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I don't wish to repeat myself, but a bit of repetition is necessary. My screen name indicates that I am related to a Muslim, but I reiterate that I side completely with the US and our allies, especially the Israelis. I have no bias towards Islam; at best it is a false and pernicious religion. I believe that we are in the right morally, and that the various suicide and other attacks that started long before 9/11/2001 are in the wrong morally. These attacks are merely another proof of the bitter fruit of that evil religion. So, I fully support a war against terror and against anyone or any group, nation, or international ideology that supports it, e.g., Militant Islam. However, I estimate that only about 1% of all Muslims are militants or terrorists, and I believe that it's prudent not to throw out the baby with the bath water. In fact, it's more than prudent, it is the moral thing to do. We stand in grave danger of losing our own moral compass, indeed, even our very souls, if we strike out at all Muslims indiscriminately in either vigilante or mob fashion. In other words, perhaps because I am related to some non-militant Muslims I am taking the time to write this cautionary message and post it to this influential website, but I hope that I would feel the same way if I wasn't related to any Muslims. I hope that all good people everywhere share my basic sentiment, i.e., it's wrong to punish the innocent, and it's wrong to resort to vigilante or mob action. Certainly, all good citizens and legal aliens should report all suspicious acts to the authorities. Those Muslims and others who observe suspicious acts or who acquire other vital information about terrorist plots, but who merely stand by and do nothing, are complicit with the militants and terrorists, and should be prosecuted and deported as the law dictates. If this includes my relatives, so be it. But, please, let the law do it, not mobs. That's all I ask. Thank you.