Posted on 09/25/2004 10:48:13 AM PDT by pitinkie
Another American has been beheaded in Iraq. While we hope it is the last, our fear is that many more may follow.
Each round of beheadings brings with it condemnations from Muslim groups, both in America and abroad. Islam does not teach wanton violence, no matter what the level of grievance.
Legitimate grievances do not justify the illegitimate acts of beheading innocent souls and planting bombs in schools.
An insidious Naziesque propaganda is under way, perpetuating a myth that the American-Muslim community has not condemned acts of terror and brutality. Facts suggest otherwise.
All major American-Muslim groups condemned Sept. 11, 2001, less than three hours after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. A major American-Muslim group took out an ad in The Washington Post condemning terror.
(Excerpt) Read more at jacksonville.com ...
ping for later use of list of terrorist events
An apologia, no matter how earnest, does not change fact.
Since the only way the Islamic community can "get the message out" is by way of the MSM, I wonder how much resistance they get from the MSM?
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