Obama’s mixed message on New York mosque helps no-one
By musiclover - Mon Aug 16, 12:43 pm
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On Friday night, speaking at a White House-hosted iftar – a sunset dinner celebrating the Muslim holiday of Ramadan – Obama finally addressed the controversy around the building of an Islamic cultural centre in lower Manhattan:
Recently, attention has been focused on the construction of mosques in certain communities – particularly New York. Now, we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of Lower Manhattan. The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for our country. And the pain and the experience of suffering by those who lost loved ones is just unimaginable. So I understand the emotions that this issue engenders. And Ground Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground.
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