[netmilsmom]

I think you have it wrong. NONE of us said there aren't crazy Islamists. We are in full agreement with you. All we were saying is that not all Muslims are those kooks and the majority of those in our neighborhoods are surely not.
As one of the moms in my school said, just because I wear a scarf, doesn't mean I don't love America. I was born here, my father was born here and my family is who we are liberating in Iraq!

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I understand your comment, that is why I excerpted it to show that you even supported Ann in speaking out. It took me awhile to compile that post (I had bookmarks but I had to cut and paste the whole thing) so it may have seemed "inappropriate" when it finally appeared in the thread.

They aren't the majority but they do pose a serious threat (as do the antisemitic Lebanese "Christians" I went to high school with; during Gulf War I they kept hoping that Saddam or someone would nuke Israel).

Here is a report (take it as you will) about some speakers recruiting on college campus:

Soda, pizza and the destruction of America: Klein reveals secret visit to Muslim Student Association

There are those in America and around the world who see an attack on a muslim nation (fundamentalist Islamic nation or not) as an attack on Islam. The attack on the US on 9/11 was a sign of encouragement to those who had waited silently in America. A previous attempt on the WTC had been made and a sniper shot people at the CIA headquarters prior to 2001. Some other attacks may have been made but misinterpreted but largely most attacks on America were on American interests abroad (embassies, ships, etc.). We may be in line for more severe attacks this time around. After 9.01.2001 there has been an increase in "lone nut" activity in the US.