Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Except, of course, that those people arent musilms, or even arabs...
And. of course, I never said they were, or had to be.
The fact is that casual, subtle, even silent support or approval of these actions only serves to promote the terrorist cause. Moreover, the fact that they are NOT of the same ethnic background as the terrorists only increases the effect of that support.
It's one thing when a countryman says 'good work', or simply smiles and nods his head. It's of far greater effect when somebody from far away publically exclaims 'you Americans had it coming', or worst of all, 'WE had it coming'.
With that sort of sentiment criss-crossing the world via newspapers and the web, the terrorists see, and rightly so, that their cause is not universally reviled, and that no matter what they do, no matter where they go, they will find support, sympathy and understanding from certain elements of the population.
Doesn't matter if they pray to Allah, or worship a tree in the yard. A person is either actively against them, or actively with them. No two ways about it.