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...critics of the Iraq war do not oppose democracy in the Middle East, but argue rather that imposition from abroad, especially as conducted by the Bush administration, is an ineffective way to establish democracy, and that the unavoidable death of many civilians would instead further the causes of radical Islam...
...When maverick politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated in 2002, the Dutch were relieved that his murderer turned out to be a radical white vegan from the small town of Harderwijk. Like Van Gogh, Fortuyn was critical of Islam - he called it a "backward culture" and demanded that immigrants assimilate into Dutch society - and many people feared his killing was the first salvo in the country's own culture war. But that battle may have finally begun with Van Gogh's murder, allegedly carried out by a Dutch-Moroccan, 26, who is being referred to in the media as Mohammed...
...Born in west Amsterdam, Mohammed B. appears to have been a typical second-generation child of Moroccan parents. He was by all accounts a good student, and his family attended a moderate mosque. He may have moved toward fundamentalist Islam after the death of his mother two years ago. Though he initially sought to fit into Dutch culture, he may have faced the same dilemma as other young Dutch Muslims, caught between their parents' old Islamic ways and an unaccepting modern Dutch society. "They're living between two different worlds," says Van Houcke. "They can feel in 1,001 ways...
Everyone agrees that the sheer amount of explosives available in Iraq is a chief reason why the U.S. has failed to contain the insurgency. A group called al-Islam's Army Brigades last week said it had obtained many of the al-Qaqaa explosives; military leaders have long suspected that U.S. troops were being attacked with weapons they had failed to secure in the rush to Baghdad. Although that suggests there were insufficient U.S. forces on the ground, some military leaders believe that even 100,000 more troops would not have made a difference. In October 2003, Lieut. General Ricardo...
With anti-Muslim sentiment a concern after September 11, this event is as much about raising awareness about Islam and educating people of other faiths as anything else. “This is a way to teach people about Ramadan, a holiday which many people don’t know about or understand,” Qudsi said...