I retracted from a number of statements *I* made, based on a racist source. I am not embarrassed or ashamed to admit I was mistaken, and I do this out of no pressure from any external source, but rather because I feel I didn’t do my research properly and said things that should not have been said. I agree with Hamza Yusuf and others who point out that Muslims only harm themselves when they start believing in conspiracy theories or making outrageous claims.
I did not quote Quran or Hadith, rather I quoted from an anti-Semitic website and I am now admitting that I was incorrect in what I said. Do not bring it Divine Texts and conflate them with incorrect statements that I made.

@ Salman Zain

This article is about a comment regarding Jews, I really don’t want a Shia-Sunni tangent to start here, so please understand the brevity of my comment. The link that you allude to is from my Kitab al-Tawhid series, which is even earlier than the Surah Yusuf one. It is definitely the ‘old’ me, much more fiery and zealous in my tone.
But there is a major difference between the statements on Jews above, and the statement regarding Shiites that you link to. While I truly understand now that there is very little to be gained, and much potential harm realized, when one talks in such a fiery tone and harsh manner, and while I would not speak about Shiites in such a manner anymore, I cannot ‘retract’ from certain theological doctrines that I said in that clip. These doctrines were not taken from racist websites (as in the case of the Jewish comments), but from reliable sourcebooks (both Sunni and Shiite).
Hence, as a Sunni theologian, I cannot retract from my claim that the belief that the Quran is corrupted is kufr. And I cannot retract from the claim that accusing Aishah radi Allahu anha of adultery expels one from Islam. I firmly believe these issues to be true, and anyone who believes in such doctrines, regardless of what label he or she attaches to him/herself, is simply not a Muslim according to the understanding of Sunni Islam. You, of course, probably have another opinion, and that is your prerogative, and in the end God will judge the both of us in the next life.
As for the issue of cooperating with other groups, I advise you to listen to a lecture delivered last year,
http://muslimmatters.org/2007/05/12/muslims-in-the-west-event-with-yasir-qadhi-2-part/
In this lecture, I clearly outline that ‘cooperation’ can occur with groups on different levels (an idea that had not yet developed in my mind when I gave the lecture you reference). Hence, cooperation can and should occur with Shiites, on different levels, as it should occur with all groups claiming to be Muslim. As I said very explicitly in the link above, even if I would not pray behind someone who curses the Companions, in the world that we live in, there are many other projects that I could and would cooperate with the very same person on if and when the need arises.
Lastly, please note that I have never said that all Shiites are non-Muslims. I have never believed that and still do not. But I stand by what I said that anyone – regardless of what label they attach to themselves – anyone who believes that the Quran has not been preserved cannot in true faith claim to follow the very Book that says that it has been preserved.
Note that this is a theological and moral claim; it carries no legal implications whatsoever in the current context of our lives. If anyone believes this, that is their choice, and we will all return to God who shall judge between us. Also, in light of the physical violence taking place between Sunnis and Shiites all over the world, I must state that I do not in any way, shape, fashion or form condone, much less encourage, this violence, and never have. Sunnis and Shias should dialogue and debate, but nothing is gained by resorting to violence against one another. While I find certain theological beliefs repugnant, my criticism remains on a purely moral and theological level.

So ma sha Allah you have clarified statements you made about Jews, are Shia worse that Jews in your eyes? Are they all kaafirs?
Please comment on this clip of yours

Also, I’m confused how does this fit into the whole “wala wal baraa’ ” picture?

-edited. Pls avoid sarcasm.

They have an agenda to try to make every Muslim seem radical. I would strongly suggest all of the readers here log on to their site just to get a taste of what they are doing. When you have as much money as they do, and are so full of anger and hatred, you will hire an entire team to get you such quotes, regardless of how obscure the material is.

Don’t be surprised if they have more of your lectures on file than you yourself do. And if that’s all they could find on you, honestly I’m actually impressed.