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...terrorism. The terrorists may have recruited their new Atta, now splattered on the walls of the Baghdad mosque he has suicide-bombed. We have recruited tens of millions of Afghan and Iraqi Muslims--with Lebanese and others to follow--opposing that Atta as they attempt to build decent, moderate, tolerant societies...
...four Muslim Members of Parliament out of a total of 659 M.P.s. Prime Minister Tony Blair has done his best to ensure that the message from Britain's political leadership is positive. Last week, he described the 2.8% of the British population that is Islamic as "overwhelmingly law-abiding, decent members of our society." Blair told the House of Commons: "We are dealing not with an isolated criminal act but with an extreme and evil ideology, the roots of which lie in a perverted and poisonous misinterpretation of the religion of Islam." Muslims themselves, said Blair, had to take...
Elizabeth R. Geise described him earlier this month as an “honest, forthright, decent, and fair person who was always there on time, always did his job, and was kind to everyone...
...combine Islamic and Western elements without any of the problems which crease the brows of the country’s politicians. Appearing on the BBC, Tony Blair, the British prime minister, and Jack Straw, the foreign minister, anxiously stress that the attacks are condemned by the many ordinary, decent Muslims who inhabit the country. In the same vein, the London newspapers profile a young Muslim Londoner who is believed to have died in the attacks—she is designated a “real East Ender” and “British to the core?...
...Wilson might do well to graduate to a different level of movie, as their acting skills are better showcased when they are toned down. Until that time, we’ll have to settle for “Crashers” and hope that its genial cast and decent infusion of laughter—not to mention more than a few blubber-worthy moments for the romantics—fulfills our expectations...