Bush hosts Ramadan dinner at White House
AFP, Washington
US President George Bush hosted a Ramadan dinner late Tuesday with US Islamic leaders, as the White House was besieged with demands to fire an army general whom made comments some say makes the US-led war on terror out to be a war on Islam. General William Boykin's comments surfaced two weeks ago, in which he likened the US battle against terror to a battle between Christiandom and the Muslim world, placing the Bush administration in an uncomfortable position. Bush invited Muslim leaders to an Iftar, the evening feast that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast Muslims observe during the month of Ramadan. He organized the first White House Iftar after bin Laden and al-Qaeda launched the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. "America is a land of many faiths and we honor, and welcome and value the Muslim faith," Bush said in opening remarks before the meal.
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