April 15th 09, 12:23 PM
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O.T. Interesting, any truth to this?
BCBlazysusan wrote:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090407...urkeyeuropeoba...
Earlier, Obama visited a landmark mosque in Istanbul, following
strong
messages of US reconciliation with the Islamic world on his maiden
trip to a
mainly Muslim country as president.
Taking off his shoes as tradition requires, Obama stepped into the
17th-century Sultanahmet Mosque in the ancient heart of Istanbul,
accompanied by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Two Muslim preachers guided Obama inside the grandiose edifice --
better
known as the Blue Mosque for its blue tileworks -- and the president
smiled
when they showed him a dome scripture mentioning the Prophet
Mohammed's
grandson Hussein, Obama's middle name, Anatolia news agency reported.
In a major speech at the Turkish parliament in Ankara Monday, Obama
declared
that the United States "is not and never will be at war with Islam."
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Not at war with Islam? Um, OK I guess.
Restating what George Washington said, wasn't he?
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