India Train Bombings

[Razorguns]

I dont know if it's a republic like the US, but Morroco is very American friendly. There's been some really large anti-Al Qaida marches there too.

"SAFETY AND SECURITY A series of terrorist bombings took place in Casablanca on May 16, 2003. Although U.S. Government facilities were not the target of the Casablanca attacks (and no Americans were killed or injured), the potential for violence against American interests and citizens remains high in Morocco. Establishments, which are readily identifiable with the United States, are potential targets for attacks. These may include facilities where US citizens and other foreigners congregate, including clubs, restaurants, and places of worship, schools, hotels, movie theaters and other public areas...."

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_975.html

 

[Blue Star]

I'm not sure the smile is appropriately placed alongside the thread. Fundamentalism is on the increase. However, to say that majority of muslims do not condemn it or their silence is an indication of their tacit support is unfounded and false.

Majority of muslims despise these acts commited by so called muslims. Because it goes against everything Islam teaches. They are even more riled by the fact that the action of a small minority reflect the majority. No decent muslim would condone the killing of those who died in a train blast in Mumbai, or London, Madrid and America. You're forgetting muslims died in the atrocious attacks in Mumbai, London and Madrid.

These fanatics want to create discord and division between communities. That is their aim. Alienate hard working decent muslims so that the rest of the community despises them, and they feel as if they are second class citizens. This plays right into the hands of extremists.

 

[bignate73]

Just some minor poking around and I found this. Basically states the stuff we were talking about. Condemning and assuring the people that this crap has to stop in their own country. We don't hear about it back here though.


Found this: Hindu Times

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

I didn't make the analogy. bluepeter did. It isn't the priests to terrorist analogy that I am trying to make. The point is that generalizing by letting a few bad seeds represent the entire religion would be wrong in both cases.

Also, being that one of the significant reasons that our forefathers came to America was to escape religious persecution, it seems sad that we would rationalize people here saying we should go to war, not with a country, but with all people of that religion. From a practical stanpoint, can you imagine the outcry from the rest of the world if we actually were so imprudent that we actually made that an objective in our foreign policy.

This argument is the same that I used to hear from racist all the time growing up -- "All blacks are N*ggers. You see on the news every night that one has killed someone. We should lynch them all." Now, most people know better and that seems outrageous, but plenty of Americans are talking the same way about Muslims. Either way, it is wrong. In a decade or two, our children's children will hold their heads in shame about those comments.

You know it's true, and it's unsettling to know that people you may look up to think like that too. I get emails from people close to my family that basically say we need to kick Mexicans and Muslims out of the country. In light of the immigration issues and 9/11 I can understand the heightened sense of discrimination, but it's also naive. History, politics, people's feelings, etc. are never that simple. There's always more to it, especially when you think you've gotten it all figured out.