Last week, in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain, a relatively well-known American Christian and former Louisiana congressman delivered a speech hosted by an organization called Discover Islam. The invited speaker was a little controversial in the United States - it was former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
The hosting organization?s manager said that he was ?aware of Mr. Duke's involvement with white supremacy movements,? reported the Gulf Daily News, billed as ?the Voice of Bahrain.? However, Discover Islam decided to invite the racist leader anyway, because, the newspaper quoted, his ?main focus, which we feel is correct, is his analysis of Zionism. We are 100 per cent with him. We have allowed him to come because of his views on Israel.? Of course, the Bahrainis who come to hear his lectures on the Jews will most likely not question his views on other ?non-whites?, such as Arabs. Discover Islam?s manager told the News, ?I don't know much about his views on Arabs. I am not sure if the term non-whites includes Arabs....? Nor was the management ?aware if Mr Duke had any views on the thousands of Arabs who travel to the US to work and study.?
After all, reports the Bahraini newspaper, ?Discover Islam did not invite Mr. Duke to Bahrain to share his views on white supremacy.? Instead, the organization wanted him to speak only about another problem: ?We focused on the Zionist issue. Not many people are prepared to speak out against Zionism.? As reported in another of three articles on Duke in the Gulf Daily News, the ex-Klansman explained American politics by saying, ?The Jewish-dominated American media and the Israeli-controlled politicians do not want American people to fully realise the incredibly high price America pays for blindly supporting Israel....? Another claim that ?not many people are prepared to speak out? on formed the theme of one of Duke?s Bahrain lectures - that Jews were behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC. You see, according to David Duke, it is inexplicable that, as he claims, almost no Israelis were killed in New York on 9/11....
The hosting organization?s manager said that he was ?aware of Mr. Duke's involvement with white supremacy movements,? reported the Gulf Daily News, billed as ?the Voice of Bahrain.? However, Discover Islam decided to invite the racist leader anyway, because, the newspaper quoted, his ?main focus, which we feel is correct, is his analysis of Zionism. We are 100 per cent with him. We have allowed him to come because of his views on Israel.? Of course, the Bahrainis who come to hear his lectures on the Jews will most likely not question his views on other ?non-whites?, such as Arabs. Discover Islam?s manager told the News, ?I don't know much about his views on Arabs. I am not sure if the term non-whites includes Arabs....? Nor was the management ?aware if Mr Duke had any views on the thousands of Arabs who travel to the US to work and study.?
After all, reports the Bahraini newspaper, ?Discover Islam did not invite Mr. Duke to Bahrain to share his views on white supremacy.? Instead, the organization wanted him to speak only about another problem: ?We focused on the Zionist issue. Not many people are prepared to speak out against Zionism.? As reported in another of three articles on Duke in the Gulf Daily News, the ex-Klansman explained American politics by saying, ?The Jewish-dominated American media and the Israeli-controlled politicians do not want American people to fully realise the incredibly high price America pays for blindly supporting Israel....? Another claim that ?not many people are prepared to speak out? on formed the theme of one of Duke?s Bahrain lectures - that Jews were behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC. You see, according to David Duke, it is inexplicable that, as he claims, almost no Israelis were killed in New York on 9/11....