Response to Comments on London Bombing

It has occurred to me since doing some reading on contemporary Islam that bin Laden is more a symbol than the central director. I could be wrong, but it looks to me as though we are seeing the work of a more diffuse group of radical Islamists -- it doesn't take many to carry out any of the major attacks -- 9/11, Madrid, and now London -- which will make things much harder to control. Organized crime has been just as hardy, elusive, and enduring with less of a 'message'.

I strongly recommend the collection of essays by British and American experts, Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century:

http://www.palgrave-usa.com/Catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1850437513

And in response to the Muslim haters, a gentle reminder -- our London/Madrid/NYC is their Fallujah:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/fallujah.htm

in all of which innocents were blown away. The point is to make peace where we can.
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