So.it is only a PR issue? The "image" is being tarnished by reality.
Bruce http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015164.php Pakistani govt minister: Terrorists tarnishing Islam's soft image Amir Muqam sounds as if he has gone to the Dinesh D'Souza Academy of Advanced Terrorism Studies, which holds that <http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014860.php> Islamic terrorism has only been around for 25 years, and we are evidently supposed to believe that no violence was committed in the name of Islam before that. Yes indeed, Islam had a "soft image" in the days before Khomeini and bin Laden, when only soft things like the Armenian genocide, and seventy million massacred Hindus in India, and untold numbers of Jews and Christians in the Middle East, Africa and Europe converted, subjugated as dhimmis, or massacred. It was all so soft, so cuddly. I'm glad he says that terrorists must be dealt with with an iron hand. But in his "soft image" talk is yet another example of the abdication of responsibility and refusal to acknowledge unpleasant realities, and the utter inability to undertake any concrete action against the jihadists, that we have seen so often from self-proclaimed moderate Muslim spokesmen. "Terrorists are enemies of Islam, Pakistan: Muqam," from <http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3431&Ite mid=2> Associated Press of Pakistan, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist: PESHAWAR, Feb 07 (APP): Federal Minister for Political Affairs and Provincial President PML, Engineer Amir Muqam Wednesday said terrorist are the enemies of Islam, country and people and therefore must be dealt with an iron hand. He was talking to the delegations of UC Urmar Bala led by Nazim Siar Khan, UC Urman Miana led by Fazal Mahboob, UC Hazar Khawani II led by Nazim Fazal Ilahi, UC Surizai led by Ayaz Khan and Maira Kachori led by Hussain Khan at the Hujra of Haji Abdus Sattar Khan. The Minister said Islam is a religion of peace, love and brotherhood and the terrorists were tarnishing its soft image. He said collective efforts were needed to eradicate these tendencies. The Minister while defending president's policy of war against terrorism said it was aimed at protecting the sovereignty of the country. He urged the Ulema, Religious Scholars and intellectuals to extend full support to the government in this regard. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
