[jveritas]

...give an Internet voice to the muslim villagers who have endured such evil at the hands of al Qaeda in Iraq. Not just provide a blog and a digital camera, but also a PR hand so that the masses of muslims across the world understand precisely what living with al Qaeda would be like.

That is an excellent idea. Once thing I and others can do is to contact local folks in Iraq and tell us their stories about the horror of Al Qaeda and their allies. I know about some "good Iraqis" websites who may be able to help regarding this issue.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Yeah, I just think while we want to be shutting al Qaeda down wherever possible, the long-term answer is to win the war of ideas with them. If the testimony of fellow muslims can be given a promoted and accessible voice, and we provide a forum for discussion and give-and-take so that the lies and propaganda can be met with the response necessary to expose its falsehood, it will grow into something real effective. It must be handled in a way that is transparent and does not give the impression that these folks are just hand-picked pro-american apologists, but I don’t think that would be too difficult to do.