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WhoIsNumberNone

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Fri Feb 20, 2015, 02:14 PM Feb 2015

TYT: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's KKK Analogy Sums Up ISIS Perfectly



"Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stopped by Morning Joe on Monday, presumably to promote his new children’s book, Stealing the Game, but the hosts also asked him to discuss a recent column he wrote for Time about the role that Islam does or does not play in terror attacks like the one against Charlie Hebdo.

“Another horrendous act of terrorism has taken place and people like myself who are on media speed-dial under ‘Celebrity Muslims’ are thrust in the spotlight to angrily condemn, disavow, and explain—again—how these barbaric acts are in no way related to Islam,” Abdul-Jabbar, who converted to Islam in the late 1960s, wrote last month.

Asked by Mika Brzezinski to explain what he believes is behind the actions of a group like ISIS, he said, “It’s a play for money and power, and these people try to impose their will on people so people will listen to them, and they can be in charge. That’s all it’s about. They’ve taken on a fascist attitude and a fascist approach to everything. You do what we say or you die.”"* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/kareem-abdul-jabbar-isis-represents-islam-like-kkk-represents-christianity/
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Glad we don't have top go to Scarborough Android3.14 Feb 2015 #1
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