Muslims in U.S. Voice Concern About Iraq

[Barrett808]

Muslims in U.S. Voice Concern About Iraq
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer

WESTBURY, N.Y. - Muslims on Long Island signed a petition saying "we must not bomb mosques" in Iraq, while worshippers and clerics at Friday prayers around the United States worried that the war is getting out of control.

After their weekly service at the Islamic Center of Long Island, 200 worshippers signed a petition to President Bush. It not only condemned military actions at mosques, but urged the president to "bring home our boys and girls."

The prominent, New York-area mosque was one of many where American Muslims were talking about the situation in Iraq on Friday. Over the past week, the conflict there has increased significantly — with heavy fighting around a mosque compound in Fallujah that was hit with a U.S. missile and bomb.

U.S. military officials have said insurgents were using the mosque as a base of operations, making it a legitimate target under international rules of armed engagement.

Copies of the Westbury petition — written Thursday night by Ghazi Khankan, regional director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — will be sent to 150 other mosques in the New York City area for more signatures.

"President Bush misled us to war in Iraq. He lied to us," said one signer, Salahuddin Khwaja, a Melville businessman. "Iraqis and innocent soldiers are sacrificing their lives."

(more)

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040409/ap_on_re_us/us_muslims_iraq&cid=519&ncid=1480

[bluestateguy]

1. Muslims signing petitions? Are they nuts?

Those "petitions" will be turned over to John Ashcroft who will enter the names into a database of Muslim-American "troublemakers". They'll be the first to go when the concentration camps are opened.

[captain jack]

2. Democracy? Yeah Right!

Hundreds of thousands of white skinned (The preffered skin tone of god of course)americans have protested this invasion from the beginning, along with many other tones. First and foremost, with racist white americans running the show lets face it these "shady" un-white people don't stand a chance.

Seriously though most of the world condemns this invasion and has since the beginning. This administration does not give a damn about others religion or their views. I hope it works of course, because I think we are running out of options really. I hope everyone of differing color and religious belief can see by whats happening in Iraq and here that it is the U.S. government and the rest of us all. But we the people finance it.

[doni_georgia]

3. Remember what Bush said at the beginning

<<Seriously though most of the world condemns this invasion and has since the beginning. This administration does not give a damn about others religion or their views.>>

The tone of this was all set at the beginning when Bush announced "If you aren't with us, you are against us." This was intended toward the world community, but it was meant for anyone here in the US who might speak out against this war. The day Bush said that, he declared war against all dissentors.

[sam sarrha]

4. i was hopping that there would also be a statement condemning the Burning

alive of Innocent non combatents.. the people taken hostage were there to help the Muslims.

[captain jack]

5. Misery loves company. America loves war.

Kind of reminds me of a story about cornering a snake. Without anyplace to run it will bite you whether you mean well or not. There is no other option except to submit and I know of noone that should be forced to conform in the interest of occupation, ask HHTD. The attrocities that have and will befall the invading forces is of their own consiquence. The U.S. chose the ugliest path to achieve domination of this country and give it a name and a presence that's more american. And history will prove this a mistake again for america which is doomed to repeat it's mistakes over and over again because it chooses not to learn. These people are acting by example. Violence begets violence. Someone has to stop. We invaded, it was wrong, we should leave to make it stop. Peace was never tried and peace takes time. A lot of time. And practice...

[Karenina]

6. Rant on, Cap'n J.

When you're CORRECT, YOU'RE CORRECT.
Welcome to DU. :toast:
Now, lets just have a little cry together. :cry: :pals: :cry:

[modaya]

7. yo muzlims have no voice here in the us shut upppp.