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- garett_west0
Also, people probably automatically assume these people are muslim because of the state of the world today
Jaline
(Aug 10 06, 05:47)And the fact that "muslims" carried out the last two acts of ... er... "terrorism" in this country.
It's not a difficult link to make.
moth
(Aug 10 06, 05:54)Also...
CNN: "...an al Qaeda plot..."
Wikipedia: al Qaeda "...is an international fundamentalist Sunni Islamist paramilitary organization... origins of this group (at a later time given the name 'al-Qaeda' by the United States Justice Department) can be traced to a few weeks after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, when a cadre of non-Afghani, Arab Muslim fighters..."
So honestly, I think when it said "al-Qaeda" in the news headline everyone knows who the people are who are involved. I don't think anyone thought... "oh man, this must be the work of like 21 old Chinese ladies and a midget from Poland."