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发帖数: 1814 | 1 Investigation Finds Obama Financing Mosques Worldwide With U.S. Taxpayer
Dollars
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Channel 2 Action News investigation found that the
State Department is sending millions of dollars to save mosques overseas.
This investment has received criticism as the United States makes an effort
to slash nearly $4 trillion in government spending.Plenty of outrage
following the announcement made Thursday afternoon by a government
commission that suggested huge cuts to the budget, including eliminating the
interest education for home mortgage. This juxtaposed with the United
States investing millions to refurbish mosques as a good-will effort in
Muslim countries has upset many taxpayer groups.
“We are spending money we don’t have. This is all on a gigantic credit
card right now,” said Jared Thomas, a taxpayer advocate.
Millions more dollars have been sent to places like Cyprus. The State
Department displays before and after pictures of mosques refurbished with U.
S. tax dollars.
“I think it is very hard to explain to the American taxpayer right now
whose having an extraordinary time paying bills and making ends meet that
this is why we took this out of your paycheck, so we can fund this,” said
Thomas.
The State Department declined a Channel 2 Action News request for an
interview. We wanted to ask why are we using tax dollars to refurbish
religious buildings overseas. The State Department did send Channel Two
Action News an e-mail saying that they are fighting Islamic extremism by
building relationships with Islamic leaders.
Egyptian-American human rights activist Nonie Darwish told Channel 2 Action
News anchor Justin Farmer that trying to buy respect in the Middle East only
shows our weakness.
“This part of the world has a lot of respect for power and America is not
showing its power, it’s showing its appeasement. They are laughing all the
way to the bank,” said Darwish.
Darwish was born in Egypt and is now a former Muslim. Darwish told Farmer
that she moved to America and has written several books critical of radical
Islam. Darwish said that most of the mosques in Egypt are run by extremists
who have ordered former Muslims like herself to be killed.
“We are rebuilding mosques to support the radicals, not to support the
moderates. We are building mosques to issue fatwas of death against people
like me,” said Darwish.
Your tax dollars also fund computers and mosques in places like Tajikistan
and Mali. At an ancient mud brick mosque in Mali, the State Department has
provided Internet service and computer equipment to local imams.
Taxpayer watchdogs wonder how the State Department can explain paying for
Internet service while Americans struggle through the worst recession in
decades.
“To the average person who has probably seen their paycheck shrink and not
grow, this could be an insult to them,” said Pete Sepp, President of the
National Taxpayers Association.
With radical websites inciting violence and extremism worldwide, there are
concerns that the taxpayer-funded Internet service could be misused.
“That is not the job of the U.S. because giving them Internet access to
imams and Muslim preachers who hate America,” said Darwish.
Critics say that it is time to review funding for all federal programs that
do not directly benefit taxpayers.
“We are spending money we don’t have and certainly we can cut items like
this,” said Thomas.
The Deficit Commission announced it would look at slowing the growth of
foreign aid. Channel 2 Action News is not aware if there will be cuts in
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发帖数: 13081 | 2 网上有怀疑O8是穆斯林， 是有一定道理的啊。
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【在 s*********e 的大作中提到】
: Investigation Finds Obama Financing Mosques Worldwide With U.S. Taxpayer
: Dollars
: WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Channel 2 Action News investigation found that the
: State Department is sending millions of dollars to save mosques overseas.
: This investment has received criticism as the United States makes an effort
: to slash nearly $4 trillion in government spending.Plenty of outrage
: following the announcement made Thursday afternoon by a government
: commission that suggested huge cuts to the budget, including eliminating the
: interest education for home mortgage. This juxtaposed with the United
: States investing millions to refurbish mosques as a good-will effort in
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发帖数: 10729 | | s*********e
发帖数: 1814 | 4 这是O8说过的和穆斯林相关的话，你把他说的和基督教相关的话比较下，就知道他立场
很明白了
#1 “The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam”
#2 “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”
future-must-not-belong-to-those-who-slander-prophet-islam-mohammad-barack-
hussein-obama-muslim
#3 “We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has
done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my own
country.”
#4 “As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam.”
#5 “Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.”
#6 “Islam has always been part of America”
#7 “we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities”
#8 “These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and
Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of
all human beings.”
#9 “America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition.
Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress,
tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.”
#10 “I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with
Islam.”
#11 “Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism – it
is an important part of promoting peace.”
#12 “So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region
where it was first revealed”
#13 “In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the
forefront of innovation and education.”
#14 “Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the
possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.”
#15 “Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and
racial equality”
#16 “The Holy Koran tells us, ‘O mankind! We have created you male and a
female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know
one another.’”
#17 “I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at
the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month.”
#18 “We’ve seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants –
farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our
cities, the Muslim innovators who helped build some of our highest
skyscrapers and who helped unlock the secrets of our universe.”
#19 “That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America
and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn’t. And I consider
it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight
against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.”
#20 “I also know that Islam has always been a part of America’s story.”
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: 网上有怀疑O8是穆斯林， 是有一定道理的啊。
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发帖数: 2410 | 5 左棍就是什么淋都有，只要是坏的，就一律收藏
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: 网上有怀疑O8是穆斯林， 是有一定道理的啊。
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发帖数: 13081 | 6 确实非常难以理解。
【在 s*********e 的大作中提到】
: 这是O8说过的和穆斯林相关的话，你把他说的和基督教相关的话比较下，就知道他立场
: 很明白了
: #1 “The future must not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam”
: #2 “The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer”
: future-must-not-belong-to-those-who-slander-prophet-islam-mohammad-barack-
: hussein-obama-muslim
: #3 “We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has
: done so much over the centuries to shape the world — including in my own
: country.”
: #4 “As a student of history, I also know civilization’s debt to Islam.”
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