Xinhua News."As scholars, we condemn any hostility that restricts the freedom of people of any religion, whether by unjustifiably holding or kidnapping them, especially what is going on with the two French journalists, and we also condemn the killing of innocent people and ask their killers what guilt did they have," said Al Waidh concerning killing and kidnapping foreigners.
"In front of the world, we call to stop those acts, whichpicture the Iraqi people as savages and murderers before the world," he continued.
He also called for a halt to violence and heading towards rebuilding the country, and accused al-Qaida of standing behind many of the suicide attacks that targeted Iraqis.
A few voices are not effective weapons against Muslim extremists. Where are the masses of people? We have seen them in anti-American and anti-Israeli demonstrations throughout the Muslim world. If there is a "Muslim Nation," where is the attempt to organize the kind of opposition that will root out and destroy the terrorists within that nation?
Have you seen the statements of CAIR? Do you know how many Muslims they represent? It is about time denunciations have begun - 9/11 happened three years ago. Another far more powerful condemnation was issued recently by the Free Muslim Coalition. It is refreshing, but hardly commonplace. If only the self-flagellation on the scale of Abu Gharaib and the cries of the "world community" for America to denounce the actions of our soldiers there would occur within the Muslim community. If only the world would demand such a repudiation as they did from President Bush, I would believe that there is actual outrage. Unfortunately Abu Gharaib pales in comparison to what the Muslim terrorists inflict upon innocents every day and we are still apologizing. Let them vote for Democrats.
But no matter how you slice it, to condemn acts of violence against infidels is to condemn the actions of the prophet and the Koran itself.
Muslims have declared jihad against Hinduism, Christianity, and Judaism and even Islam (for non-Arabs). To accept Islam as a religion of peace, there needs to be evidence and the existence of Muslims who do not follow the dogma does not suffice.