Obama commemorates 9/11 with appeal for tolerance

President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity and tolerance. "We will not sacrifice the liberties we cherish or hunker down behind walls of suspicion and mistrust," the president declared.

Speaking at the Pentagon, where nine years ago a hijacked plane smashed into the west side of the building and killed 184 people, Obama conjured a solemn remembrance of that horrible day but also spoke strongly in defense of religious freedom.

"As Americans we are not — and never will be — at war with Islam," the president said. "It was not a religion that attacked us that September day — it was al-Qaida, a sorry band of men which perverts religion."

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UFC champ St. Pierre: 'Hardy is no martial artist'

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, often referred to as GSP, is eager to stamp on Dan Hardy in their much-anticipated fight on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time).

St-Pierre, the reigning 170-pound champion, has not been beaten in his past 6 fights and is confident that he will win against the heavy-handed Hardy.

St-Pierre claims Hardy will get a dose of reality on UFC 111 that airs this weekend.
“I'm a martial artist, he's not... he probably doesn't understand the meaning of this,” said a grim faced St-Pierre in a video documentary for UFC 111.

“After the fight, I guarantee, he will [understand],” added the Canadian fighter.
St-Pierre's last defeat was with Matt Serra in 2007, when he was troubled by lack of focus due to personal problems. He avenged the loss a year later and has never lost a fight since.

Still, he is not taking any chances.
“I'm in the same situation that I was when I lost to Matt Serra, and this thing is still in my mind,” said St-Pierre. “No matter how people tell me how great I am, one mistake and I’ll lose everything.”
'Nothing to lose'

His outspoken opponent in the mixed martial arts (MMA) fight, however, seemed unaffected by the pressure of fighting against one of the best MMA warriors in recent years.

“The key to win against GSP is to not be afraid of GSP. My only focus is to focus on the fight as often as possible,” said Hardy, who hails from Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Compared to St-Pierre, the British fighter said he doesn’t have to deal with the burden of defending a title and maintaining an almost perfect stature in the MMA world.

"The thing that makes a person dangerous is having nothing to lose," said Hardy. "I have nothing to lose. And he has everything."

Upon entering UFC in 2008, the Nottingham native has zoomed to 4 straight wins.
The Octagon clash between St-Pierre and Hardy will take place the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

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