Update: Haaretz story about abandoning the plans for Islamic community center is false!

[cynatnite]

The story at the following link is not true.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/muslim-leaders-to-abandon-plans-for-ground-zero-community-center-1.308426

Here is a report from one of the developers...


UPDATE from our Sam Goldsmith, who's been following this issue and just got off the phone with Sharif El-Gamal, the developer of the project:

"That's complete misinformation. That's crazy," El-Gamal said.

"That's totally totally wrong. This is more misinformation in this web of misinformation."

"We've never even talked about this as an idea. Everything is on track and moving forward at the same location."

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/08/developing-haaretz-reporting-m.html#ixzz0woubM8Ym

[asdjrocky]

1. Not sure I believe this yet.

I'll wait for another source or two before I'll take it as fact.

[cynatnite]

2. I'm looking. n/t

[asdjrocky]

8. Not trying to snark.

It seems to be pretty big news for such a scoop from this publication.

[cynatnite]

9. You're right. n/t

[DonCoquixote]

3. Sigh

The very idea of what America is about has just been flushed down the toilet.

Look at it this way kids, China is now the number two economy in the world, and it will be number one, why, because when one billion people put their minds to something, there is little that can be done to stop them, regardless of economic policy. If we wish to survive, we will need to stick with what used to make us BETTER than other places, as opposed to bigger.

But no, the anti muslim moonbats got their way.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Well boy sand girls, who's next?

And for the feckless that don't get this... re-read this

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Now try hard to actually comprehend it.

[spanone]

5. 'Insiders say'....we'll see. they surely can't feel too welcome.

[quinnox]

6. they came to their senses

Good for them.

[ProSense]

7. Not true

Twitter (via Think Progress)

[Subdivisions]

10. Good. n/t

[Parker CA]

13. Thanks! I can't stand the thought of giving into these right wing freaks on this. nt.

[marmar]

11. New info....selfdelete

nt

[steve2470]

12. nothing on the Cordoba House blog yet (aka Park51)

http://www.park51.org/pressroom.htm

Nothing here either yet: http://cordobainitiative.wordpress.com/

[spanone]

14. the world of jounalism is a sham

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Good, and for the record Ha'Aretz will correct mistakes

unlike... some of our papers of record. Ok ours will do, on the last page, where you can barely see it.

[Ruby the Liberal]

16. Haaretz is likely expounding (taking literary license) on the comments by the developers over the

weekend that they would definitely entertain Patterson's offer to move to another (state owned/paid) location.

[mmonk]

17. In the end, I wonder how all this is going to end up.

[Scurrilous]

18. K & R

:thumbsup:

[asdjrocky]

19. Good follow through my friend!

Now that is hustle!