cie vous plait, religious special treatment. What justifies
such special consideration ? In an American context
nothing can justify possibly this.
Unfortunately, since over 80 % of Americans are essentially
religious illiterates, and close to 100 % of political leaders
are in this category, Obama's new "ambassador" will probably
go unchallenged by the news media.
As it is, the news media has proven its gross irresponsibility with
recent and bloated over-coverage of the death of pedophile Michael
Jackson,
dropping just about all coverage of events in Iran to focus on
a musical performer of little objective worth. Now the press
and TV networks seem poised to ignore the news, actual news,
about a major shift in official American policy that gives
special treatment to one religion over all others.
Perhaps almost no-one will agree with me, but as far as I am concerned
this is
sufficient reason to demand the impeachment of Barack Hussein Obama.
Sincerely
Billy Rojas
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Al Jazeera
June 27 , 2009
US appoints envoy to Muslim world
The US state department has appointed its first special representative to
Muslim communities to help carry out President Barack Obama's strategy of
reaching out to the Muslim world.
The choice of Farah Pandith was disclosed in an internal memo to state
department employees on Saturday.
Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said Pandith would play a
leading role in US efforts to "engage Muslims around the world" and to combat
negative views of the United States abroad.
Clinton said Pandith, who was born in Indian-administered Kashmir, would
bring years of experience to the role.
Muslim engagement
The state department said Pandith, who is a Muslim, would be responsible
for helping US efforts to "engage with Muslims around the world on a
people-to-people and organisational level".
The statement said Pandith was previously the senior adviser on Muslim
engagement in the European and Eurasian region at the state department and had
worked in the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the US Agency for International
Development.
The appointment is part of Obama's attempts to improve relations with
Muslims around the world.
In a speech in Cairo earlier this month, Obama said there had been "years
of distrust" between the West and Islam but he was seeking "a new
beginning" in the relationship.
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