Not Mulslim Terrorism

" The low-key Smith also stands in contrast to her pugnacious predecessor, John Reid, whose tough talk on terrorism was sometimes criticized for inflaming ethnic and religious tensions. In a speech to lawmakers Monday, Smith called terrorists "criminals whose victims come from all walks of life, communities and religious backgrounds." Brown has spoken of "al-Qaida" attackers but not of "Islamic" or "Muslim" terrorists."

in ref. to the new Brit Secretary of State.

We all know the story of the emperor's new clothes. This seems to me to be parable, not a very pleasant one either. One can respect the majority of the world's Muslims without playing the three monkeys game.

The need for a liberal alternative to Hamas/Hezbollah/Muslim Brotherhood/and the Wahaabis is painful and obvious. Islamofascism may not be a wide spread conviction of American Muslims, but nor do we see the sort of positive moves toward a liberal Islam that might arise from the so far less than evident outrage that a movement amongst the American Muslim community.

My perpetual question to the deniers ... where do I go on the Web to find a Muslim based peace movement? I have not found anything impressive. The one exception is a remarkable scholar from USC, Reza Aslan. I recommend his book, "No God but God" to anyone interested in the history of Islam and esp. of the current problems with Islamic states. John Stewart's interview may be a place to start.