Abuse Of Understanding Because Of Lack Of Freedom

Submitted by orange yonason (United States), Feb 9, 2006 at 14:11

BS"D

"The [Asis-Pacific] region's two leading Islamic nations, Indonesia and Malaysia, are both hosting meetings this weekend where the cartoons and reaction to them are expected to take center stage."
http://www.townhall.com/news/ext_wire.html?rowid=46566

...perhaps to discuss how to remedy Islam's dysfunctional response to just about everything, and to attempt to fix it?

No, they have a far more exalted task to perform, as this statement shows:

"Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar told reporters the participants would 'discuss ways to dispel mutual misperceptions through the media.' He cited the cartoon row as an example of 'abuse of freedom because of a lack of understanding' of Islam."
(ibid)

No, Syed, contrary to your assertion, the "lack of understanding" of your Islam is being remedied. Your behaviour is making it crystal clear to us that this is really just another example of your steadfast commitment to the perpetuation of an intolerant totalitarian Islam that denys one the freedom of expression essential to arriving at any well-founded understanding of anything.

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