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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Teresa Lo who wrote (8332)	10/23/2001 2:52:21 AM
From: CountofMoneyCristo	Respond to of 27672

I think you were right but not about it being between religions themselves, but how they are used, who leads them, what they come to represent to those who wield influence. In my mind too many extremist, violent Islamic leaders are heard, while moderates, perhaps for fear of the radicals, are largely silent. This has also raised in my mind the viability of Islam. That is only short-term, however. Christianity was also once hijacked by extremists, Catholics to murder countless innocents. Now it seems, Islam is suffering the same. My hope is that a great moderate Islamic leader will come forward and get this message across before this polarization between societies, cultures, religions and civilizations becomes irreversible. My fear is that right now it has become very late in the day. On the other hand, the statements made by the Kuwaiti minister Sheikh Saud Nasir Al-Sabah, blasting others in his country for "shamelessness" in not more closely "assisting America in her time of need when [she assisted Kuwait in hers]" I found one of the most striking comments recently. King Abdullah of Jordan and Jehan Sadat of Egypt. These three leaders of the Arab world we need more of if we are to avert a major conflict in the Middle East. Unfortunately, it seems their moderate tones are relentlessly drowned in hate-filled rhetoric and calls for Jihad. When the U.S. rightly sets Iraq in the crosshairs for its duplicity in these attacks, and perhaps Syria and even Saudi Arabia, it will be a tough play to contain the radicals.