I agree, kat, words mean nothing.
They need to prove they believe this by finding the perpetrators and dealing with them appropriately.
SOON.
And if they can't or won't, we will. Which might be better anyway.
If a muslim's lips are moving when one speaks to an "infidel", the safe assumption is that there is at least one lie coming forth, or everything being said are lies. But that's just based on my experience from my time in Saudi Arabia.
Another important thing about the statements from the "town leaders" and "imans" is that they don't condemn the attacks or future attacks, just the mutilation parts of a past act.
Bastards.