President Obama is actually changing the face of America:
Administration Dumps ‘Jihadist’ Term
Friday, August 07, 2009
By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor
(CNSNews.com) – President Obama does not see the terrorism challenge as a fight against “jihadists” because that conveys an undeserved religious legitimacy and risks reinforcing the view that the U.S. is at war with Islam, his counterterrorism adviser said Thursday.
“Describing terrorists in this way, using the legitimate term ‘jihad’ – which means to purify oneself or to wage a holy struggle for a moral goal – risks giving these murderers the religious legitimacy they desperately seek but in no way deserve,” John Brennan said in a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
In a broad address on the administration’s counterterrorism vision, Brennan also noted that Obama does not describe the battle as a “war on terrorism.”
And in another swipe at the Bush administration, Brennan said, “Rather than looking at allies and other nations through the narrow prism of terrorism – whether they are with us or against us – the administration is now engaging other countries and peoples across a broader range of areas.”
In a challenge to governments around the world, President Bush famously said during a press conference with his French counterpart two months after 9/11, “You’re either with us or you’re against us in the fight against terror.”
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CAIR urges Muslims to join ‘United We Serve’ by planning, reporting volunteer efforts
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy organization is asking American Muslims and their institutions to support President Obama’s recently-announced “United We Serve” initiative, which is designed to “meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans.”
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is encouraging Muslim support for the president’s summer-long initiative focusing on service projects that address issues such as clean energy, education and literacy, health care access and awareness, economic recovery, disaster preparedness, and support for veterans and military families.
”United We Serve” will conclude on September 11, 2009, which has been designated a “National Day of Service and Remembrance.” The National Day of Service and Remembrance will both recognize the summer’s accomplishments and honor those who were killed in the 9/11 attacks.
http://www.serve.gov/
