Tuesday, January 09, 2007
The end of Islam?
The US bombed a suspected terrorist enclave yesterday. The motive of the strike was to attack Al-Qaeda leaders connected with US embassy bombings in 1998. Though I favor peace over war, such deterrents of targeted bombs make sense in order to thwart global terrorism. Or do they? Not only might the United States' aggressive actions augment complications in Somalia, currently at war with Ethiopia, I still can't find credible evidence that attacking small enclaves in Iraq, Afghanistan, and various African countries can "win" the war on terror.
I don't think there ever will be a winner in this war.
The war at home persists between followers of Islam and the rest of the country. Muslims are targeted daily for associations with violent terror groups. Eyebrows rose even as Democratic Representative from Minnesota Keith Ellison wanted to be sworn in (taking ceremonial oath of office) using the Koran, rather than the Christian or Jewish Bible. This was not the first time a rookie official requested an alternative document/text for the ceremony. Still conservative columnists and fellow legislators have criticized non-Christian ceremonies of office.
Intolerance for Muslims increases the opportunity for hatred and sends paradoxical messages about acceptance. For example, some citizens link Muslims to terrorism because the majority of known terrorist factions practice Islam. Of which religion was the Ku Klux Klan?
I don't think there ever will be a winner in this war.
The war at home persists between followers of Islam and the rest of the country. Muslims are targeted daily for associations with violent terror groups. Eyebrows rose even as Democratic Representative from Minnesota Keith Ellison wanted to be sworn in (taking ceremonial oath of office) using the Koran, rather than the Christian or Jewish Bible. This was not the first time a rookie official requested an alternative document/text for the ceremony. Still conservative columnists and fellow legislators have criticized non-Christian ceremonies of office.
Intolerance for Muslims increases the opportunity for hatred and sends paradoxical messages about acceptance. For example, some citizens link Muslims to terrorism because the majority of known terrorist factions practice Islam. Of which religion was the Ku Klux Klan?
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