Obama defends right to build mosque near 9/11 site

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US President Barack Obama has staunchly defended controversial plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

     Opponents have protested against the construction of an  Islamic cultural centre and mosque several hundred feet away from the  site of the Twin Towers.


     Mr Obama acknowledged "sensitivities" surround the 9/11 site,  but said **Muslims have the same right to practice their religion "as  anyone else".**


     "Our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable," Mr Obama said.

BBC

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If Obama wants to get re-elected he needs to stay out of such sensitive topics.

Muslims from overseas are still going to hate USA no matter how many mosques USA builds.

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^ I would like to hear from American Muslims on how they feel living in a country that is hated by muslims living overseas and how theyfeel living there after all those war crimes that it has committed.

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What I have heard from the far right in America is that the CIA brought Obama in so he could deal with the Muslims all over the World!

Question is ? is He doing a good job and for whom?

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^
That is the funniest thing I read all week.

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Sad things is that the muslims here are seeing this as a "victory" , it would indeed be a pyrrhic victory if at all.

Muslims here in US got to realize are they americans first or muslims first? if latter than they should migrate to a muslim country if not they should learn to live as americans first.

The people who profit most from this are the warmongering evangelicals and the wahabi terrorists, the republicans like gingrich and palin are going to reap the political rewards.Most average americans are very alienated against muslims today, just like any other people ( including muslims) they are thrilled by cheap sensationalism and empty rhetoric.This proposal will only fan these sentiments even more.

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My dear, such efforts may not win over die hard US haters but does make a lot of difference.

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Update: He doesn’t really support this idea

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/obama-in-rethink-on-plan-for-ground-zero-mosque-2298714.html

Edit: But kudos to him for standing up for everyone’s rights. Also, a great leader doesn’t focus on getting re-elected but on making a difference in people’s lives.

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Obama was better off staying away from the controversy. Isn't the mayor, local politicians, and community approval enough.

Now he made things worse.

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I know it does sound funny when you consider the facts that the CIA, FBI and NSA all knew Ossama was upto some thing back in year 2001.......and knowingly they let it happen!