The 9 11 attack and muslims?
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The right thing? Kill over 3,000 innocent people and wreck a nations economy that has helped you for the last 85 years. As a result, by now about 7,000 Americans have died and about 375,000 Muslims have died. And now -it is really going to heat up. Several millions of people will die-of which 99.99% will be Muslims-and most of them really innocent! How can that be right?
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Radical islamic terrorists were responsible for 9/11. Not Bush.\n\nAnyone that says otherwise is a partisan a-hole.
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Pat, your question is a valid one, and is repeatedly asked.  It reminds me of a 60-Minutes episode in which Lesley Stahl interviewed some teenage boys attending an elite English-style Prep School in their home country (Pakistan or India; I forgot which).\n\nLesley asked the boys about 9-11, and I think was expecting a sympathetic response, considering they were receiving a Western style education.  However, the boys just began spouting jihadist nonsense about how the U.S. was getting what it deserved, and started a vitriolic verbal attack on how bad the U.S. is, emphasizing how the U.S. mistreated Muslims around the world.\n\nNow, you have to keep in mind that 60-Minutes is a very liberal show, so I expected Lesley to commiserate with the boys and give them a tearful, Barbara Walters moment.  Instead, in a surprising lack of composure, Lesley Stahl looked at these boys squarely in the eyes and said something like, "ARE YOU CRAZY?  All the United States has done is PROTECT Muslims!  What about all the time, money and effort we've expended to defend Muslims from slaughter in Bosnia, Somalia, Palestine, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan.  How about our staunch defense of Muslims against Slobodan Milosevich?"\n\nIt was a classic moment in tv history:  the liberal journalist reading the riot act to a bunch of pampered, spoiled kids who didn't know what they were talking about.
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9/11 was a stupid/futile attempt by radicalist muslims to get the US to turn it's back on Christianity and Judaism, and more importantly, Israel.  It is important however to understand that not all Muslims/Islamics follow this belief of war, in fact only a small percentage do.  Bin ladin is one of those few radicals, who twist the words of the Koran around to his will.  Most radicalist muslims in the middle east hold firm to the idea that no Israel full of Muslim holy sites is better that a Jewish Israel full of Muslim holy sites.  The reason why 9/11 was pointless: Bin Ladin thaught that but threatening the USA with planes of mass destruction would pull the Christain/Jew supporting nations out of the Middle East, but all it did was cause the invasion of two Middle Eastern nations and cause a fusion between Pakistan, Israel, and the Western nations, who have unified to stand against those who threaten the freedom and peace that is truly desired by so many Islamic, Christain, and Jewish people
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Not to be bias but I seem to see two sides to Islam. One that is supposely about peace while the other is about terror. I don't know which one to believe. I'm just gona watch my back when i'm around a muslim.\n\nWhat are we suppose to think when we see people screaming death to Isreal and dancing in the streets when Americans die in the thousands???? If muslims are so peaceful then why don't they try to show it more??? I see more bad then good....
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No of course not, but when a terrorist says that what he or she is doing is BECAUSE they are a Muslim its hardly surprising when people make assumptions is it? \n\nIt is terrorists who do what they do in the name of Islam that are the problem here, not the innocent potential victims of a bus, plane or train bomb.
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Is Israel in any way responsible for 9/11? I believe so, but indirectly. It is Israels opression of the Palestinians that fuels radical Muslims hatred of them. It is America's unconditional support of Israel that makes radical Muslims hate us. The attacks of 9/11 are a direct result of our support of Israels oppression of the Palestinians.\n\nDoes Israel feel guilty? Of course not. They don't feel guilty about forcing Palestinians from their homes, stealing their land, killing them, building a wall seperating families. Why would they feel guilty about this?\n\nrallman@sbcglobal.net: Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11. Turn off FOX news and open your ears. Even your beloved president has said it.
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Finally someone who gets my point of view. \n\nWhen Muslim terrorist attack, the rest of the Muslim world can't just say quietly "Islam means peace." \n\nKillers and Murders are dragging the meaning of their faith through the mud and they do nothing about it, to me that makes them just as guilty.\n\nMuslims blame the media for making it seem like all Muslims are terrorist, it's not the media's fault since Muslims aren't doing anything to show that is not true. Since Muslims don't do enough to stop these actions.
