I bet he would. I do remember a remark by Sadam Hussein made before being executed; " The U.S. will crush itself from the inside'. here is something for others to think on.
This is the question Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s camp is asking about Sen. Barack Obama.
An investigation of Mr. Obama by political opponents within the Democratic Party has discovered that Mr. Obama was raised as a Muslim by his stepfather in Indonesia. Sources close to the background check, which has not yet been released, said Mr. Obama, 45, spent at least four years in a so-called Madrassa, or Muslim seminary, in Indonesia.
"He was a Muslim, but he concealed it," the source said. "His opponents within the Democrats hope this will become a major issue in the campaign."
When contacted by Insight, Mr. Obama’s press secretary said he would consult with “his boss” and call back. He did not.
Sources said the background check, conducted by researchers connected to Senator Clinton, disclosed details of Mr. Obama's Muslim past. The sources said the Clinton camp concluded the Illinois Democrat concealed his prior Muslim faith and education.
"The background investigation will provide major ammunition to his opponents," the source said. "The idea is to show Obama as deceptive."
In two best-selling autobiographies—"The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" and "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance"—Mr. Obama, born in Honolulu where his parents met, mentions but does not expand on his Muslim background, alluding only to his attendance at a "predominantly Muslim school."
The sources said the young Obama was given the name Hussein by his Muslim father, which the Illinois Democrat rarely uses in public.
His father was black and came from Kenya. Mr. Obama’s mother, the daughter of a farmer, came from Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Obama's parents divorced when he was two years old. His father returned to Kenya.
Later, Mr. Obama's mother married an Indonesian student and the family moved to Jakarta. Mr. Obama returned to Hawaii when he was 10 to live with his maternal grandparents.
The sources said the background check concerned Mr. Obama's years in Jakarta. In Indonesia, the young Obama was enrolled in a Madrassa and was raised and educated as a Muslim. Although Indonesia is regarded as a moderate Muslim state, the U.S. intelligence community has determined that today most of these schools are financed by the Saudi Arabian government and they teach a Wahhabi doctrine that denies the rights of non-Muslims.
The sources said the opponents are searching for evidence that Mr. Obama is still a Muslim or has ties to Islam.
Mr. Obama attends services at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago’s South Side. However, he is not known to be a regular parishioner.
"Obama's education began a life-long relationship with Islam as a faith and Muslims as a community," the source said. "This has been a relationship that contains numerous question marks."
The sources said Mr. Obama spent at least four years in a Muslim school in Indonesia. They said when Mr. Obama was 10, his mother and her second husband separated. She and her son returned to Hawaii.
"Then the official biography begins," the source said. "Obama never returned to Kenya to see relatives or family until it became politically expedient."
In both of his autobiographies, Mr. Obama characterizes himself as a Christian—although he describes his upbringing as mostly secular.
In “The Audacity of Hope,” Mr. Obama says, "I was not raised in a religious household." He describes his mother as secular, but says she had copies of the Bible, the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita in their home.
Mr. Obama says his father was "raised a Muslim, but by the time he met my mother he was a confirmed atheist...." Mr. Obama also describes his father as largely absent from his life. He says his Indonesian stepfather was "skeptical" about religion and "saw religion as not particularly useful in the practical business of making one's way in the world ...."
In the book, Mr. Obama briefly addresses his education in Indonesia. "During the five years that we would live with my stepfather in Indonesia, I was sent first to a neighborhood Catholic school and then to a predominantly Muslim school; in both cases, my mother was less concerned with me learning the catechism or puzzling out the meaning of the muezzin's call to evening prayer than she was with whether I was properly learning my multiplication tables."
2007-05-21 02:26:48
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answered by bonnie g 2
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Whether he was raised Muslim...I'm not convinced. But even if he was, he is now a Christian and has been for quite awhile. He regularly attends a church, which would be blasphemous for any Muslim to do. So, IF we voted Obama in 08, I don't think it would be a Quaran.
2007-05-21 09:19:31
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answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7
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He didn't when he swore into his current office. Why would he as President? Also, do you know an Muslims? I have become acquainted with some recently and the truth is those stupid talk show hosts are blowing things out of proportion. Muslims are not ALL this or that. Of course, the criminal element is simply that a criminal element. the rest are peace loving and beautiful people.
2007-05-21 09:19:08
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answered by kbama 5
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Obama is not a Muslim. There wouldn't be anything wrong with it if he was but it's irrelevant because he's a Christian. Because of that he'll probably use a bible.
2007-05-21 09:20:17
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answered by Anonymous
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He is not Muslim. I guess conservative radio talk show hosts put out that lie to try to stir up prejudice against him so the Republicans can stay in power and keep shipping everybodys jobs over seas and stealing the treasury blind.
2007-05-21 09:13:01
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answered by jxt299 7
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Vote chen shui bian
2007-05-21 10:02:18
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answered by jeffrey b 4
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No Obama is not a Muslim!!!
2007-05-21 09:12:11
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answered by THEMURPHSTER 3
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I really no longer care. Just stockpile the weps for when the jihadis start their stuff in the near future. Fighting in the streets is coming for sure. Hope you lard butts are gonna get in shape and buy guns and ammo.
2007-05-21 09:12:27
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answered by pedohunter1488 4
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He is not a Muslim you complete ignoramus.
2007-05-21 09:16:14
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answered by Anonymous
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It would be a dark day in what used to be a Christian nation.
2007-05-21 09:14:03
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answered by McClintock 4
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