Muslim Students Weigh Questions Of Allegiance

Washington Post ^ | October 16, 2001 | Marc Fisher

[JeepInMazar]

Muslim Community School in Potomac....

"If I had to choose sides, I'd stay with being Muslim," said eighth-grader Ibrahim. "Being an American means nothing to me. I'm not even proud of telling my cousins in Pakistan that I'm American."....

I can't post any more than this because it's from the Washington Post.

Read the whole article here.

[Roger_W_Isom]

In regards to post #14 that statement from that PUNK KAREEM says it ALL!!! To even BEGIN to trust these PUNKS IS UTTER FOLLY!!!!

[mil-vet]

Children repeat what they are hearing at home. Put this together with the Saudi 16 yr-old who told his teacher the WTC wouldn't be there long, and the resulting picture speaks volumes!

Anyone who believes Islam is a religion of peace and love has a serious Egyptian River problem (They're in de-Nile)!

If, after all this interlocking, self-supporting information, ANYONE trusts a muslim (small "m" is all that word deserves), their intellect, sanity, loyalty to America, etc., etc., etc., are in serious doubt!

What else, however, would one expect of a liberal? Just supports my contention that liberals are nothing more than terrorists themselves. They are "white collar" terrorists, littering the streets with ruined lives (e.g., Klamath Falls Farmers, etc.) rather than body parts. N'est pas?

[Roger_W_Isom]

Ah Kareem(in regards to post 14) you just LIED!!!! because you said EARLIER that alegiance is NOT MANDATORY!!!!!

[tacticalogic]

We are used to hearing America described as a melting pot. Recent events have turned up the heat by an order of magnitude, and America is ceasing to be a melting pot and becoming a crucible. We aren't cooking stew anymore, now we're making alloy, and anything that will not fuse with and join the whole cannot remain in the mix.

[WomanofStandard]

I'm not a person who wants to persecute anyone, but if you aren't an AMERICAN then you shouldn't be here.

I second that. I kept hearing our good president and all the other top governmental leaders say that Arab Americans love the U.S. and that they don't side with Bin Laden or this attack in anyway, and therefore we should not look at them as the enemy. I agree that no violence should be carried out against them at all, and that there may well be many Arab-Americans who do put America first..........

But, if this is so, and if this is the basis upon which GWB and others are calling this country to see them (the Arab-Americans) more as just Americans rather than Arabs, that we are all ONE as Americans then why in the world would we have institutions backing off displaying the American flag and other patriotic symbols (the pledge of allegience, God bless America, etc.) in fear of "offending" our Arab-American or Muslim neighbors here in the USA? I mean.........IF they are Americans who LOVE America as much as any other American as GWB and others claim they are, then they would want our Stars and Stripes displayed and identify with the flag and the Pledge, etc., not be offended by them! Right????

[mississippi red-neck]

The shame of it is they can't be deported. They were born here which makes them american citizens. What we got to do is slam the door on these people. We've got enough people here that hate this country wtih out importing more. We give over 20 million dollars each year in grants to middle eastern students . This is insane.

[Don Myers]

"It seems that political correctness is keeping us from deporting Arab and Muslim non-citizens here on visas. We will rue this decision."

I am not trying to instigate anything here when I say there may come a time in this nation, before this mess is over, that we may have to shoot these people in self-defense. I think the notion of a fifth column here is very appropo.

And on a strictly secular basis, I think that the people who are buying arms and ammo may have the right idea.

[Republic of Texas]

I've already made my decision. I won't trust ANY Muslim ANYWHERE for ANY reason.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

if one has to question allegiance,then one has no allegiance!

[tobiasjodter]

But you don't understand...

... "we don't see ourselves in nation-state terms. We are our own nation."

[constable tom]

I looked up the Sedition Act of 1798 (the definition of sedition allows for criminal prosecution for words or deeds which constitute a threat to the United States of America, its government or its people, but which do not rise to the level of treason). Here's what it says:

"To write, print, utter or publish, or cause it to be done, or assist in it, any false, scandalous, and malicious writing against the government of the United States, or either House of Congress, or the President, with intent to defame, or bring either into contempt or disrepute, or to excite against either the hatred of the people of the United States, or to stir up sedition, or to excite unlawful combinations against the government, or to resist it, or to aid or encourage hostile designs of foreign nations."

I then wrote the scumbag Kareem an email where I charged him with violating the Sedition Act of 1798. I'd like to email the US Attorney for Maryland (Thomas M. DiBiagio) but I can't find an email address (phone or snailmail contact only posted on website). I'd like to ask him if he's going to press charges against Mr. Kareem for violating the Sedition Act of 1798, and if not, why not. Wouldn't mind a little help...

constable tom (rumored to have a small amount of brain damage)

[fredtaps]

what would Ben Franklin do? How would he propose to solve this infiltration of America? His own son was a loyalist, so he faced this problem in an intimate manner. Oh Ben, help us!

[Steve_Seattle]

"If I had to choose sides, I'd stay with being a Muslim."

Ibrahim, since when can't you be an American and Muslim at the same time? Have your teachers been telling you that? At any rate, Ibrahim, if you don't like it here, get the hell out. We don't want your turds in our sewers.

[Feiny]

IF I HAD TO CHOOSE SIDES?

I didn't realize that Muslims were being asked to make this choice. So, they think that one cannot be Muslim & also American? That will come as a huge shock to most American Muslims.

Silly me...I thought the choice was supporting TERRORISTS or supporting the U.S.A.!

[LaGrone]

The conservative approach is to revoke all student visas for the Muslims and send them packing. Some people will insist this is an over reaction. I believe that as more terrorist events occur and more innocent people are killed, the hewen cry will be to get 'em out of here. Better to save the lives now.

[VA Voter]

All this means is that the kids are inundated day (school) and night (home) with anti-American retoric. They are only repeating what they have been taught.

This is a non-story.

[goodieD]

These children grow up to be dangerous. Get them and their parents out of OUR country before they hurt someone (or someone hurts them)

[Lion's Cub]

The real story here is that it was printed in the Washington Post. Eyes are opening.

[Kay Soze]

So is Islam a race or a religion?