I saw this piece a couple of days ago, but in light of a private email suggesting I draw attention to it, I think today is an appropriate day.
We Are So Sorry for 9-11
A welcome sign that moderate Muslims are finally starting to understand, and more importantly – speak out against the qualified outrage and weak disclaimers of the Islamic apologensia.
After numerous admissions of guilt by Bin Laden and numerous corroborating admissions by captured top level Al-Qaida operatives, we wonder, does the Muslim leadership have the dignity and courage to apologize for 9-11?
If not 9-11, will we apologize for the murder of school children in Russia?
If not Russia, will we apologize for the train bombings in Madrid, Spain?
If not Spain, will we apologize for suicide bombings in buses, restaurants and other public places?
If not suicide bombings, will we apologize for the barbaric beheadings of human beings?
If not beheadings, will we apologize for the rape and murder of thousands of innocent people in Darfour?
If not Darfour, will we apologize for the blowing up of two Russian planes by Muslim women?
What will we apologize for?
What will it take for Muslims to realize that those who commit mass murder in the name of Islam are not just a few fringe elements?
What will it take for Muslims to realize that we are facing a crisis that is more deadly than the Aids epidemic?
What will it take for Muslims to realize that there is a large evil movement that is turning what was a peaceful religion into a cult?
More of this, please.
About bleeding time. Still, were this bunch ever part of the problem?
The Aga Khan had an article in Tikkun (sorry, couldn’t find it on their website) praising Canadian tolerance and multiculturalism and essentially calling for Muslims to integrate into the larger society. But again, Ismaili terrorists are either entirely absent or mercifully few in number.
I’ll be much happier when former Wahabbis and jihadists start trying to deprogram their coreligionists.
Yes, Charles, I think they were. I lost track of the times “moderate Muslim” spokespersons have been interviewed or quoted who have invoked the all-powerful word “but” in their renunciations of extremist acts.
Yes, indeed. The assassins made short work of the few moderate clerics I can think of who unequivocally opposed terrorism. What was it Machiavelli said about unarmed prophets?
There’s a very good related post at:
http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/archives/2004_09_01_healingiraq_archive.html#109474369097574055