Saturday, May 15, 2010

US joins UN group blaming US for terrorism and absolving Islam, strong control over media emphasized

5/14 "Among factors identified as contributing to difficulties between Islam and the West, the report highlighted “Israel’s continuing occupation of Palestinian and other Arab territories and the unresolved status of Jerusalem.”
  • The report acknowledged that terrorism, “committed by radical groups on the fringes of Muslim societies,” was a factor,
  • but attributed it to Western policies and repression in the Islamic world, not to Islamist ideology.
“In evaluating the relations between Western and Muslim societies it is important to note that Islamist activism does not necessarily produce Islamist militancy within societies and the latter does not automatically lead to violent confrontation with the West,” it said.
  • combined with the suppression of political movements in the Muslim world, that are among the reasons for violent manifestations.”
Because of terrorism, the report said, Islam was perceived by some as a violent religion, a view that was

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