Condemning mosque, Gingrich echoed MussoliniAugust 18, 2010
Ben Smith
Politico
A regular correspondent wondered why Newt Gingrich's recent declaration on the planned downtown mosque sounded so familiar, and found this:
Gingrich:
There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia.
Mussolini:
There will be a mosque in Rome, the Fascist ruler said, only when a Roman Catholic church is permitted in Mecca.
The quote is frequently attributed to Il Duce, though I'd be grateful to any Italian-speaking reader who has a primary source.
Politico-Condemning mosque, Gingrich echoed Mussolini=====================================================
There are not using Nazis as usual. Nazis and Muslims are well connected to each other. Hitler, Himmler, and Eichmann were known to admire Islam. Eichmann had fans in the Muslim world when he was tried in Israel in 1961 after he was caught in Argentina. Many Nazis fled to the Middle East after World War II, notably Egypt and Syria. Some are even known to have fled to Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.
I am not a fan of Mussolini, but he did save Jews during World War II and came in conflict with Hitler.
