You People Did This

Rolling Stone ^ | Recent Issue | Reshma Memon Yaqub

[choppersrule]

AMEN! AMEN! & AMEN!
the only muslims i see "rallying" are those crying for the death of americans.

i too find it disturbingly quiet on the part of the american muslim leadership. i mean hey its great to have a couple muslim leaders make a public statement or two. but if terrorist was committing mass murder and destruction and calling for a GLOBAL WAR in the name of my religion, i think i'd make sure that THE WORLD saw masses of my fellow worshipers DENOUNCING and calling for the head of that man.
But no i see none of that. I hear silence and "its not fair" that i am subject to closer scrutiny.

[Don Joe]

"Ever wondered what attitudes it is that some Americans have that bring about the bin Ladens of this world?"

Typical islamist bullsh*t. Blame the victim. You don't like my f'n attitude, so it's OK to kill me?

Bring a lunch, schmata-kopf.

[Paradox]

It is not jihad to hijack a plane and fly it into a building. But in fact there was jihad done that Tuesday. It was jihad when firemen ran into imploding buildings to rescue people they didn't know. It was jihad when Americans lined up and waited to donate the blood of their own bodies. It was jihad when strangers held and comforted one another in the streets. It was jihad when rescue workers struggled to put America back together, piece by piece.

That is an awesome comment! I'll give the American Muslims credit when they come out strong like this. Hell, even Farrakan came out very strongly against the actions, way stronger and way before Sharpton or Jackson did.

While I dont like the whining, I'll give credit where credit is due, and this author deserves credit, especially for that last paragraph...

[Sender]

I don't hold all American Muslims accountable for terrorism nor do I wish any harm or insult to come to them. My heart goes out to ALL true Americans who are under attack.

But I would say this to American Muslims: although you are not the problem, YOUR RELIGION IS THE PROBLEM. Islam is a violent cult whose aim is to convert the world against their will and often at the threat of death. Spare me the peace sermons, it's far too late for that. Either renounce Islam, or suffer the intolerance. I realize that this goes against the American way of freedom of religion, but this is not religion, it's a cult, and a dangerous one. Forgive me but I do not trust any one of you that embraces Islam. There are any number of medieval countries where you can live in your version of peace. As long as Muslims live among us, we will be in danger and will never have peace. May God forgive me for my intolerance but this is how I feel.

[choppersrule]

I see. Non Muslim Americans are wrong to be consumed by fear and suspicion of Muslims because of the acts of a few, but it's perfectly acceptable for Muslims to be consumed by the same fears and suspicions of non Muslims (read : white people) even before any acts of retribution have taken place. What a hypocrite.

WELL STATED!

[mfreddy]

"Fight them and God will punish them by your hands" (surah 9:14) "I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers, smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger tips off them. It was not ye who slew them; it was God" (surah 8:13-17) It doesn't sound peaceful to me!! these people want to temper the response to them in general by mis-characterizing their own religion. It is clear that it has been the objective of Islam, since its inception, to eliminate "all that is not Islam". I think Islamics need to examine a lot of things.....

[ninachka]

I do agree with the basic idea of what she writes. I grew up being called a "Commie" all of the time because I am of Russian descent - nevermind the fact that I was born in Manhattan as a U.S. citizen...I must say that times have certainly changed though as I never even thought for one split-second about "reporting" it. I know what I am now as I did then and I know NOW what I am NOT the same as I did back then...I do not allowthe ignorance of others to affect me or offend me. I'm smarter than that and better than that. It's their problem and it's one they will have to answer for eventually.

I must make a couple of comments though:

Yet, somehow, the labels jihad, holy war and suicide martyrs are still thrown around.

This is because these are the exact words that the terrorists use to describe their own actions. Osama bin Laden and his followers use these very terms to describe what they are doing and what they plan on doing to the USA and her citizens. What other "labels" should we use other than what the terrorists themselves call it?

In fact, jihad doesn't even mean holy war.

Maybe not to you but to the terrorists and "extremists" it does...again, what "labels" would she have us use besides what those whom we are fighting use?

[Dirk McQuickly]

Good to hear! We can't forget that Tehran's Shiite rulers are on extremely thin ice. The fact is, we're seeing the exact opposite of the '70s when students were Shiite radicals. Today, they're capitalist radicals. They live the Western culture in secret, and may very well seize power if things unravel.

Every terrorist on our shore needs to fear that the next Arab-American they talk to is from the government. They need to fear that the cab driver they try to enlist will write down their address and turn them in. They need to be perfectly afraid that they are failing in every respect -- that someone will report their first suspicious move. That their own brothers by nationality will carve them into pieces without thinking twice.

Emotions are getting a little out of hand here. Then again, who can forget that poignant moment during President Bush's address to Congress, when he diverted from the Tele-Prompter and said,

"New border policy: welcome to America. Have a ham sandwich."

This "screw 'em all" attitude plays DIRECTLY into the hands of the terrorists. Want chaos? They do. Want us to fear every Arab in America? They do. Want us to turn neighbor-on neighbor? They do.

Memorize it: United we stand, divided we fall.

[tomkat]

really a shame how your friends were treated.
reminds me quite a lot of the attitudes generally
reserved for WASP males these past 20yrs. or so...

these folks might just wanna consider a wearing a big lapel button:

Death
to the
Taliban !

(how 'bout asking them ??)

[Alberta's Child]

And those were just the cases that were reported. I know I didn't report it when a ten-year-old neighborhood boy walked by and muttered, "Terrorist," as I got into my car. My neurosurgeon friend didn't report that a nurse at the prominent Washington hospital where they both work had announced in front of him that all Muslims and Arabs should be rounded up and put into camps, as Japanese were in World War II. My family didn't report that we're sick with worry about my mother-in-law, another sister-in-law and my niece, who are visiting Pakistan, with their return uncertain.

I guess he didn't hear about the Pakistani guy in New York City whose gas station was burned to the ground, either.

Turns out the guy set the fire himself, and was arrested a couple of days later.

[ObjetD'art]

And the Jews should wear the Star of David eh?

[pgkdan]

Then we're victimized again, as Muslims, by those Americans who believe that all Muslims are somehow accountable for the acts of some madmen, that our faith - that our God, the same peace-loving God worshipped by Jews and Christians - sanctions it.

Geesh...it's all about her isn't it? This kind of garbage makes me sick.

[Alberta's Child]

It's also worth noting that the public reaction is very understandable. If Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams issued a call to all people in the world of Irish descent to launch suicide attacks against British and U.S. interests, I would understand completely why people would be very hostile to all of those of Irish descent.

Of course, the difference between Gerry Adams and Osama bin Laden is that Adams would be killed within 24 hours by outraged Irish people who resent the hostility against them that WOULD BE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIS WORDS.

[Alberta's Child]

I grew up being called a "Commie" all of the time because I am of Russian descent - nevermind the fact that I was born in Manhattan as a U.S. citizen . . .

You misunderstood. You were called a "Commie" all of the time because you were born in Manhattan, not because you are of Russian descent.

[HoustonKevin]

Where are all the Mullet Mullahs denouncing the Attack on America? Hummmm?

There aren't any because they believe as OBL does and support him!

[bluecollarman]

"And the Jews should wear the Star of David eh?"

You equate the two??????