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I feel the more appropriate question would be.....\n"Do you hate the True Islam or the True muslims?"\n\nThe reason I am saying this is because not many people know this. They think all muslims are the same, unfortunately, you have those muslims who have not understoon the concept of their religion and are just fanatics.\n\nIslam and muslims have been truely misconceptioned in the media. The muslims know it- but the non muslims dont and need to know more about the religion. (Not just by browsing through the  net or listening to the media, but by asking true good muslims and scholars about Islam)\n\nHow would you feel if someone told you that Osama bin laden was a christian or a jew or even a hindu????\nOr the crusades and holocaust was good????\n\nThats how muslims feel when you say OSama bin laden is a muslim... his claim to be a muslim is false or invalid, because he acts nothing like a muslim.
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Any person who declares their faith in Islam these days needs to know they won't be the most popular kid on the block. The tragedy of September 11th, is something that will never be forgotten and unfortuneately it's perpetrators were Arabs. No matter how vehemently any Muslim would seek to explain the differences between true Islam and Arab nationalism, it simply won't wash with your average American. It's all the same in just about everyone's eyes. So whomever is truly seeking to become a muslim nowadays better know, He or she is surely going to be tested for their faith.
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what make you dream that muslims are hated by the world only since 9/11 ?\n\n\n\nnot me.  I love ya.  Does this mean the marriage is off?  I really really do, luv ya.
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Subject: Muslims, terrorist and the USA : A different spin on Iraq war.\n\nThis WAR is for REAL! \nDr. Vernon Chong, Major General, USAF, Retired\n\nTo get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Our country is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it, that we have faced in your lifetime and mine (which includes WWII).\n\nThe deadly seriousness is greatly compounded by the fact that there are very few of us who think we can possibly lose this war and even fewer who realize what losing really means.\n\nFirst, let's examine a few basics:\n\n1. When did the threat to us start?\n\nMany will say September 11, 2001. \nThe answer as far as the United States is concerned is 1979, 22 years prior to September 2001, with the following attacks on us:\n\n* Iran Embassy Hostages, 1979;\n* Beirut , Lebanon Embassy 1983;\n* Beirut , Lebanon Marine Barracks 1983;\n* Lockerbie , Scotland Pan-Am flight to New York 1988;\n* First New York World Trade Center attack 1993;\n* Dhahran , Saudi Arabia Khobar Towers Military complex 1996;\n* Nairobi , Kenya US Embassy 1998;\n* Dares Salaam , Tanzania US Embassy 1998;\n* Aden , Yemen USS Cole 2000;\n* New York World Trade Center 2001;\n* Pentagon 2001.\n\n(Note that during the period from 1981 to 2001 there were 7,581 terrorist attacks worldwide).\n\n\n2. Why were we attacked?\n\nEnvy of our position, our success, and our freedoms. The attacks happened during the administrations of Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush 1, Clinton and Bush 2. We cannot fault either the Republicans or Democrats as there were no provocations by any of the presidents or their immediate predecessor, President Ford.\n\n3. Who were the attackers?\nIn each case, the attacks on the US were carried out by Muslims.\n\n4. What is the Muslim population of the World? \n25%.\n\n5. Isn't the Muslim Religion peaceful? \n\nHopefully, but that is really not material. There is no doubt that the predominately Christian population of Germany was peaceful, but under the dictatorial leadership of Hitler (who was also Christian), that made no difference. You either went along with the administration or you were eliminated. There were 5 to 6 million Christians killed by the Nazis for political reasons (including 7,000 Polish priests). \n(see "http://www.Nazis.testimony.co.uk/7-a.htm)"\n\nThus, almost the same number of Christians were killed by the Nazis, as the six million holocaust Jews who were killed by them, and we seldom heard of anything other than the Jewish atrocities. Although Hitler kept the world focused on the Jews, he had no hesitancy about killing anyone who got in his way of exterminating the Jews or of taking over the world - German, Christian or any others.\n\nSame with the Muslim terrorists. They focus the world on the US , but kill all in the way -- their own people or the Spanish, French or anyone else. The point here is that just like the peaceful Germans were of no protection to anyone from the Nazis, no matter how many peaceful Muslims there may be, they are no protection for us from the terrorist Muslim leaders and what they are fanatically bent on doing -- by their own pronouncements -- killing all of us "infidels." I don't blame the peaceful Muslims. What would you do if the choice was shut up or die?\n\n6. So who are we at war with?\n\nThere is no way we can honestly respond that it is anyone other than the Muslim terrorists. Trying to be politically correct and avoid verbalizing this conclusion can well be fatal. There is no way to win if you don't clearly recognize and articulate who you are fighting.\n\n\nSo with that background, now to the two major questions:\n\n1. Can we lose this war?\n\n2. What does losing really mean?\n\nIf we are to win, we must clearly answer these two pivotal questions:\n\nWe can definitely lose this war, and as anomalous as it may sound, the major reason we can lose is that so many of us simply do not fathom the answer to
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I don't think americans hate muslims. Muslim has been anew word in this culture moreso because of 9/11. Extremist came into veiw with muslim at that time. I don't practice religion. Most people are of Christian decent in the US. Muslims are good people that practice a religion that teaches them values to live by. Just as Christians do. Maybe Christians aren't involved in a large bombing, but they have done alot of things that probably add up to as much death and destruction as any Islamic group. There are many people that claim to be modern-day-muslim Them I know are nice people. Remember these; James Jones Waco,Tx Jim Baker & Adolf Hitler
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Wasn't it the Muslim Fundamentalist that leveled the World Trade Center in NYC?  Come on people, fundamentalist of any religion are fuc*ing nuts.
