Posted on 11/06/2009 8:50:13 PM PST by Steelfish
Fort Hood Shooting: American Muslims Express Fear, Frustration
The news that the suspect is one of their own brings up familiar feelings. Besides fears of retribution, they're tired of sensing pressure to apologize for someone else's 'maniacal brutality.'
By Duke Helfand and Richard Fausset November 7, 2009
Reporting from Los Angeles and Atlanta - The news made Nihad Awad sick to his stomach.
Like the rest of the nation, Awad, who heads the Council on American-Islamic Relations, learned this week that it was a Muslim who opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Texas, killing 13 people and injuring many more. According to witnesses, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan issued the great, exalting cry of his faith before opening fire:
"Allahu akbar!" God is great.
Hearing the story, Awad too would invoke his maker -- but with a weary lament that is echoing coast to coast among American Muslims.
"I said, 'Oh God, here we go again,' " Awad recalled. "We know what will come when a Muslim name flashes across the [television] screen. What will come is guilt by association."
In response to Thursday's shooting, mosques around the U.S. denounced the violence and implemented a range of overt and subtle security measures. In the Los Angeles area, Islamic groups contacted police and sheriffs, who stepped up patrols of mosques and Muslim community centers.
USC sophomore Janan Al-Henaid said that her mother called Friday, asking her to come home to Claremont and to be careful when going out. "And she's never done that before," Al-Henaid said.
Muslim groups participated in a conference call Friday with federal agencies -- including the Homeland Security and Justice departments -- to discuss Muslim Americans' safety.
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There are many religions (albeit only one Truth) ... but there is only one 'so-called' religion whose 'holy book' instructs its followers to either: convert, enslave, or kill people who don't belong to their cult... At some point a civilization that seeks to survive needs to decide that such cults aren't allowed on its shores...
Welome FRiend.
Anyone who embraces a murderous religious cult-like Islam, is guilty.
“There are many religions (albeit only one Truth) ... but there is only one ‘so-called’ religion whose ‘holy book’ instructs its followers to either: convert, enslave, or kill people who don’t belong to their cult...
Well, yes, except for the Jesuit oath, and the Council of Trent declarations about killing Protestants being O.K..
Liberals love pushing group identity politics.
The fact that the shooter is a muslim needs to be mentioned everytime, all the time and in every sentence. And let’s find out if he voted for the muslim-in-chief. Then we can write sentences like “Obuma voter and muslim Hasan...”
Time to rub PC in their liberal faces until they scream. We don’t do it enough.
What about all those Baptist suicide bombers?
I agree with that. New Reports also said he gave away copies of the Koran. He was a loser, possibly crazy, but you don’t have to be sane to make Jihad.
He planned this thing. He gave his things away because he was on a suicide mission. And you’re right, he sure doesn’t have to be sane to do jihad! Quite the contrary in fact. These people are crazy with their crazy religion.
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