Monday - April 06, 2009
President Barack Obama rejects allegations that US at war with Islam .
President Barack Obama has declared that “the United States is not and will never be at war with Islam” and spoken of his
“deep appreciation for the Islamic faith” in a speech to Turkey’s parliament.
by Toby Harnden in Ankara
Last Updated: 2:49PM BST 06 Apr 2009“So let me say this as clearly as I can: the United States is not and will never be at war with Islam,” he said.
Many Americans “have lived in a Muslim-majority country – I know, because I am one of them” Obama, on the first stop of a two-day trip to Turkey, his first as president to a Muslim country, said earlier that the U.S. and Turkey can forge a “model partnership"that bridges the religious and cultural divide between the western world and the predominantly Muslim east.
The US leader was introduced to the parliament as “Barack Hussein Obama”
In a speech that celebrated the cultural ties and shared history between American and Turkey, Obama said their alliance has made the world “more secure.” He pledged to give U.S. support to combat the “terrorist activities” of the Kurdish separatist movement, the PKK, winning applause from lawmakers. The U.S. is prepared to be a partner to help work through the issue of Armenian massacres in 1915, and “strongly supports” Turkish membership of the European Union, Obama said.
Whoa Kemo Sabe. Hold the phone there. What? Who are you to encourage (I’m asking as tho he will read this. lol) their joining the eu?
Now Sarkozy of France has issued a statement critical of BO and claiming he has no business making comments on internal euro affairs.
That’s really rich considering Sarko and wife and most in Europe have been sticking their collective noses in our back yard at Gitmo.
“Our partnership with the Muslim world is critical,” he said.
President Obama urged Turkey to speed up liberal reforms aimed at bringing the Muslim country into the European Union.
Obama said during a speech before parliament that Turkey had made progress on freedom of expression and minority rights for ethnic Kurds, but said Ankara should press on with reforms.
Turkish entry talks with the EU have been held up by European concerns over human rights, a perceived lack of progress on reforms, and by a long territorial dispute with EU member Cyprus.
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