Muslim center vandalized after Bin Laden's death
source: http://www.14wfie.com/story/14564200/muslim-center-vandalized-after-osamas-death
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Members of southern Maine's Muslim community are expressing outrage after their Portland community center was spray-painted with hurtful messages in response to the death of Osama bin Laden.Sometime after morning prayer at the Maine Muslim Community Center someone spray painted "Osama Today, Islam Tomorrow" and "Go Home" on the front and side of the building.
"It is hurtful. It is absolutely unacceptable, and I believe we are under threat," said Abdirahman Osman, a community elder. "We cannot accept these such things. Our community, they all are hurt a lot, and we don't accept such things happening to our center, here."
Osman said whoever attacked their community facility is uneducated about the Muslim people and the religion of Islam.
He said people who believe in Islam believe in God, not violence and that Osama bin Laden created a lot of problems and suffering for Muslim people.
The Portland Police Department is investigating the act of vandalism as a hate crime under Maine law.
"We don't have many hate crimes here and certainly, to deface a mosque is just totally unacceptable," Portland Police Chief James Craig told reporters Monday afternoon. "This is certainly not reflective of the people who live here in Portland. It is a very serious incident and it certainly creates fear in the community, not just in the Muslim community, but in all of our communities."
Craig said he planned on meeting with members of Portland's Muslim community to ensure them everything that could be done to keep them safe, and find the person responsible would be done.
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curtisreed
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The Muslims probably painted it on there themselves to get sympathy.
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curtisreed
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madammarsh
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curtisreed:
If you are religious, would you defile your place of worship like this to get sympathy?
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madammarsh
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curtisreed:
what a terrible thing to say
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crystalman
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This is good news. We need to see more of this. Islam is evil.
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crystalman
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SamuraiDave
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crystalman:
don't forget to add a little drano to your coffee, dear
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SamuraiDave
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crystalman:
stop trolling this site you worthless fuck, lemmie guess ...you went to a tea party convention where they told you to go to eeeevery website and blast your thoughtless,ignorant,hate filled bullshit right? well go ahead ... I love how you stupid assholes think this is helping your cause...its only letting people see more and more of your stupidity and why we need to really win this next election...
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evilchopsuey
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crystalman:
you are evil... gimme your address so i can spray paint your garage door
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madammarsh
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Way to make more people hate us, bigots.
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madammarsh
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Nick19
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Stupidity and blind patriotism strikes again.
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Nick19
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mitekillem
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Fear and hatred are the only tools available to those with small minds.
They fear and hate what they either don't, or don't want to, understand.
I am ashamed and embarrassed by my fellow countrymen who forget that immigration is how we all got here. - 2 years ago
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mitekillem
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chew_chew
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"Go Home"... ?
They *are* home.
This is sad. Really sad. And shameful.
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BrushwithDeathToothpaste
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Two words, spelled correctly. Impressive for Maine. Sorry to my friends in Maine but I know they would agree.
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Earl_Dixon
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Now that was uncalled for, can't we all just get along?
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dinm76
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Joe Scarebough is on the air this morning defending TORTURE again and I am about to throw up! American is so far down the road towards Fascism people better wake up soon or it's all over for us.
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stupidamericanz
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From smartamerican
”I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” - Unknown
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stupidamericanz:
oy! That is not a MLK quote. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/05/anatomy-of-a-fake-quotation/...
"I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy" Is not part of what MLK said.
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CreditFigaro
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stupidamericanz:
Not only do I love the quote, I also love your avatar.
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tomoni
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"Go Home" That's the best they could come up with? *Yawn* These yokel could have been more creative.
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warman1138
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Excellent sammykatz. Without diversity the world would be a boreing place.
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sammykatz
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Perhaps those who are anti-Muslim would like the Muslims to wear yellow arm bands and the letter "M" sewed onto their shirts, and all their homes, businesses, etc. marked with the letter "M" as well. Seems the world has forgotten the outrages of another time and place in history...
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warman1138
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Obviously the work of intolerant inbreeder morons.Thankfully as time marches on,thier genetic stagnation prevents them from adapting to the future and they die out due to natural selection.
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Insha'Allah
Can they be caught slipping?
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jamjaminyourmouth
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well thats America for that ass.....
