Free Muslims To Meet With Tancredo

(Washington, DC July 26) The Free Muslims Coalition (FMC), a national Muslim organization with 15 chapter, will meet this Wednesday with Congressman Tom Tancredo of

Colorado about a recent comment in which he suggested that the United States should bomb
Islamic Holy sites in Mecca as a deterrent against the terrorists.

Following the congressman’s statements, he was immediately criticized by the White House
and the Muslim leadership world wide. In response to the criticism, Spokesman Will
Adams stated "We have an enemy with no uniform, no state, who looks like you and me and
only emerges right before an attack. How do we go after someone like that?"

The Free Muslim Coalition (FMC) is not interested in joining the chorus of Muslim
organizations who attacked Congressman Tancredo. Instead, we intend on having an
honest discussion about resolving this controversy. FMC understands that Congressman
Tancredo represents the frustration of millions of Americans who on a daily basis watch
in horror as dozens of innocent people are murdered in the name of Islam.

FMC will convey to Congressman Tancredo that many Muslims share his frustration about
the senseless killing of innocent people in the name of our beloved religion. The Free
Muslims have said time and time again that the war on terror is more than a military
battle, it is also an ideological battle and only Muslims can defeat the cancer of
terrorism and extremism that is spreading throughout the Muslim world. The Free Muslims
recognize that the Muslim leadership in America and abroad has failed in challenging and
discrediting the ideology that leads to extremism and terrorism but we are now trying to
reverse our past mistakes by aggressively challenging the terrorists and their evil
ideology.

FMC understands tat Congressman Tancredo was only speaking hypothetically based on the
theory that America must threaten the terrorists with what matters to them most.
However, what congressman Tancredo does not understand is that the terrorists don’t care
if the United States destroys their holy places. The terrorists are heartless criminals
and as far as they are concerned the holy places are just buildings that can be rebuilt.
In fact, they will use Congressman Tancredo’s comments as more ammunition for their
arsenal. Most likely, the terrorists will take Congressman Tancredo’s words out of
context to gain more recruits by convincing gullible Muslims that they are defending
them from “crusaders” who want to “destroy Islam.”

FMC president Kamal Nawash will ask Congressman Tancredo to join Muslims who want
nothing more that to eliminate the terrorists and the ideology that leads to extremism
and terrorism. Nawash said that “Jews, Christians, Muslims and the entire civilized
world must join forces to defeat this evil that hides behind religion to justify the
murder of innocent people.”

For more information, visit our website at www.freemuslims.org