September 9, 2010

Video: Ground Zero Mosque Imam: If You Don’t Build It, They Will Attack

Rauf says the reason he can't move the Islamic center now is because of national security concerns, saying parts of the Muslim world would be violently inflamed at the news of the center's relocation. "The headlines in the Muslim world will be that Islam is under attack... (there's) the danger of the radicals in the Muslim world to our national security, to the national security of our troops," he said. "If we do move," Rauf continued, "it will strengthen the argument of the radicals to recruit, their ability to recruit, and their increasing aggression and violence against our country."

"If this is not handled correctly, this crisis could become much bigger than the Danish cartoon crisis, which resulted in attacks on Danish embassies in various parts of the Muslim world," Rauf said later. ".... If we don't handle this crisis correctly it could become something which could really become very, very, very dangerous indeed."

posted by : Nancy Kennon on September 9, 2010
Reader Comments: Submit Your Comment (34) | Permalink | Sign Up for FSM Updates!