[Cornpone]

I've read John Esposito's books. He's another academic idiot.

[BipolarBob]

Yes, we just need to "understand" them more. Yeah that's the ticket.

/sarcasm off

[reagan_fanatic]

CAIR Chairman Omar M. Ahmad told a crowd of California Muslims in July 1998, "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran . . . should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth."

[wagglebee]

Political disputes and not religion, begat violence, says John Esposito

No! Islam promotes violence that is all we need to "understand" about Muslims, they need to either become civilized or be destroyed.

[longtermmemmory]

everything i needed to know about islam i learned on ....

[Alouette]

Muslims should be asking themselves "why do Americans hate us so much" and invite conservatives to explain American values to them, instead of whining that their propaganda campaign isn't working.

[ryan71]

"He argued that: In the West, particularly the United States, when people talk about moderate Muslims, the underlying assumption is that the majority is not moderate."

Well, I don't hear the moderates, so I don't think there are any.

The moderates need to speak out! FAT CHANCE!!!

[Tuba Guy]

S.C.R.E.W. C.A.I.R. ----------

[Frank_2001]

I understood them f***ing well enough on 9/11.

[Texas Mom]

Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned on 9-11-2001.

[henderson field]

"...West needs to understand Muslims..."
Is this anything like "Hitler was only misunderstood?"
Or is it simply that we do understand them and we know the threat they represent?

[T.L.Sink]

One of Esposito's books is "The Islamic Threat: Myth or
Reality?" Did you read that? If so, you know that he's
no idiot. Having said that, it should be recognized that
he is what I call an "apologist" for Islam and I don't
use that adjective favorably. In fact, one has to read
various authors, compare them and evaluate them in the
light of other experts. There are much better authorities
on the subject who give a far more accurate appraisal.
I recommend "The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the
Arabs", by David Pryce-Jones and "The Two Faces of Islam",
by Schwartz. There are many others but those two are
excellent. One can only see a writer's perspective by
comparison and good critical reviews.

[The Fop]

Yeah, I'll bet Esposito and all the other Mideast academic "experts" are out partying like hell to celebrate Syria's withdrawl from Lebanon...NOT!!

The Arab street has risen indeed, just not in the direction the John Espositos of the world would like. They've tried hard to forget about the fall of the Iron Curtain, but it looks like deja vu all over again for the Commie losers.

[Chgogal]

"Esposito was awarded Pakistan's highest civilhonor, the Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam, at the Pakistani embassy in Washington. "Prof. Esposito has done more than any other individual in the last three or four decades to promote a better understanding between the Islamic and Western worlds," said Pakistan's ambassador Jehangir Karamat."

Seems to me that Espisito is an agent of the enemy, whether it be consciously or unconsciously. It is very comforting that he is teaching and molding the minds of our future generation.