does it make ethical and moral? the same people who invoke the first amendment for rights if they want to criticize the pastor in florida for wanting to burn the qur an, what grounds do they have to stand on? to me, the imam hasn t answered any of the questions that are key to the building of this mosque. like the funding. where will the funding come from? sean: great question. before that, some unification when 70% of americans don t want it. they ve heard the arguments. they ve heard his radical statements. his desire to make america sharia comply khrapbt. compliant, lack of condemnation of hamas. you went to new york you met with the organizers here and you got a threatening, intimidating call about that. can you tell us about that? when i first heard of this bidding of the mosque at ground zero by the name the name has changed to cordoba
is this a change in the face of the controversy? is this the negotiation? when i found the cordoba initiative after 9/11 in response to questions, how can we fix this relationship between united states, muslim world, i found the cordoba initiative as a multifaith and multinational initiative. became very clear and very apparent that if we were going to do this, we have to have muslims and nonmuslims in this country and internationally cooperating together, addressing the fundamental causes that have caused this and are continuously fuelling this. but the controversial itself so the cordoba house isn t that causing to some degree an instability and a risk, a risk of safety? i mean, there s an address now that has become the flash point for a lot of anger. isn t that a risk to muslims and americans? there is a certain anger here no doubt. but if you don t do this right,
imam feisal abdul rauf in a lengthy op-ed piece in the new york times further angered critics saying, we are proceeding with a community center cordoba house, adding, i am convinced that it s the right thing to do for many reasons. outspoken opponents of the project debra burlingame whose brother american airlines pilot killed on 9/11 at the pentagon told fox news in a statement imam rauf is now going to proceed, basically planting his flag in ground, despite the fact 72% of americans view it as an act of provocation and insensitivity. her statement concluded make no mistake. this is an arrogant and aggressive attempt to exploit 9/11, and to define what happened that day according to his views. this is a grab for history. we will fight this. meanwhile, imam rauf whoet in his opsed, i am very sensitive to feeling of families of the victims of 9/11 as are my fellow leaders of many faiths.
does it make ethical and moral? the same people who invoke the first amendment for rights if they want to criticize the pastor in florida for wanting to burn the qur an, what grounds do they have to stand on? to me, the imam hasn t answered any of the questions that are key to the building of this mosque. like the funding. where will the funding come from? sean: great question. before that, some unification when 70% of americans don t want it. they ve heard the arguments. they ve heard his radical statements. his desire to make america sharia comply khrapbt. compliant, lack of condemnation of hamas. you went to new york you met with the organizers here and you got a threatening, intimidating call about that. can you tell us about that? when i first heard of this bidding of the mosque at ground zero by the name the name has changed to cordoba
the imam is finally breaking his silence, appearing on cnn on a special edition of larry king live. the times issued this, we are proceeding with the community center, cordoba house. more important, we are doing so with the support of the downtown community, government at all levels and leaders from across the religious spectrum, who will be our partners. i am convinced that this is the right thing to do for many reasons. he says he is very sensitive to the feelings of the victims of 9/11. no doubt there will be strong reaction to his words tonight. david gergen, best is selling author, bruce feifal and andy sullivan, new york city construction worker and blue collar corner blog. as soon as your mike works, guys in the control room, let me know. in the op ed, he never explains