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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:19 PM
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what an understatement!!
Rice praises moderate Islam in Indonesia

ASSOCIATED PRESS

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 14 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice courted the moderate brand of Islam that prevails in multiethnic Indonesia, but acknowledged Tuesday that U.S. foreign policy is often unpopular in the Muslim world.

''I understand that the United States has had to do things in the world that are not that popular in much of the world,'' Rice said in response to a question about anti-American sentiment that has arisen since the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Beginning a two-day visit to a key U.S. ally in the struggle against terrorism — and the world's most populous Muslim nation — Rice said sometimes there is a ''lack of understanding about how much the United States respects people of the Islamic faith.''

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BillZBubb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:23 PM
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1. Sure Condiliar, ask your buddy Robertson about respect.
Or Falwell.
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CrazyOrangeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:35 PM
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2. They're all out there really catapulting the propaganda . . .
. . . this week.

:boring: :dunce: :freak: :hurts:
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-15-06 01:09 PM
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6. it's been propaganda since day one n/t
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:39 PM
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3. has HAD to do unpopular things?
Where does she get this ignorant kind of cowboy show rhetoric?

Let me guess...
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:48 PM
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5. Hmmm. that's a tough one
Edited on Tue Mar-14-06 11:51 PM by dajoki
:sarcasm: :sarcasm:
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Mind_your_head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:42 PM
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4. self-delete
Edited on Tue Mar-14-06 11:44 PM by Mind_your_head
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