Comments on: Muslim Scholars Justify Terrorism

By: The Urban Grind » Blog Archive » Even Pakistan Says UK is a Breeding Ground for Terrorists

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:24:22 +0000

[...] Another example of London’s terrorist culture is a young writer for Al-Guardian, whom that lovely newspaper refuses to fire. (Hat tip: Outside The Beltaway) Dilpazier Aslam, who has been allowed to report on the London bombings from Leeds and was also given space to write a column in last Wednesday’s edition of The Guardian, is a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a radical world organisation which seeks to form a global Islamic state regulated by sharia law. [...]

By: Anderson

Anderson — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:43:14 +0000

"Have people claiming"? I rather suspect we could find "people" claiming most anything about WW2. But let's use real examples. The Inquisition was most certainly "on behalf of" the Christian Church. Is that a criticism of Christianity per se? Etc., etc. My point of course wasn't to deprecate Christianity but to point out the flaw in the post's logic, and to suggest that we direct our ire towards Osama and actual terrorists, not towards Islam in general.

By: Lurking Observer

Lurking Observer — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 06:47:47 +0000

Except, Anderson, that I don't think anyone claimed that World War II was a "Christian" war.

It was not Christians as Christians who started the war (Hitler was not exactly popular w/ Christian leaders).

It was not fought in order to expand Christianity (at least, not by those who started the war).

Whereas we have people claiming that this war is being fought on behalf of Muslims---and the larger Muslim community is not disassociating itself from such claims.

Rather a different situation, don't you think?

By: Anderson

Anderson — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 23:36:48 +0000

For that matter, remind me how many Christian clerics lined up to denounce the incineration of civilians in Hamburg, Tokyo, Hiroshima ...?

Christianity: a religion of peace?

---You see how this gets. Judging a religion by the failures of its adherents is a sad little game.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 19:56:48 +0000

I am so puzzled by this post. Is it your view that attacks "targeting occupying forces" are NOT "sometimes justified"? We can argue over who's an occupying force (that might play into the "sometimes"), but I would think it's obvious that blowing myself up to kill enemy soldiers isn't "terrorism." If it is, I think we've awarded a couple of Medals of Honor to terrorists. What a peculiar conclusion this post seems to reach. I really hope it's not prejudice against Islam that leads to it.

By: Billy

Billy — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:24:39 +0000

This is something the left and right can (and/or should) agree on; until there is an unequivocal definition of "innocent" (ALL non-combatants) by Islamic scholars regarding what constitutes a legitimate target for "resistance," there will never be an understanding between Islam and the West.

By: Herb

Herb — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:53:45 +0000

What a bunch of hypocrites. Islam is a peaceful religion, "Right". Suicide bombers are sometimes right on, "Right"

I think that Islam only understands a pile of bodies, and would only be peaceful when they and their suicide bombers and those who facilitate them are long gone from the rest of society.

It is indeed sad when a religion is so afraid of peace that it would advocate the killing of innocent people.

By: HerbEly

HerbEly — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:39:31 +0000

Disentangling Muslim anti-terrorist language

One quick post on this from my cousin's home in Colorado. It will be the religion journalists and strategic writers who lead us through this tangle of confused language. Here is a good posting from Leopold Stotch at Outside the

By: mike

mike — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 11:47:53 +0000

Ask any American, no matter what their age, what is the first thought that comes to their head when you mention the word "muslim" or "islam" and I would bet a majority (if they were being honest) would say it is "terrorist" - The terrorists have set back their religion in so many ways and these Muslim "scholars" and other religious leaders who try to explain their actions or justify them only makes it worse.