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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Sometimes, when you ask a question, you do so because the answer is obvious. Here, I said CAIR equates blowing up passenger jets with killing an attack on a military installation that kills an innocent bystander -- because that is what their statement does."
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No it doesn't, Sidd -- it "condemn[s] all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by individuals, groups or states." It continues to say: "We repudiate anyone or any group that plans or carries out a terrorist act. We welcome early actions by law enforcement authorities against credible threats to the safety of the traveling public."
You are reading into that first sentence an assumption that the reference to state-sponsored terrorism means what you say. If a Bush admininistration official used the same words, though, you would think of Iran or North Korea. The release is titled, "CAIR STATEMENT ON ALLEGED AIRLINE TERROR PLOT." Not "CAIR STATEMENT EQUATING ALLEGED AIRLINE TERROR PLOT WITH AWFUL THINGS DONE BY ISRAEL."
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On the other hand, while Darfur troubles me a lot more than Abu Ghraib, as an American I feel it is my obligation to speak out against Abu Ghraib. And would feel that much more strongly if I were a leader of Americans.
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I agree with you there. But although I am a Christian, I don't feel an obligation to speak out when Eric Rudolph kills a doctor (e.g.).
