[William McKinley]

Do I draw a moral equivalence between muslim terrorists and terrorists like Tim McVeigh?

Absolutely.

Am I blind to the fact that muslim terrorists appear to make up a much greater percentage of the total muslim population than terrorists like McVeigh are a percentage of the white Christian population? Not at all.

But even though I comprehend there is a serious problem with the muslim extremism in the world, I do not at all buy into the idea that even one in 10 muslims in the world are fanatics who want to harm you and me.

[Wormwood]

But even though I comprehend there is a serious problem with the muslim extremism in the world, I do not at all buy into the idea that even one in 10 muslims in the world are fanatics who want to harm you and me.

Fine. 1 in 100 then?

1 in 1,000?

No offense, but even one in ten thousand is enough justification for us to start cracking down.

[eno_]

I do not at all buy into the idea that even one in 10 muslims in the world are fanatics who want to harm you and me.

It may be as high as one in ten. And 80% of the rest will watch you bleed while a good many will ululate with joy.

"Moderate Islam" will be making a joint appearance with the Easter Bunny.

[wardaddy]

Ok less than one in ten.

Since you're making equivalency arguments here, how many white christians in 10 wish to cause you harm?

Muslims whether black homegrown or otherwise are exponentially beyond calculation more likely to wish you harm than your average white or otherwise right wing American Christian.

I believe Islam is and has always been a religion of conquest and when dove tailed with black resentment of whites here in America it makes a nice little package that I'm not too comfortable with.

If you are not alarmed by this then fine. I see no good reason for them to be in our military right now engaging in this particular war. That is simply my opinion.

That said....Fox is the only one reporting on this. The other networks won't even touch on this...so it remains to be seen from my perspective whether this nutjob was NOI-like or another type of Muslim. The reports are also that he had been acting "strange".

I hope it is isolated.