Radical extremists are the problem, be they Muslim, Jewish, Christian or other. Who better to fight radical extremists than the moderates of their own people and religions, and no its not our business to be supplying them with weapons, they can make their own. Who are we, enforcers of American Christian Sharia to go around the world and fight their extremists in their countries, sorry buddy but we Americans have a big problem with radical religious extremists here in America, and some of them are in controlling positions in our government and military. We need to get our own house in order, and quit mucking around with the rest of the world.
Totally agree. I am Australian btw. Unfortunately the Pentagon has been covertly running this place since November 11 1975, and it is becoming one of the most draconian nanny-states on earth.
We even have a new law allowing our intelligence service to plant evidence on computers if they see fit. That is legal here ! And our PM is ramping up Islamophobia in an attempt to improve his re-election chances - he is doing a 'George Bush'.
Oops ... maybe I should shut up. Or tomorrow something shocking will be found on my laptop ! And if I were to be arrested for it, I could be imprisoned without trial, without any friends or family knowing what happened. And upon release (should I be released) I would be forbidden to ever mention it. It wouldn't leave any public judicial records.
This is totally serious. You think Guantanamo sucks ? At least you knew it was there ...although of course you know nothing about most of the 'extraordinary renditions', and a whole lot of other stuff.
And yes, Islamophobia is the sledgehammer being used to persuade the population that we need these laws.
Talk about being between a rock and a hard place ....
This is very subtle state terrorism.
Not entirely unlike how the Taliban work. They probably work for the corporations. Knowingly ? Of course not.
I just risked everything by saying that. Am I an idiot or what ? At least I'm not a totally gutless @-hole like the pillars of Australian society who get to be ambassadors to the US or whatever. I'm just a nobody. But still, some mofo-spook might not like my attitude ... and I can be absolutely and legally screwed.
My country (well, the black-fellas country, but no-one cares about that here ... worse than the US in that respect) is now just a strategic asset for your government.
So no, I don't think that ordinary muslims are 'the bad guys'. It is beyond nationality, race or religion. It's corporate. Planet Earth Inc.
The worst radical extremists here wear bespoke Armani suits and drive Maseratis. And pay no tax. Just like the US or Saudi Arabia.