Oddly, I got the same email from my (Christian) uncle in Chennai. Not sure why it is making the rounds there...
Sent from my iPhone On Sep 1, 2010, at 13:38, [email protected] wrote: > Sent to me by a Hindu friend in GB, apparently he e-mailed > 500 copies to people on his list. > Billy > > > > > > > > While most major media outlets ignored this event, here is the story of > people demanding peacefully to stop such insults by Islam. > > Not one major network sent camera crews to this event. > > Without bloggers this newsworthy event would have remained unknown to the > public. > > > Stop the Mosque at Ground Zero Part II, > > June 16, 2010, New York, N.Y., – by El Marco > > Americans Stand Up Against Radical Islam in New York – We Will Not Submit! > > On Sunday, June 6th, a multi-ethnic, multi-racial coalition of Americans > opposed to Islamic violence and intolerance rallied at the site of the World > Trade Center in New York City. > > > 9/11 families were joined by immigrants from India, Russia, Egypt, Israel, > Africa, Iran and Europe to show opposition to the construction of a > mega-mosque at Ground Zero. Others flew in from overseas to speak or just to > share their particular ethnic communities’ experiences at the hands of > Muslims. > > > These are parents and spouses of firefighters killed on 9/11. The rally took > place just a minute’s walk from Ladder 10 Firehouse, where their loved ones > were stationed for duty that terrible day. Ladder 10 lost seven firefighters. > > > Crowd estimates ranged from 5,000 (NYPD) to 10,000. The crowd overflowed the > police barrier enclosures that ran the full length of two city blocks. This > photo shows the enclosure in front of the stage at the intersection of > Liberty and Church Streets. The second enclosure ran the length of the next > block and can be seen on the other side of the traffic lights. > > > Thousands of additional participants filled the treed area of Zuccotti Park. > > > Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller are the founders of STOP ISLAMIZATION OF > AMERICA, which sponsored the rally. Ms. Geller is a citizen journalist and > blogger who runs the human rights web site Atlas Shrugs. Mr. Spencer is the > author of several books on Islam and head of the influential web site Jihad > watch. Pamela Geller: > “Ground Zero is a war memorial, Ground Zero is a burial ground. We are asking > for sensitivity…It is unconscionable to build a shrine to the very ideology > that inspired the jihadist attacks at Ground Zero, right there. We are asking > the imam Rauf and Daisy Khan to be sensitive. For mutual respect and mutual > understanding that is demanded of us every day. > There’s a hair-trigger sensitivity in the Muslim world, you can’t run the > cartoons, you can’t say Mohammed, this is offensive. This is an offensive > mosque. To build a shrine, an Islamic flag of conquest on the sacred ground > the cherished site, of a conquered land. This is historic, this is Islamic > history. It’s what they do. The St. Sofia in Turkey, the al-Quds, at the > holiest Jewish site in Israel. Not here. This is where we take a stand. We > must take a stand. We must say no.” > I do not believe that the landmarks commission controlled by Mayor Bloomberg, > is going to stop this mosque. It’s not going to happen. Here’s Omar Muhamedi, > on his human rights council, a CAIR lawyer, who sued the airlines and the > Jane and John Does that saw something and said something on those airplanes, > if you remember. That’s who’s on his human rights commission. It ain’t gonna > happen with Bloomberg. We have to make it happen. You have to get involved.” > (Pamela Geller) > > > > Police enclosure on left, with crowd flowing out of park on right. The new > Tower 7 and World Trade Center site are in the background. The green tent, > center, is located immediately behind the stage. > > > Port Authority and NYPD officers kept watch over the rally and were well > aware of the need for heightened security at this event. One of their own > Port Authority officers, WTC Sergeant Alan T. De Vona was on duty at the > World Trade Center on 9/11, 2001, and was one of the first to help victims of > the terrorist attack. He spoke these words to the SIOA rally: > “It’s almost nine years. I’m hoping that America is watching. I’m hoping that > America is remembering. Because, make no mistake. September 11 was an act of > war. And thank the military that has lost almost 5,000 troops from that day, > defending us. I don’t know what to say to jar America’s memory. I want > America to remember. > > > > > Port Authority Police and FDNY firefighters are seen here gathered beneath > this banner. > > > > The issues at stake will certainly affect the heart of American freedom, > democracy, cultural values and tolerance. America is a tolerant country that > allows for the free worship of all its citizens. But our tolerance has > limits. Do we have to tolerate intolerant Islamic ideology and Muslims who > preach intolerant Islam?” > > > Hindu human rights activists Narain Kataria, Prasad Yalamanchi and > unidentified friend came from Mississippi and Chicago with banners and flyers > highlighting the radical statements of imam Rauf and his jihadist roots. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen Dyer and Gary Jules journalism students at York College, with Pamela > Geller. Not one major network sent a satellite truck or camera crew to this > event. Without bloggers this newsworthy event would have remained unknown to > the public and history. > > > Pamela Geller is greeted by Hindu human rights activists Prasad Yalamanchi > and Narain Kataria. > > > Bhupinder Singh Bhurji, Pamela Geller, and Robert Spencer. Singh Bhurji is > the president of the NAMDHARI SIKH FOUNDATION. The foundation is a member of > the Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam (HRCARI). HRCARI is a > coalition of Hindus, Sikhs, Christians from Sudan, Egypt and Iraq, moderate > Muslims and Jews — who are victims and targets of radical Islam around the > globe. He said, at another rally: > “Radical Islamists are killing people in India, trying to dominate that > nation. And here too they come with violence against “infidels.” We are > “infidels united,” standing together, brown, black and white, against this > epoch’s fascist movement. Radical Islam wants to dominate entire world. They > want everyone to surrender. Islam radical or otherwise. They want to put the > Islamic flag on White House.” > > > Because of Islamic terrorism, America and the world have seen massive new > security measures become a way of life. Anyone openly critical of Islam, or > terrorist ideology, must surround themselves with security, or live in > hiding. Those courageous enough to confront Islamism are criticized by the > cowards and appeasers of the left who seek safety by supporting the enemy. > Moderate Muslims were silent when Theo van Gogh was brutally murdered in > Amsterdam, just as moderate Muslims in the United States are generally > reluctant to speak out against violent Islam. Moderate Muslims also face > great danger in speaking out. > Geller and Spencer will press on despite the danger. They hope to inspire > Americans to stand up and say enough of political correctness and work to > stem the galloping islamization of America and Europe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
