Interesting article at CNN.com discussing the issue of radical Islam vs. moderate Islam with the trial of the London bombings underway:

hxxp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/17/warwithin.overview/index.html

I think one point worth mentioning, and it's touched on in the article, is that while radical Islamists may comprise a small minority within the Muslim faith, their message gets a tremendous amount of coverage (likely due to the inflammatory nature of their statements). This probably leads the general populace to assume that many more Muslims are radicals than is really the case.

only way to win the war on terror, IMO

This probably leads the general populace to assume that many more Muslims are radicals than is really the case.

That is the same with anything. Abortion opponents, Catholics, Democrats, Republicans, Video Game players, Star Wars fans...

Media loves to focus on the 1% fanatical fringe of anything..

That is the same with anything. Abortion opponents, Catholics, Democrats, Republicans, Video Game players, Star Wars fans...

Media loves to focus on the 1% fanatical fringe of anything..


Especially when they blow shit up.

Especially when they blow shit up.

Thanks, you beat me to it.

Drawing attention to yourself has a tendency to, well, draw attention.

That is the same with anything. Abortion opponents, Catholics, Democrats, Republicans, Video Game players, Star Wars fans...

Media loves to focus on the 1% fanatical fringe of anything..

It's quite a lot more than 1%, at least in Europe.

Thanks, you beat me to it.

Drawing attention to yourself has a tendency to, well, draw attention.

This brought about a nice laugh.

Thanks Jon