| | That's a good column. I particularly liked this part: ...Obama said: "We must also reaffirm that the United States is not and never will be at war with Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader. He was a mass murderer of Muslims."
Pure nonsense. Whether we like it or not, Osama bin Laden was a Muslim leader. Whether the Zuhdi Jassers of the world like it or not, Osama was a Muslim leader. Whether the violent Muslims of the world like it or not (and they do), he was a Muslim leader. Muslims in Indonesia were wearing Osama bin Laden t-shirts when we were over there helping them after the tsunami. He was a beloved figure to millions in the Muslim world because of his devotion and purity to the Islamic jihad.
And if he wasn’t a Muslim leader, why was he buried within twenty-four hours of his death “in keeping with Islamic tradition”? We washed and cleaned this monster? Outrageous.
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As a side note, the column's author seems critical of Zuhi Jassers. I've seen Zuhdi Jassers speak on TV several times and on YouTube and liked what he had to say. He speaks of himself as a devote Muslim. His parents immigrated from Syria for political freedom and he became a Lt. Commander in the US Navy and a medical doctor. He opposes sharia law and jihad and founded an organization of American Muslims to oppose the militants - both the terrorists and those engaged in stealth jihad. He is very critical of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America, the North American Imams Federation, the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America, Muslim Students' Association, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Muslim American Society, the Islamic Circle of North America, and the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, because he sees them as Islamist. To me, he came across as a stand-up American who understands freedom and a thoughtful advocate of a Constitutional government, and someone taking action as a Muslim, against Islamists. He testified before Rep. Peter King's committee earlier this year on domestic terrorism and the threat posed by homegrown Muslim radicals.[Some info from Wikipedia page]
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