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Musharraf Says 'Semiliterate Clerics' Distort Islam November 6, 2006 - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said today that "semiliterate clerics" are contributing to extremism by distorting the messages of Islam. Musharraf told the World Islamic Economic Forum in Islamabad that radical clerics who hold sway over "the masses" in the Muslim world are spawning terrorism instead of encouraging moderation. He said such clerics reinforce misperceptions in the West that Islam is a religion of militancy and intolerance. Musharraf, a major ally in the U.S.-led war on terrorism, was also critical of how Washington and Europe are battling terrorism. He said they are "putting the cart before the horse" by trying to address problems in Iraq, Lebanon, and Afghanistan without first resolving the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians. Musharraf also told the forum that Muslim countries must empower their women, both politically and economically, as part of their development efforts. (AP, Reuters) -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
