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To: RetiredNow who wrote (216947)	2/3/2005 12:28:33 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571736

RE: "My friends on these threads motivated the change." That's awesome Mindmeld ! I have to give you huge credit for conversing the topic and being very open. Regards, Amy J

To: RetiredNow who wrote (216947)	2/3/2005 6:03:24 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571736

I used to say Muslims all the time in my posts. In my head, I was always thinking Fundamentalist Muslims, but just didn't bother putting the prefix down. Its not even Fundamentalist Muslims that are the problem as much as it is "radical intolerant fundamentalist muslims who are violent or support violence", but that term is a bit too long. There are peaceful fundamentalist muslims. Their interests may not exactly coincide with those of most Americans, or even most Iraqis but they are not automatically the enemy. Fundamentalism doesn't mean violence as much as it means a strong attachment to and belief in traditional teachings or ideas about truth. It can lead to intolerance and even violence but the connection is not automatic even in the Islamic world. If you want a shorter term than "radical intolerant fundamentalist muslims who are violent or support violence", you might try "jihadi" or "islamofacist" or "violent Islamic radical", or "Islamic terrorist". Today I read letters from a marine on a blog, he called them "muj" (short for mujaheddeen). Then again its not like I would complain about you using "fundamentalist Muslims", its certainly better then just using "Muslims". Tim