Thursday
Jun282007
Bush Plans Envoy To Islamic Nations
By 
Issandr El Amrani | Religion US
Issandr El Amrani | Religion US
Bush Plans Envoy To Islamic Nations:
President Bush announced plans yesterday to appoint an envoy to an organization of Islamic nations with the intention of improving the battered image of the United States in the Muslim world.Appoint Irshad Manji. I doubledare you.
Speaking at the rededication of the half-century-old Islamic Center in Washington, Bush said the new U.S. representative to the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference "will listen to and learn from the representatives from Muslim states and will share with them America's views and values."
"This is an opportunity for Americans to demonstrate to Muslim communities our interest in respectful dialogue and continued friendship," said Bush, who has not yet named anyone to the job.
Reader Comments (10)
$50 on Manji.
Any takers?
$50 on Christopher Hitchens. Or, wait - doesn't Wolfie need a new job these days too?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
I wouldn't be surprised...
But then again, it is probably a ceremonial role (see Karen Hughes)
realy he is abig lier,its v.easy to strengthen relation by by forcing israel to withdraw from palestine,simply that,no need for him to lie on amaricans&muslims
Oh, don't be silly. Isn't Manji Canadian? Surely someone has clued Bush in that Canada isn't a state by now ... haven't they?
My money's on Daniel Pipes. He must be looking for stuff to do now that his USIP appointment has ended ...
Hirsi, definitely.
How about Bernard Lewis?
This imbecile actually thinks the OIC speaks for the Muslim world?
"This imbecile actually thinks the OIC speaks for the Muslim world?"
Exactly.
Is this true? How can a civlised world listen to uncilivised world. The uncivilised world must be destroyed. Go ahead and destroy it. But where did this civilised world learn civilization? It takes 100 years to patch a mistrust.