[lit-ideas] Re: Is there any such thing as a Moderate Muslim?

  • From: Judith Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 21:46:39 +0000 (GMT)

--- Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

JK(quoting)> "Americans know instinctively the 'Islam
>is a
> religion of peace' mantra is
> garbage.  Islam was spread by the sword.  There are
> no Christian, Jewish,
> Hindu or Buddhist suicide bombers.

amcon>>>>>
This wealth of information creates a new picture about
what is motivating suicide terrorism. Islamic
fundamentalism is not as closely associated with
suicide terrorism as many people think. The world
leader in suicide terrorism is a group that you may
not be familiar with: the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka.

This is a Marxist group, a completely secular group
that draws from the Hindu families of the Tamil
regions of the country. They invented the famous
suicide vest for their suicide assassination of Rajiv
Ghandi in May 1991. The Palestinians got the idea of
the suicide vest from the Tamil Tigers.

TAC: So if Islamic fundamentalism is not necessarily a
key variable behind these groups, what is?

RP: The central fact is that overwhelmingly
suicide-terrorist attacks are not driven by religion
as much as they are by a clear strategic objective: to
compel modern democracies to withdraw military forces
from the territory that the terrorists view as their
homeland. 
(etc.)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<,

http://www.amconmag.com/2005_07_18/article.html

I see the man you quote does indeed think there are
moderate Muslims -- what I can't see is why he thinks
the media aren't willing to discuss that

Judy Evans, Cardiff


                
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