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Some militants respond positively to Obama speech

World Jun. 08, 2009 - 04:57AM JST ( 6 )

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skipthesongJun. 08, 2009 - 09:56AM JST

“Extremists will only be disarmed when the U.S. takes a more neutral stand on Israel,”

And, why don't they themselves take a more neutral stance in regards to their overwhelming support for Hamas?
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Helter_SkelterJun. 08, 2009 - 12:45PM JST

Some militants respond positively to Obama speech

Militants responding positively to a speech isn't a good thing.
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MolenirJun. 09, 2009 - 05:47AM JST

lol, is anyone really surprised that militants respond positively to Obama?
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yabitsJun. 09, 2009 - 06:37AM JST

Helter-Skelter and Molenir: Just as judging a book by its cover is never a good thing, neither is taking the title of JT article at face value and commenting on that without reading the entire thing.

In the article we have this:

"From Lebanese guerrillas to Saudi preachers, Islamic extremists have warned followers not to be taken in by President Barack Obama’s conciliatory words—a sign that some may be nervous about losing support if animosity toward the U.S. fades."

Not a bad thing, right? But, like conservatives in the US, Islamic extremeists have great fear of losing more support because of President Obama's leadership.

"There are already some indications his words are having the desired effect of undercutting extremists."

Again, not a bad thing, right? But I can't help but fail to not that President Obama's harshest critics -- the extremist right-wing in the US -- are aligning themselves in sentiment with the extemists in the Islamic world.
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MolenirJun. 10, 2009 - 10:06AM JST

Yabits - You have to understand. The terrorists are torn. On the one hand, Obama is saying everything they want to hear, on the other hand, attacking America is one of the unifying principles of their movement. So of course they're split. They like Obama because he seems to support them. They are afraid of him however because if the US supports them, it will undercut one of their founding principles. Hate America.