Muslim Leaders Confront Terror Threat Within Islam

NY Times ^ | September 2, 2005 | LAURIE GOODSTEIN

[cardinal4]

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, American Muslim leaders insisted that the terrorism had nothing to do with Islam.

I stopped reading here. Ironically, it is the first line in the article..

[the invisib1e hand]

You should read on.

Terrorism uses Islam the same way the left uses the democratic party.

[2banana]

There should be battalions of American muslims fighting over in Iraq (just like the Japanses-Americans did in WWII)

[Merry]

These people are disgusting. they are in the blame business. Maybe they need to look inward.

[NJ_gent]

You missed this gem: "American Muslim leaders are changing their message. They are rolling out campaigns to persuade American Muslims - especially the young - to beware of preachers peddling extremism and terrorism. They say that terrorism is a poison infecting Islam and that moderate Muslims should take responsibility to root it out."[emph mine]

[konaice]

Nearly four years after the attacks, American Muslim leaders are changing their message. They are rolling out campaigns to persuade American Muslims - especially the young - to beware of preachers peddling extremism and terrorism. They say that terrorism is a poison infecting Islam

While I'm glad to see them stand up and take some responsibility for this, I have to point out that these so called muslim leaders are out of touch with their own Koran. Had they actually read their so called "holy scriptures" they would have seen that the terrorists are the true followers of Islam.

Its a religion in name only, the Koran is a text of hate, domination, and subjugation.

[EagleUSA]

I stopped reading here. Ironically, it is the first line in the article..
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My normal reaction is to stop reading right after "NY Times"...

[Doogle]

Nearly four years after the attacks, American Muslim leaders are changing their message. They are rolling out campaigns to persuade American Muslims - especially the young - to beware of preachers peddling extremism and terrorism. They say that terrorism is a poison infecting Islam and that moderate Muslims should take responsibility to root it out.

....bout time there Mullah


Doogle

[neverdem]

TROP's wake up moment, or "when I woke up, what a dream"!

[cardinal4]

At this stage of the game, its going to take a hell of a lot more than a NYT article to remove my skepticism..

[Rummyfan]

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, American Muslim leaders insisted that the terrorism had nothing to do with Islam. They cited Central Intelligence Agency reports showing that Latin Americans were responsible for more terrorist incidents than Muslims. They blamed Israel or American foreign policy, and their organizations focused on campaigns to convince non-Muslim Americans that Islam was a religion of peace.

Are Laurie Goodstein and and NY Times totally ignorant of history the last forty years?

[velocityguy]

You are wrong on this unfortunately.

[manwiththehands]

ZZZzzzZZZZzzz ... (yawn) ... wake me up when they actually do something, OK? ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ

[usurper]

I see this as a step in the right direction. We need to encourage them to reform.

I noticed that with all the various groups that were discussed in the article that CAR was not mentioned. I guess they don’t support this approach.

[ImpBill]

All a "smoke scree" as far as I am concerned. When push comes to shove all Muslims, including the so-called "moderates" will adhere to the inescapable teaching of the Koran to convert all or kill the "infidels" (nonbelievers in Islam).

But as far, most of the folks in the Western and Eastern world, can't or won't come to grips with the fact that this is a WAR for our (non Islamic peoples) survival.

[Stepan12]

All a "smoke scree" as far as I am concerned. When push comes to shove all Muslims, including the so-called "moderates" will adhere to the inescapable teaching of the Koran to convert all or kill the "infidels" (nonbelievers in Islam).

That is not true at all! Islam allows infidels to be third class citizens (dhimmis) who must be in servitude to Islam and pay the Jiyza (poll tax) while getting slapped in the face.

Stop demonizing Islam /sarcasm

[dervish]

Too bad several of the organizations mentioned in the article as combating violence in Islam are terror mongering, America haters, themsleves - Muslim Public Affairs Council, Islamic Society of North America.

Good instincts.