October 2, 2007
Senator John McCain said in an interview posted on the Internet on Saturday that the Constitution established the United States as a Christian nation and that his faith is probably of better spiritual guidance than that of a Muslim candidate for president.
“I just have to say in all candor that since this nation was founded primarily on Christian principles, that’s a decision the American people would have to make, but personally, I prefer someone who I know who has a solid grounding in my faith,” Mr. McCain said in response to a question about the possibility of a Muslim running for president.
The interview was conducted by beliefnet, a Web site that writes extensively about religious issues of virtually every denomination. After the interview, Mr. McCain contacted the Web site to rephrase his remarks, saying, “I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the candidate best able to lead the country and defend our political values.”
Really, McCain? Would you vote for a Muslim candidate even if he`s best able to lead the country? I don`t know why I find this hard to believe.
Video clips and excerpts from the interview are posted on www.beliefnet.com.
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Posted by Ahmed Ismail
October 2, 2007
They called them ‘terrorists,’ rounded
them up and subjected them to inhuman
conditions and ghastly torture.
No formal charges, no evidence, no
legal representation.
And it appears the overwhelming majority
of those arrested were guilty of no crime.
The pictures the US public saw from
Abu Ghraib were just the tip of the
iceberg.
Congressmen were allowed to see the
full archive, but the federal government
succeeded in preventing the public from
seeing them.
The US news media didn’t seem terribly
interested in pressing the point. Too
busy covering Paris Hilton no doubt.
Fortunately, there are news services
in other places that operate independent
of the US government’s propaganda machine.
The torture orders were explicit and they came straight from the Bush White House.The overwhelming number of detainees in Abu Ghraib and elsewhere are believed to have been guilty of no crime.Here’s a link to a video of photos that the US government successfully blocked – until now.
Warning: Disturbing images.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz7UNxnOI3M
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Posted by Ahmed Ismail
