“they weren’t militants, they were terrorists”
and...they aren’t a legitimate political movement but a bunch of murdering, torturing thugs who “profile” westerners, especially jews, for “special treatment”.
(one wonders how many “american congressmen” sympathize with the well-trained thugs who killed un-armed people.)
IMHO
As I've said elsewhere, I see the reason for the sympathy of liberals for terrorists is their mutual hate of capitalism and all things associated with freedom. This is due to their not having any common sense, and by Jeff Head's comments we can see that it's mostly attributable to their immaturity.
Regardless, it's the classic case of appeasing the crocodile. They're still going to be eaten.