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Power will not moderate them, let's not be naive and make even more problems for the Middle East. The following may soon be true – the good news is that Islamists are not committing terrorism; the bad news, that they are running the governments. Welcome to the latest Western debate: Should Islamists be helped to run in elections in order to moderate them? Both in Washington and Europe this idea is seizing people's minds. The European Union advocates dealing with Hizbullah and may decide the best way to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace is to strengthen Hamas. In Washington the main example...

November 6, 2004 Canadian Muslim community dealing with fallout from leaders' remarks By STEVE MERTL VANCOUVER (CP) - Analysts linked to the intelligence community say they worry North America's Muslim community is being radicalized, but some Canadian Muslims reject suggestions their community is monolithic or intolerant. The concern over radicalization surfaced last month amid reaction to intolerant remarks from two Muslim leaders and reports that one of the men's followers turned up dead with Muslim rebels in Chechnya. The incidents triggered a predictable spasm of outrage and demands the "Muslim community" distance itself from those viewpoints. Critics say moderation within...