Checking cynicism at the door

On the occassion of the third anniversary of 9/11, Muslim organization apologizes for islamofascist attacks on civilization.

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After September 11, many in the Muslim world chose denial and hallucination rather than face up to the sad fact that Muslims perpetrated the 9-11 terrorist acts and that we have an enormous problem with extremism and support for terrorism. Many Muslims, including religious leaders, and "intellectuals" blamed 9-11 on a Jewish conspiracy and went as far as fabricating a tale that 4000 Jews did not show up for work in the World Trade Center on 9-11. Yet others blamed 9-11 on an American right wing conspiracy or the U.S. Government which allegedly wanted an excuse to invade Iraq and "steal" Iraqi oil.

After numerous admissions of guilt by Bin Laden and numerous corroborating admissions by captured top level Al-Qaida operatives, we wonder, does the Muslim leadership have the dignity and courage to apologize for 9-11?

If not 9-11, will we apologize for the murder of school children in Russia?

If not Russia, will we apologize for the train bombings in Madrid, Spain?

If not Spain, will we apologize for suicide bombings in buses, restaurants and other public places?

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What will it take for Muslims to realize that those who commit mass murder in the name of Islam are not just a few fringe elements?

What will it take for Muslims to realize that we are facing a crisis that is more deadly than the Aids epidemic?

What will it take for Muslims to realize that there is a large evil movement that is turning what was a peaceful religion into a cult?

Will Muslims wake up before it is too late? Or will we continue blaming the Jews and an imaginary Jewish conspiracy? The blaming of all Muslim problems on Jews is a cancer that is destroying Muslim society from within and it must stop.

Taking the advice of one previous commenter, I'm checking my cynicism at the door and taking this one at face value. It is nice to know that at least one muslim organization is willing to speak out about the crimes perpetrated by purveyors of their faith.

The wall of silence that has come from CAIR and the rest of the muslim community in the U.S. has spoken volumes about where they stand in the war (that being, standing idly by, and in some extreme cases, supporting terror). This organization understands that non-muslim Americans - myself included - need to hear that moderate muslims are not silent abettors of terror, but eager to join the fight against it.

Simply put, not only do Muslims need to join the war against terror, we need to take the lead in this war.