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To: H James Morris who wrote (131236)	9/14/2001 8:16:46 AM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

<<There's a big difference between over the edge and paranoia. >> right now the difference is a lot smaller, HJ

To: H James Morris who wrote (131236)	9/14/2001 8:21:01 AM
From: Victor Lazlo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Arab-Americans can help cause by exposing terrorist sympathizers By Nolan Finley / The Detroit News First things first: I abhor the unjustified anger diected at some of our Arab-American neighbors in the aftermath of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Such sentiments are unfair and unwarranted. Knowing that Arab-American friends have huddled in basements in fear of our rage leaves me heart-sick. Whether they live here or in the Middle East, most Arabs are not terrorists. But the sad truth is that far too many terrorists are Arabs. And the response from the Arab- and Muslim-American communities has been too weak. When faced with the facts, Arab-Americans have chosen to attack the messenger rather than lead the fight to root out terrorists and their supporters in the United States. Award-winning investigative reporter Steven Emerson detailed in the documentary American Jihad the connections between Muslims in this country and terrorist groups in the Middle East, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and the murderous Osama bin Laden. Instead of ostracizing those identified in the documentary, Arab-American groups bullied PBS into yanking the film. Emerson was subjected to harassment and death threats. Daniel Pipes, a Middle East expert, says terrorism in America is indeed aided by some American Muslims. "There is a network friendly to terrorists," Pipes says. "There are sleepers, people who are living normal lives who are called into action and are immensely valuable. They could be working at an airline or in the Army. There is an infrastructure." Pipes, writing for National Review, chronicled the FBI bust of a cigarette smuggling ring operated between North Carolina and Detroit by Muslims who gained political asylum in this country. Profits went to Hezbollah, the group responsible for much of the terrorism against Israel. One smuggler alone sent $1 million to the terrorists. Terrorism experts at the University of Illinois cited by the Washington Post estimated in 1998 that one-third of the $30 million in funds raised by the terrorist Hamas organization came from the United States and Europe. Frank Cilluffo of the Heritage Foundation says some of that support may be unwitting. "Much of the money is donated under the guise of relief organizations, and many people don't even realize they are giving to terrorist groups," he says. "They think their money is going to buy blankets. But a very small percentage, a minuscule amount, are knowingly providing financial support, safe harbor, shelter to terrorists." Pipes says Muslim groups here are slow to distance themselves from that small band of terrorist sympathizers. "There has not been a repudiation," he says. "They denounce terrorism in the abstract, but when you get down to specifics, they've been unwilling." That suggests Arab- and Muslim-Americans could do more to aid their own cause. A nice start would have been to forcefully denounce the Palestinians who danced and celebrated on the West Bank as thousands of Americans lay dying in the rubble of the World Trade Center and Pentagon. No image from Tuesday's horror generated more resentment. From there, they should help in every way possible to smash the network within their own communities that provides money and shelter to terrorists. It's the least they can do for their neighbors Nolan Finley is editorial page editor of The Detroit News. You can reach him at nfinley@detnews.com <mailto:nfinley@detnews.com> or (313) 222-2064.