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By no means am I trying to incite racial unrest :)

But it is something to think about. Those who seek to do harm are not limited to AQ, Hizbollah and Hamas. In fact, the above-named organizations - on a certain level - would LOVE to watch us destroy ourselves from within in an all-out race war. I personally don't think it is probable or even possible, but things aren't all "hunky-dory" - especially not here in the South.

Two of my best friends are black (no, they do not require being called African-American) and my varied interests and friendships bring me into the black community on a regular basis. (Yes, there are still well-defined parameters of black communities and white communities here.) The growing number of adherents to Islam among African-Americans is staggering, and most of the new converts I know are educated, well-read, and need I add: all are male. Even though they profess an admiration for the "peacefullness" of said religion, each shares a commonality of disdain/dislike/hatred of our government for past injustices and present perceived inequities. Most would enjoy seeing our government (which they view as being rich/white/male) get it's come-uppance. Would any of the young black males I know take part in any form of radical Islamic extremism/violence? Unequivocally "no." But if it came to that, too many would sit back and say, "Well, they got what they deserve."

Just some random observations... by no means am I attempting to speak for an entire segment of society - just a little slice of life from "my hood."