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Zuhdi Jasser of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy discusses religious controversy arising at the current UN Summit.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will address the United Nations today calling for an end to -- Israel and a new world order.
The UN is also is allowing this speech on the Jewish holiday of -- -- He was president Obama's response to Ahmadinejad incendiary remarks -- this week as well that's.
Make no mistake nuclear armed Iran is not a challenge the can be contained.
It would threaten the elimination of Israel the security gulf nations.
And the stability of the global economy and that's why the United States will do what we must.
-- prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
-- -- From the American Islamic forum for democracy joins us this morning from Phoenix Arizona doctor Asia adjusts thanks again for joining -- always good to see you so.
Thank you Stuart it's great to be -- Now at the end of this session of the UN yesterday Pakistan's president suggested that we make a law a universal global law.
-- that you may not insult the Prophet Mohamed.
We now today we've got Ahmadinejad.
Standing in front of the United Nations on young people of the holiest day of the yeah for Jewish people.
It seems like there really is.
What what I would say I mean -- real difference here between.
The way Islam is being treated.
And the -- Jewish people are being treated Europe a practicing Muslim -- basis.
Absolutely and Alitalia.
Stewart I wrote today and the Dallas morning news a piece call that we need tough love for the Arab war old and the Muslim community because.
I find it insulting as a Muslim that some people and our government and the free world thinks that we need to be treated differently.
Than any other faith community that's respected that somehow Muslims.
Need to be coddled them or -- imploded and do violence and in effect holding just a different standards which I find to be actually big -- That somehow we need to be treated.
Gently but not given the same respect and equal rights and therefore given the same often disrespect which is part of free speech extender.
And as our Jewish Brothers and sisters celebrate their most holy day today we find you know Adolph Hoffman -- DJ giving speeches that are genocide idol.
And our president.
Being the weakest I mean this is even worse than -- ninth Stewart because seven -- I was just about Iran.
To date this is much more than Iran you see America and retreat in Pakistan Afghanistan.
In the air -- old.
And and we are missing in action it's almost as if the Obama administration's doctrine is an abandonment doctrine rather than actually one of both strength.
Doctor -- your position is if -- in a tiny minority.
We very -- Kia from practicing Muslims the kind of opinions that you frequently expressed on this program -- put it to you and you've really lost the debate and -- not lost the debate.
You've lost the numbers you have no numbers on you aside do.
Why I I disagree Easter we have.
No numbers when it comes to allow -- voices the strongest forces of evil between.
The old soil in the Middle East that was filled by the Mubarak's -- that.
-- heads of their world and -- the Democrats like many -- -- But lost in the DN is the quiet minority the majority that need soft power of America of the west of defend them and stand by them from the grassroots up.
But they're not getting any attention they're not having riots and they've had demonstrations even in Libya just in the past few days at the Washington Post talked about today.
And yet.
We've been ignoring them because the president doesn't want to make a case for liberty.
The president wants to stay away from meeting with leaders of the free world and seeing that we are not only behind them we wanna leave from the front.
For the change in the tipping point towards freedom.
And not be pushed around by the bullies like Iran and that are continuing to feed genocide as they're doing in Syria but he doesn't wanna do that he's either worried about election politics are.
I don't know what formulation he's using but it's truly a post American era and the majority of Muslims I think Stewart are waiting for that leader okay now his.
Here's a key question.
How would.
And moderate -- people like yourself.
How would you respond if Israel -- America's help.
Attacked Iran and attempted to destroy its nuclear facilities what will be your response.
Well for those of us that live in the free world -- believe in freedom of.
-- as the last resort -- the only way to prevent them.
We understand that.
In a suicide bombing on steroids as the Iran having nuclear weapons so we understand that if you're gonna defeat radical Islam and political Islam you cannot allow agenda -- maniac like Ahmadinejad and his clerical council to have nuclear weapons and we understand living.
Under the -- cracks and as we see now in Egypt remember the brotherhood only had 25% of the votes so.
Most Muslims there was a green revolution in Iran in 2009.
I don't think many of the millions that we're in the streets that we abandon would be that upset with seeing even their own government.
Prevented from.
Engaging and type of posturing with nuclear weapons that -- put their entire country at risk.
-- -- digests are frequent guest on this program and a welcome guests thanks for joining us again.
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