[Seti]

Answer me this simple question:

An islamic fundamentalist terrorist is most likely to be:

A) White

B) Black

C) Asian

D) Oriental

Certainly, it could be any of the four races mentioned. Muslims come from all quarters of the world not jus Pakistan or Afghanistan or Iraq. Well let's just cut it short and say the Middle East.

There are fundamentalist Islamic movements in Amsterdam. Um I believe these are of Northern European appearance unless I am blind.

Orignally posted my me223: But there was the Madrid train bomb? And the explosion in Bali? Maybe they didn't involve planes, but that doesn't diminish from the fact that they happened.

Well um I didn't realise the Bali people were all Middle Eastern. Please correct me if I am wrong, being a female we're all used to that But didn't they find out that the people who massacred the individuals in the Bali bombing were actually BALIANS who supported Al'Qaeda ? Wasn't there a Balian Islamic cleric arrested for that ? Did it have anything to do with the Middle East continent apart from the ties to Al'Qaeda ?

Let's remember as well at first news reports regarding Madrid were saying that an extreme SPANISH group managed to blast the trains. Suddenly, it was changed to oh it was Al'Qaeda. They are still unsure whether it was or not and the burden of proof is not on myself but the Spanish government to prove it.

I don't for one second believe that the terrorist are only after creating 'terror' (i.e. the fear) that drives us to do that.

Hence I think it is appropriate that our response is sufficiently rigorous to combat the threat.

It's not just the fear of terrorism we face, they're actually trying to kill us.

Well Scared Web Warrior all I can do is suggest you broaden your horizons and read and watch more than the media allow you too. As I stated before I found the Power of Nightmares an excellent program on the propoganda machine employed by governemnts to garner votes and popularity. Basically they say " Oh look we are so wonderful we are protecting you". What exactly are they protecting us from ?

America is a good example of how fear is used to potray something that isn't actually happening. All over America there were reports on how these magic pens, just like James bond, contained Anthrax and that the American individuals should watch for anyone playing with a ball point!! In another case a small US town was allegedly targeted by terrorists. Problem was they didn't have anything for the terrorists to target. (See Good old Michael Moores Fahrenheit 9/11)

In the UK, we are told daily about Muslims wanting to attack the fabric of the nation. Thankfully, the vast majority of them don't, so we create an atmosphere of unrest and islamaphobia. Not against all Islamics, just the ones from the Middle East and sub Asian continents. The Albanians, Turks, Macedonians, Czechs, Croats, Bosnians, Africans and the Dutch, French, German and British contigents are to be "left alone". Is this possibly because we have been taught a stereotypical example of how a Muslim should look ? You know, men with beards of Middle Eastern or Indian or Afghani origin ? If the terrorist threat is real shouldn't ALL Islamics be treated the same way not just a few select groups ?

Say you converted to Islam tomorrow. Would you like to be stopped ? Mind you i don't suppoe you are of Middle Eastern appearance so that point is probably null and void. I dont suppose that any of you are aware of the huge amounts of people who convert to Islam WHO DO WEAR SUITS and are of Northern European Appearance either. IF Muslims are to be stopped then don't you think it should be across the board rather than *telling* us it's just the Middle Eastern people, because rest assured it most definetely isn't.

Sian