"Your arguments are with the clerics of islam who issue the decrees, the fatwa's; based upon a lifetime of study of the koran and hadith."
Sorry, but you have it reversed - YOUR selection of quotes and interpretations are from those, mine are from some simple web research into what the hundreds of millions of muslims who are NOT attacking us might be believing.
YOU posted the articles about those who want to replace their imans, remember ?
I provided no 'selection of quotes and interpretations' - and yes, I am hopeful that the removal of the radical cleric in Sydney will make a difference to what is preached in the mosque. It is an encouraging sign, but last I heard, we was still there, fighting to hang on. Getting rid of a cleric isn't that easy, as the community is finding out. I'm full of praise that they are trying. Life's getting tough for them, Hilali is an extremist, a supporter of Hezbollah and an embarrassment because he has a huge mouth, 'lets the cat out of the bag' so to speak. The muslim community would prefer (my opinion again) that what is said in the mosque remains secret. Hilali therefore isn't so much a terrorism advocate whose views the congregation does not share, he's just open and honest in public about islam's aims, and he can't resist a microphone opportunity.
If some of what I write is contradictory, and I agree, often it is, I suggest you look within islam itself for the reasons. This is a 'religion' based upon the idea that it's best of the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing...and we can all thank the cunning, conniving mohammad for that.