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Following are excerpts from a TV puppet show, featuring children as the prosecutors in a mock trial for Hosni Mubarak, portrayed by a puppet. The show aired on Al-Hekma TV on August 14, 2011.

Mubarak puppet: Brothers and sisters, I have spent my life serving this country. As I stand before you today, I tell you that I will not comply with these demands. I tell you... If anyone has a question, go ahead.

Children (in unison): There is no god but Allah, the martyr is loved by Allah.

There is no god but Allah, Hosni Mubarak is the enemy of Allah.

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Child prosecutor: The trial has begun. We are now in session.

2nd child prosecutor: You fought against Islam and the Muslims.

Mubarak puppet: If we leave the Islamists to their own devices, they will reach power. Everybody will have to wear the niqab, and there will be anarchy.

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Child prosecutor: You made the West affront the Prophet Muhammad – Denmark and other countries...

Child prosecutor: You are Israel's best friend. Israel was the country most saddened by your fall and your trial, because you were helping them to kill the Palestinians and to occupy their lands.

Mubarak puppet: As long as the Israelis occupy Palestine, we must treat them well. These Jews have always been good people. In the Jewish quarter here, we have always known that they keep their word.
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2nd child prosecutor: You brought cancer upon the Egyptian people.

Mubarak puppet: Brothers and sisters, I have spent my life serving this country. My fellow citizens, the population is huge, and I didn't know how to feed them, so I brought cancerous pesticides from Israel for them. You've seen grapes the size of watermelons, watermelons the size of buffaloes, and buffaloes the size of chicks. There are 80 million people, praise the Lord. How is one to feed them?

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Child prosecutor: You treated the vegetables and fruits with all kinds of hormones coming from Israel, in order to inflict the Egyptians with cancer, but God was lying in wait for you, and He gave you a taste of your own medicine, inflicting you with cancer.

Children in unison: Hosni Mubarak, you devil, you inflicted cancer upon your people.

MEMRI's work has been attacked on three grounds: that their work is biased; that they choose articles to translate selectively so as to give an unrepresentative view of the media they are reporting on; and that their translations are often inaccurate.

Brian Whitaker, the Middle East editor for the Guardian "My problem with Memri is that it poses as a research institute when it's basically a propaganda operation,to further the political agenda of Israel." "MEMRI's website does not mention you [Carmon] or your work for Israeli intelligence. Nor does it mention MEMRI's co-founder, Meyrav Wurmser, and her extreme brand of Zionism.... Given your political background, it's legitimate to ask whether MEMRI is a trustworthy vehicle."

CNN correspondent Atika Shubert and Arabic translators accused MEMRI of mistranslating portions of a Palestinian children's television programme."Media watchdog MEMRI translates one caller as saying - quote - 'We will annihilate the Jews,"' said Shubert. "But, according to several Arabic speakers used by CNN, the caller actually says 'The Jews are killing us."'

There is no god but Allah, the martyr is loved by Allah.

There is no god but Allah, Hosni Mubarak is the enemy of Allah.

You fought against Islam and the Muslims.

You made the West affront the Prophet Muhammad – Denmark and other countries.

You are Israel's best friend. Israel was the country most saddened by your fall and your trial, because you were helping them to kill the Palestinians and to occupy their lands.

You brought cancer upon the Egyptian people.

You treated the vegetables and fruits with all kinds of hormones coming from Israel, in order to inflict the Egyptians with cancer, but God was lying in wait for you, and He gave you a taste of your own medicine, inflicting you with cancer.

Hosni Mubarak, you devil, you inflicted cancer upon your people.

Colmes: Robert, excuse me, is there anything positive about Islam you could say?
Spencer: Islam makes a lot of people be very moral and upright and live fine lives.
Colmes: That’s good right? And wouldn’t that be true of most Muslims?
Spencer: I would certainly say so, yeah, I never have denied it.

First of all, I am very impressed with these talented children, but we should be brining them up to respect others, and not to curse them.
In accordance with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and the teaching of our religion and our GOD, we are not allowed to mock anyone before the viewers.
We must not raise the new generation in such a way

event horizon wrote:With moderates like shafique, who needs extremists?

Colmes: Robert, excuse me, is there anything positive about Islam you could say?
Spencer: Islam makes a lot of people be very moral and upright and live fine lives.
Colmes: That’s good right? And wouldn’t that be true of most Muslims?
Spencer: I would certainly say so, yeah, I never have denied it.

As for Memri's tactics and the loons use of Memri videos - your conclusions are as funny and relevant as the guy who is arguing the world is flat. Interesting, but ultimately deluded - and both of you are convinced they are right (although I do think the old guy is just glad to be on TV).

gertrude wrote:I have to thank Shaf ....I never heard of MEMRI before he mentionned it, what an eye opening on Muslims.

I'm always amused at the comedic value of those who admit they've not actually read the whole Quran (eg Guru Bob, young eh) who decide they are fully qualified to preach about Islam!