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2011-04-12 Home Front: Culture Wars

Lawmen reassure Muslims at Dearborn forum

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Posted by ryuge 2011-04-12 03:55|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Interesting kind of reassurance -- if you don't support terrorism, we'll leave you alone, but if you do we'll be watching, listening, and arresting.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-04-12 12:05|| 2011-04-12 12:05|| Front Page Top

#2 That's reassuring to me anyway.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2011-04-12 13:45|| 2011-04-12 13:45|| Front Page Top

#3 There is a distinct difference in tone between the first speaker quoted (U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade) -- too much ignorance and fear of Islam and the "blaming all Catholics for the acts of Timothy McVeigh" analogy which may give the wrong sort of comfort to the wrong people -- and that of Special Agent Arena.

But if a religious leader is supporting terrorism, the FBI has a responsibility to investigate, Arena said.

If this message is coming through loud and clear, that reassures me too. And should help reassure any patriotic Muslim who wants to help create a modern, tolerant, pluralistic Muslim tradition suitable for a secular democracy.

Posted by ryuge 2011-04-12 14:04|| 2011-04-12 14:04|| Front Page Top

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