American President Barack Obama has pledged that the US will never be at war with Islam as it was dreaded terror group Al-Qaeda which attacked the country, not a religion. In his address from Pentagon, one of the sites of the 9/11 attacks, he said, the terrorist elements may seek to spark conflict between different faiths. Mr Obama also vowed to keep the nation safe come what may and remembered the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pentagon and Pennsylvania that killed more than 3,000 people in 2001. Mr Obama said, the perpetrators of this evil act did not simply attack America; they attacked the very idea the Americans stand for and represent in the world. He said,as America condemns intolerance and extremism abroad, its citizens should stay true to its traditions at home as a diverse and tolerant nation. The US President also paid a visit to hallowed ground at the Pentagon and laid a wreath. The main function was held at the Ground Zero site in New York City which was attended by the Vice President Joe Biden. First Lady, Mitchell Obama and her predecessor Laura Bush, attended a remembrance ceremony in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, A US pastor, who had threatened to burn Quran, has said he will never burn copies of the holy book, even if a mosque is built near ground zero in New York.
News On AIR | September 12, 2010 9:10 AM
Obama says America is not at war with Islam but with Al-Quada