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>>>And, to be blunt, you are either with the USA in its fight against terrorism, or you are for the terrorists. There is nothing to negotiate. The Islamic fundamentalmentalist want us convert to their form of religion, as demonstrated by the Taliban, or they want us dead. You negotiate by surrendering. As Bush said, "There is NO middle ground. " Pacificism is not the 'higher moral ground", it is folks enjoying liberties paid for by other people's blood and sacrifice.
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>>Jerry;
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>>The Islamic fundamentalmentalist do not want us to convert to their religion. They only want us dead and for our system of government to not exist.
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>>Tom
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>The only question that remains is "how large is the gap between Islamic orthodoxy and fundamentalism?" I suggest it is not as large as some people think, or hope.
>JLK

I've heard enough to feel confident that murder and suicide are forbidden in 'garden variety' Islam. To feel confident that the fundamentalist "brand" practised by Taliban and proselytized by Bin Ladin is based on an interpretation of their texts which has (relatively) minor acceptance throughout Islam.
Now, even through this whole crisis coverage, I haven't heard one single "Christian" preacher/commentator pass on the golden opportunity to tell/invite listeners to 'come and accept the Lord Jesus Christ now as your personal Saviour...". I think that says something in itself.