There have been a couple of recent news items that have not gotten the coverage they deserve. First, a Muslim cleric, working with the detainees at Guantanamo, was arrested for espionage. Then just within the past day or two, another worker at Gitmo was arrested for espionage.
The news media has attempted to portray the radical Muslims who are responsible for recent acts of terrorism against this nation as no more than a few wild eyed fundamentalists that are not anymore widespread than our own militia groups are. We are repeatedly told that mainstream Islam is a religion of peace.
That may be true, but, if you recall, the outrage against Osama and his followers was somewhat muted in the mainstream Muslim community. Oh, they condemned the loss of life, but the mainstream Muslim clerics obviously attempted to walk a tightrope to keep from offending the militants, which they must know make up a larger portion of their population than is reported.
Further, if you study Islam, national ties are almost irrelevant in comparison to religious ties. I am not saying that a Muslim cannot be a loyal American, but their religion calls for their identity to come from their duty to Allah. Statements by leading Muslims in this country, since September 11, 2001, talk about how American Muslims even considered the possibility of Islam becoming the leading religion of the United States.
Now we have two Muslim Americans working for the enemy in Gitmo. I realize that I am sounding like a bigoted Islamaphobe in this piece, but it seems like the threat may be larger than we have wanted to believe. We, as a nation, do not want to consider the possibility that the hatred toward us is widespread and based on culture and religion rather than things we can control.
American liberals, in fact, want to believe that any animosity directed toward the United States is as a result of our conduct, that can be changed. They poo poo any notion that nothing we can do, short of national conversion, will change the minds of these people.
Perhaps it is just coincidence that two American personnel at Gitmo have chosen the enemy over their own country. Perhaps they are two isolated incidents. However, is it not slightly possible that the threat is greater than we WANT to believe? Can we not consider that potential and ALL its ramifications without bigotry being involved?
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These are not isolated incidents. Remember the fragging of the 101st in Kuwait. Remember the murders in Virginia, Maryland, etc. Remember September 11. Muslims were involved in all cases. Asian Muslims, American Muslims, Arab Muslims, they are the ones who wish us harm.
There is no way to scrutinize people without using racial profiling. We were attacked by Muslims, not Chinese, nor Spanish. When I leave home, I look for Muslims. If anybody has a problem with racial profiling, change the damn name.
I believe the threat is REAL and on a LARGER scale than we WANT to believe. More and more attacks/conspiracies against Americans are of Muslim/Islamic origins. Is it "coincidence?" No. "Coincidence" means few or isolated. That is NOT the case. The worst t
The Muslim religious leader hasn't been charged with espionage--yet. The airman has.
The reporting was thorough. The IHT had a detailed description of the airman, including his ties to Syria and where he was last stationed.
If by "reporting," you mean emphasizing the notion that even the military isn't safe against Muslims, than I suppose you're correct. The military hates bad press.
Lone, you are not a bigot, you are simply an intelligent adult. I believe that there are two points to consider: (1) Can a moderate Muslim speak out without receiving death threats from his "peaceful" co religionists? (2) Why do we allow a Wahabi-dominated Islamic organization to choose the Muslim clergy to operate in our prisons and military? Are we nuts?
Wally
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