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ThirdSection
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Jesus H. F. Christ, we're having a jubilant moment here, all the country and much of the world is celebrating, then a couple of bigots have to come along with their spraycans....
Anyway, fuck those fucktard piece of shit vandals.
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Buddha2112
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It's maine, the only state noted to have more trees than teeth.
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NiceN
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God, makes idiots, he thinks it's funny.
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SamuraiDave
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osama is dead but hatred and ignorance live on.
I hope they catch these idiots
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Emucratic:
Why not just relocate both Talibans to Bikini Atoll and be done with it?
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tlbuffin:
For Americans, I'd say the American Taliban.
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gypsysailor
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Why was this done? How would the so-called Christians like it if someone spray painted one of their churches like this. This is an uncalled for action. Seems there are ignorant red-necks everywhere.
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chief_longhair
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dumbass
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Richard_Wyatt
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hate will never accomplish anything constructive and must be shunned and rediculed
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THIS IS GREAT; THE SAUDI TROOPS GO INTO BAHRAIN, BURN DOWN 16 MOSQUES, total of 30 holy sites, 600 people disappeared, killed in custody tortured AND TAKEN middle school girls, AND WILL NOT TELL THE parents nothing!doctors nurses patients all beaten and abused,
and the world says little, so this blue spray paint, in MAINE,
COMPARED TO genocide you decide:
Usa & Saudi slaughter of Bahrain people AND or
ONE mosque IS DEFILED IN where? burn korans like the saudi FABRICATED ARTIFICIAL BRITISH FAT PUPPET PERVERT KING! that usa bought from britian 1953. whoopie POOP! - 2 years ago
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theknopfknows:
And you somehow think that those in this country who claim to be better than this doing this is ok? BTW, where do you see anyone condoning the actions you typed about?
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theknopfknows:
The US did not participate in the suppression you are talking about.
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theknopfknows:
Yes, it is a shame that so much damage is being done there and the world says nothing, but I think most of us expect Americans to behave better.
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Leen61
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See how uniting the death of OBL has been? People are already acting out and hate and intolerance remain. So much for this event taking the country to a better place.
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Fishinflick:
Got that right, Flick! But there is a person out there saying waterboarding didn't work...
Read here to find out who....from Keith's web site."Rumsfeld Disproves Conservatives’ Tortured Argument"
Posted on May 3, 2011
"The GOP spin machine, caught with its Abu Ghraib pants down, has come up with only two rickety memes with which to pull itself out of the deep end of the political pool. The first was the simplest: “Obama merely finished what Bush began.”But the second was a little more robust: The Peter King (R-Stupidity) claim mirrored by a tweeter who asked me: “how does it feel knowing Bin Laden courier was discovered under Bush admin & info was obtained in Gitmo?”
King:
“We obtained that information through waterboarding. So for those who say that waterboarding doesn’t work, who say it should be stopped and never used again, we got vital information, which directly led us to Bin Laden.”
Two problems with that. There is the unfortunate realization that if this information truly germinated during the Bush Administration, and truly came from waterboarding, that means The Bush Administration Had A Direct Link To Bin Laden Eight Years Ago And Either Didn’t Know It Or Didn’t Bother To Figure It Out.
Oops.
Wait, it gets worse. Guess who’s out tonight denying that waterboarding, or even “harsh treatment” led to the info that led to Bin Laden?
“It is true that some information that came from normal interrogation approaches at Guantanamo did lead to information that was beneficial in this instance. But it was not harsh treatment and it was not waterboarding.”
That was said by Don Rumsfeld.
I’ll stop writing now so you can spend a few minutes laughing through your mouth, nose, ears, feet, and eyeballs."
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Fishinflick:
So true, Flick.
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MisterWizard
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Yesterday I spoke to a friend that is a staff member for (D.) Sen.Carl Levin, Chief of Armed Services Committee. I question him about the quick burial at sea and reasons for no photos. He told me that the sea burial was meant to stop Muslim terrorist worldwide from making his grave site a rallying post for retaliation against America. He also said that there are photos available that may be release later on. He said that the White House has concerns that the photos are extremely gruesome and they'll probably create Jihadist anger worldwide.
That's his story and he's sticking to it........me,....I'd still like to see more evidence
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MisterWizard:
It's fucking coming......Hell they have shown JFK's head blowing off a million times!
