[lbo-talk] Kerry Wants "Muslim-Speaking" Troops

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Wed Mar 24 17:08:29 PST 2004


***** July 15, 2003 Intermediate Roman Catholic

Americans are blessed to have a highly intelligent crop of candidates to choose from in the upcoming presidential race.

President Bush's mental prowess is well known and needs no further examination here (at least for today). But Democrats are ready to give him a run for their money.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, another Yale alum, is often regarded as the brightest of this season's crop.

Not only is he smart, he is inclusive. Appearing on CNN's Late Edition last weekend, he called on the President to bring in more international troops to help in the military occupation of Iraq, "particularly Muslim-speaking and Arab-speaking Muslim troops."

Kerry thus became the first among the presidential contenders to call specifically for Muslim-speaking troops, showing a keen sense of discernment. Unlike most people in the world, who view Islam as merely a spiritual path, Kerry understands the linguistic implications of the faith. As MWU! contributor Irfan Yusuf has shown in his Islaam of Double Vowels, there is a distinct method to Muslim-speak.

MWU! supports Senator Kerry's call. The Iraq occupation will certainly go much smoother with more soldiers responding to Iraqi guerilla fighters with "Assalamu alaykum, insh'Allah, masha'Allah, bruzzerrz!"

[Thanks to Liv for pointing us to this gem from the senator.]

<http://www.muslimwakeup.com/archives/000151.html> ***** -- Yoshie

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