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| 07/21/05 at 12:12:22 |
| US Republican says bomb Mecca uploaded 20 Jul 2005 Tancredo’s spokesman clarifies his radio remarks on Islamic holy sites By The Associated Press Tuesday, July 19, 2005 DENVER | U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo was responding to a hypothetical situation when he told a radio show host that the U.S. could “take out” Islamic holy sites if Muslim fundamentalists attacked the country with nuclear weapons, the Colorado Republican’s office said. Tancredo made his remarks on July 15 on WFLA-AM in Orlando, Fla. Talk show host Pat Campbell asked the Republican how the country should respond if terrorists struck several U.S. cities with nuclear weapons. “Well, what if you said something like — if this happens in the United States, and we determine that it is the result of extremist, fundamentalist Muslims, you know, you could take out their holy sites,” Tancredo answered. “You’re talking about bombing Mecca,” Campbell said. “Yeah,” Tancredo responded. The congressman later said he was “just throwing out some ideas” and that an “ultimate threat” might have to be met with an “ultimate response.” Spokesman Will Adams said on July 17 the four-term congressman doesn’t support threatening holy Islamic sites but that Tancredo was grappling with the hypothetical situation of a terrorist strike deadlier than the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. “We have an enemy with no uniform, no state, who looks like you and me and only emerges right before an attack. How do we go after someone like that?” Adams said. “What is near and dear to them? They’re willing to sacrifice everything in this world for the next one. What is the pressure point that would deter them from their murderous impulses?” he said. Mohammad Noorzai, coordinator of the Colorado Muslim Council and a native of Afghanistan, said Tancredo’s remarks were radical and unrepresentative but that people in Tancredo’s position need to watch their words when it comes to sacred religious sites and texts. Source: Associated Press |
| 07/21/05 at 12:15:22 |
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