U.S. To Boycott Anti-Semitic UN Conference

[Rowan]

Well done Mr. President.

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[Ebowed]

Disagree.

[Speed of Sound]

I'm sorry, Congresswoman Lee, but we arent going to get anywhere attending a racist conference about racism. We'd be wasting our time and continuing to poison our rep. Could you imagine just us and Mahmoud showing up? Thatd look great.

[Earth]

Headlines should read:

Israel becomes an issue, forbids US to attend

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Good move by the President.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

I just found this article here.

Anyway, I strongly agree with this decision from the US.

[Ronnie]

Thanks, Obama.

[Nhoj]

terrible conference glad obama is boycotting.

[Earth]

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Somehow I knew there would be spin. The administration will add the token "free speech" remark, yet deny releasing the new copyright treaty (ACTA) as a national security issue.

[Bono]

For God's sake, it's semitic, not "semetic".

I see this error on the forum all the time and it drives me crazy.

[The Ex-Factor]

Isn't this the same council that recently passed a resolution forbidding criticism of religion (mainly Islam in particular)

If so, screw 'em. I woulda sent Rahm Emanuel to troll the entire thing.

edit: ahh, it's not. still just as bad anyway

[k-onmmunist]

Awful conference. Last time there was one like this, it passed a resolution linking Zionism to racism, back in the 70s, that wasn't undone until 1991.

[dead0man]

Headlines should read:

Israel becomes an issue, forbids US to attend

Canada said no first and no other head of state is planning on attending except Imadinnerjacket...but facts are not important when you get to jab at the US is it?

[Rowan]

For God's sake, it's semitic, not "semetic".

I see this error on the forum all the time and it drives me crazy.

Yes, I noticed it after I posted but I couldn't figure out how to edit the title. Sorry.

[nclib]

For God's sake, it's semitic, not "semetic".

I see this error on the forum all the time and it drives me crazy.

Yes, I noticed it after I posted but I couldn't figure out how to edit the title. Sorry.

If you modify your first post, then you can edit the title (and all replies after that will show the correction in the title).

[Earth]

Headlines should read:

Israel becomes an issue, forbids US to attend

Canada said no first and no other head of state is planning on attending except Imadinnerjacket...but facts are not important when you get to jab at the US is it?

If anything, that was a jab at Israel. If I feel the administration should be criticized for something, then I'll do so. 

[dead0man]

Why do you think we should go?  Just to get some one on one time with Imadinnerjacket?  Nobody else is going either, you're not one of those that thinks the whole world bows to "the Jew" are you....Lord knows we have enough of those around here already.

[Earth]

I'm saying US policy is inextricably linked with Israel, and they're the reason why the US will not be present. If England can attend, why not the US? Ultimately, it matters not either way, but I don't appreciate that the administration uses "free speech issues" as the excuse.

[dead0man]

Is England attending?

[k-onmmunist]

Is England attending?

Probably... unfortunately -_-

[dead0man]

From the OP's link/quote

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[Joe Republic]

Is England attending?

If they are, I wonder if Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will too. 

[Bono]

From the OP's link/quote

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But they will send representatives, who will, of course, leave the room if Ahmadinejad denies the Holocaust again.

[Earth]

Is England attending?

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/19/racism.conference/

Taken from the above article:

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[Scam of God]

Yeah, it's totally ridiculous to call for a ban on all criticism of Islam. Totally unlike the western countries' longstanding and completely reasonable call for a ban on criticism of Israel, right? Right?

After all, Israel was a large part of the reason the previous Durban conference fell apart. All of the Israel backers stormed out when it became clear that Israel's policies were going to be declared racist.

http://www.unwire.org/unwire/20010904/17592_story.asp

Frankly, Israel is most likely a far bigger reason for these boycotts than Islam. People are focusing on the Islam angle because it distracts from the Israel angle.