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Excellent question.\n\nI am not a Muslim, but I have to commend you on your logic.  Makes perfect sense.\n\nWhat I said actually means that few people are able to discern such logic.  You're going to be ridiculed.  Get used to it.  Those same people will believe the Muslims did the 9/11 thing when it is obvious they did not.  I'm confident you are aware of this.  Write me if I am wrong, noting of course that I realize you are not buying into the Muslim faith.\n\nI would recommend however, for some intense research, that you look into the Koran in greater depth.  Seek out a western interpretation by someone who has done in-depth research and you will be impressed.  It's not completely whacky.  The truth is though, all religion feeds off the other.  Very scary to be honest with you.  Makes a soul wonder what the hell is the truth?
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There is a difference between Islamic Fundamentalists and Islamic Fundamentalist  Terrorist's.  The terrorist'sare spread out between all the Muslim Countries, yet there is no country that is terrorist alone.  So we actually have a war against an ideal and not against a particular country.  The terrorist backing is growing and the fact that they use things such as the political cartoons as reasons to get thousands of people to protest over them.  One does not know exactly who the enemy actually is.  That is what terrorism is all about one minute everything looks completely innocent and the next you have been attacked and there is nobody left on sight to go after, they have died completing their mission.  Can we surgically remove all of this cancer on mankind without killing many innocent?  It is not very likely but it is the direction that we have taken this war.  We certainly have the weapons to remove all of the people of this region of the world several times over.  One must wonder if the terrorists are not also playing to the hearts and minds of the rest of the Islamic Fundamentalist's when many of the rioter's of the past week have chanted bin Ladens name and asked for retaliation against the western world to be carried out by him.  It would seem to me that our government certainly must be looking at these incidents very carefully.  I can not speak for the rest of the Western World, however I know that the U.S. has the power to destroy the world several times over and could certainly remove most Islamic Fundamentalist's in one swift blow and it is our restaint in wanting to be fair that keeps this from happening.  Most of today's terrorist activity is being aimed at other Muslims and not at the western world, which raises a whole list of other questions.  The answer to your question is the U.S. is not afraid of standing up to Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist's, however that does not include the entire Muslim population in the world.
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I think Islam is very misunderstood. It's a beautiful religion. I'm and American and a Christian and I am learning about Islam and I've seen nothing thus far that says Islam is bad. The people who use Islam as a reason for Jihadist terrorism are NOT true Muslims, nor or they true to Muhommads teachings. It is they who stain the name of Islam with blood, not the real Muslims. Osama Bin Ladin is as much condemned by Islam and the Muslims as he is by us Americans. 9/11 is not what Islam is about and there are a lot of misconceptions about Islam just as there are a lot of misconceptions about Americans. There is only one solution to this problem; we need to love and learn about each other as God intended and not make judgements based on false information. We must educate ourselves and look at both sides of the coin. I've made many Muslim friends here and if I have any questions at all they are right there for me. Every culture and religion has the bad and the good. We need to look at each other as human beings that are brothers and sisters on this earth under God and after learning about one another, perhaps then we can find peace. It's very good that you are curious about how Islam is viewed and that you asks questions. This is how we learn and learning can break down the barriers and walls between us, so keep it up, my friend. God/Allah be with you.