The problem is that the moderates reacted in a moderate way, while the extremist reacted in an extremist way.
The Muslim leaders followed a very old fashion British way of doing things which was writing a letter condemning the terrorist outrage and offering condolences sighing it and posting the letter to the Times, the Telegraph the Guardian, the Daily mail and all the other quality and Broad sheet Papers.
The extremists do what they always do go out on the street screaming shouting, mouthing useless slogans and burning flags.
Guess who gets the most publicity.
It is a well established fact and in my own opinion a sad reflection on are media that demonstrations involving nutters is more newsworthy than a respectable march and offers of sympathy.
Tony
Whoever said "Moderation in all things" probably never envisioned waking up on a sunny Tuesday morning and witnessing the murder of over 5000 people as he sipped his morning coffee.
How anyone on earth can assume a "business as usual" attitude" in affairs of the home or state after such an atrocity boggles the mind.
The British have produced Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill, both of whom could be called 'old-fashioned.'
Of course it was Chamberlain who took the 'moderate' course in the face of extreme evil.
Extraordinary evil calls for extraordinary condemnation, and the Muslim clerics have not delivered it. My guess is they're afraid of assassination.