We Have Points In Common

We Feel Very Honored To Have Been Offered The Responsibility To Host This Great Event, Berlin Is A Wonderful City That Is Developing At A Tremendous Rate, And This Decision Means That We Can Now Prepare To Welcome The World's Best Athletes To A Fascinating Place.

This Fanaticism Is What Feeds Terrorism. And This Is Precisely Why Muslims Must Play An Active Role In Opposing Hate Sermons And Incitement To Terrorism And Extremism In Their Mosques.

The Vast Majority Of Muslims Living Here Are Peaceful Citizens. Unfortunately, However, We Also See Religious And Political Fanaticism Among Muslim Groups In Germany.

There Is No Question That Iraq Is One Of The Main Problems. You'd Have To Be Blind Not To See What A Magnet And Generating Force It's Become For Terrorist Groups.

And Now When We Hear That Iran And Iraq Plan To Cooperate More Closely And That A Fundamentalist Is Coming To Power In Tehran - A Man About Whom We Cannot Be Sure That He Is Absolutely Averse To Terrorism - It Is Very Worrisome.