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kennymotown:
The Zapruder film was third party. Imagine if only the govt had the proof.
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bailey78
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That is a sure fire sign of ignorance.
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letsliveinpeace
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Good post thanks!
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gump
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Instigated by the snarly little rats on fox TV and the paid - to - lie -while - preaching - FAUX CHRISTIAN - churches. Get a grip on reality you FAUX righties. Remember your jesus preached love . Not the hate fox TV tries to stir in your unsuspecting hearts. Love is all around you. Love your nieghbors for who they are, Gifts from God so you won't have to travel this life alone. All he really asks of us is that we love each other. Not chew on eachother like fox news rodents have been chewing on your heart and soul . Come on America, be free of the lead chains. I LOVE YOU !!!!!!!
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letsliveinpeace
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This is so sad and shameful, I hate injusties.
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Remember that most of the people that immigrated to the USA were because of threats and prejudices in there old nations. America is a melting pot of cultures. Chinese and African Americans were brought over here for slaves, and a lot of people from Europe immigrated to start a new life and be part of the land of opportunity.
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ThatCrazyLibertarian:
Like you really give a shit......
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This is not right, not all Moslems are bad. I know some pretty rotten Christians and rotten people of other faiths. Good and evil is everywhere.
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RMattnerTours:
Good comment!
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dreamsenvoy
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disapprove....us-vs-them co-meme alergens
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artemis6
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Not cool .
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ninetyseven
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one more thought.....
Wounds are not healed yet from 911.
bin rotten is a small part of some sort of revenge people may feel is necessary.
Lets hope it doesnt spread futher,the mosque is a sign on the wall,hopefully its the only one.
One of my favorite biblical quotes is
"Judge not and ye shall not be judged "
you know ..do unto others thing.
Ok off my soap box....(no flames please) - 2 years ago
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ninetyseven:
yet he was a hero to his people because he was avenging the death of thousands by the hands of americans, invasion and occupation of holy lands, and general disrespect for the arab and muslim people.
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ninetyseven
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"We don't have many hate crimes here and certainly, to deface a mosque is just totally unacceptable
The same as it is unacceptable to deface a synogog. - 2 years ago
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ninetyseven:
PLEASE tell that to that crazy ass pastor in Florida!!!!
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ninetyseven
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Oh yeah...i was not there but i would have screemed USA USA.
But it is always a small percentage that screw things up for everyone else. - 2 years ago
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ninetyseven
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Religious intolerence is not suppose to be a part of our American culture...even if those tolerated dont give us the same consideration.Sharie Law says all nation will follow islam.American law says we have the freedom to choose what/who we believe in.Sooooo it seems there is a conflict of beliefs.
Its still nor right to do bad things to Holy places. - 2 years ago
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ninetyseven:
a lot of things are not supposed to be part of our american culture... tough titties for us
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kennymotown
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Always the stupid......I'm reminded of Howard Cosell......always the knee.....why!
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kennymotown:
I love you Kenny!!!!
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VanessafromDC:
Thank you Vanessa, I love you too!!!!!!
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god dammit. why does a small percent of the fucking population always have to do something stupid that rains on the entire countries parade? seriously, WTF was the point of them doing this
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I guess his death isn't the end of the hate and intolerance. I wonder if those who did this were part of the crowds screaming USA .
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JanforGore:
Things that make you go......HHHHHhhhhhmmmmmm!!!!
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JanforGore:
Probably the only ones that may find some pease are the families of 9/11. There has always been hate and it won't end.
Thank you for the post. - 2 years ago
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SFirman:
Vengeance never brings peace or closure. Never.
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tlbuffin:
Yes, but it was the courts that made that decision, it was not vengeance at that point, it was justice, and the murderer did not get brutally killed - big difference.
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ArchDruid:
Vengeance is not justice, neither is brutal assassination that also kills a child and a woman in the process.
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You mutter such objects of equine delight that the mind's ability to sew slices of mordant ivory becomes tamed with visions of Tamils in Constantinople.
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tlbuffin:
You are incapable of killing anyone with your bare hands, brutally or otherwise. It is not what you are. :)
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ArchDruid:
Thank you. Justice has been served.
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