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Reader comment on item: Seattle Responds to Its Jihadi, Naveed Haq

Submitted by Lena (United States), Oct 20, 2010 at 18:23

Hello. I am not here to defend the retard who did what he had, nor justifing his "mental illness" for being an excuse for what he had done. I am here to state simple and true facts.

#1- The Islamic religion does not teach to go out and kill. A Jihad is a holy war, only permissable in defence of your religion. An ex: If an army of Christans, Judaics, or even Hindu's invade a muslim country in light of spreading their religion to the invaded people, then and only then will a Jihad be justified. You are protecting and defending your right to practice and keep your religious belief. As in many cases with the spread of religion in early days, violence became a part of spreading and "forcing" a new religion on an area. Yes, it was that way with the Ottoman Turks spreading Islam throughout Europe, as well as the early Christian Crusaids throughout Europe, the Middle East, and in parts of Africa. Every religion has their "radicals" who believe what they are doing and hold valuable are the one true way. Alot of these things, as in ALL religions, is due from one person's personal interpitation of what there bible, koran, or torah for example teaches. There are, yes, Muslim people who do believe their way is the right way, and violence is necessary, as could anyone else from any other religion.

The word Islam actually means peace, and aside from the extremists that are constantly seen in movies and the mediathe majority of Muslims are normal, loving, and tolerable people as are others from all other religions. We as a society, and not just in America, but all over the world, have a tendancy to fear what we know nothing about, and label what we don't know and fear as wrong and as being a threat. This is due from ignorance. I personally believe that this man (Naveed) did it as a racial attack, not as being psychotic. I don't know how they can't see the facts from the begining, but they didn't. A mentally sick person doesn't know right from wrong, and he knew what he was doing because it was premeditated when he purchased a gun a week prior to the attack and picks a Jewish building of all places, and was aware of what he did.

A mentally sick person would just do it at a drop of a dime, not plan it out. A good reference to go on is all of the horror movies made like Texas chainsaw how they kidnapped random people and killed them, ect. ect. So as you can see, I am not defending him, nor will I ever defend anyone like him. I just feel that the writter may have some racial issues of their own towards muslim people as well for the comments written by themself. And I quote from his/her own words: "Comment: Haq's statement fits the usual pattern of jihadis blaming their medical condition, not Islam." How would this make anyone else any different than the killer himself? If we continued to hate and label those different from ourselves as being bad, or anything less of ourselves, then how will anyone ever live side by side with love and affection? I am not a hippie or whatever else you may think of, just a person sick of racial and religious profiling. "oh, your muslim, so that makes you a terrorist!" is getting a little old. Lets not forget what we as Americans did to the Japanese after they bombed us, or the Chinese after they built our railways, or the Irish and Italians who helped build our big cities up, or the Mexicans who come to this country for a btter life and work harder than most non-Mexican people to be labled as "Illegal Immigrants who take all of the jobs needed for legal Americans". True, its probably right, but the jobs they do we are too lazy or proud to do. Before speaking or writting about sensitive subjects like race and or religion, lets try to educate ourselves a little bit before we ourselves look and become ignorant. Sorry if this message would offend anyone, but like the writter, I am expressing my thoughts.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Ignorance leads to problems... [712 words]LenaOct 20, 2010 18:23179492
We should view this a just one in a long series of islamic jihad attacks on non muslims ! [188 words]Phil GreendDec 28, 2009 00:32166345
In responce to your comment.... [272 words]LenaOct 20, 2010 19:00166345
CAIR ran to say Hasan does not represent Islam, but Why CAIR did not outcry at all, or did not outcry in the same manner when Jews are exterminated? [232 words]SvetDec 16, 2009 12:37165932
News media coverage [72 words]There is NO Santa ClausDec 16, 2009 09:05165926
Exactly, If were not for DR. Pipes' work, we will not have known, about this typical Islamic Atrocity by a trues soldier of Islam. [62 words]SvetDec 21, 2009 11:49165926
I understand Svet [157 words]There is NO Santa ClausDec 22, 2009 19:41165926
Mumbai massacre documentary on YouTube [81 words]VikramJul 4, 2009 13:14158481
"You FOOLS, when will you be wise?" Psalm 94:8 [331 words]Carol, a Christian ZionistMay 29, 2009 01:42156324
Too many Israelis share the same blindness [69 words]Ken BesigNov 27, 2008 10:43143942
To Ken [120 words]LenaOct 20, 2010 18:44143942
Are the jewish people making our lives more difficult? I am not a krank [249 words]james from canadaNov 21, 2008 13:09143467
Are you sure, james. [9 words]YnnatchkahNov 22, 2008 04:22143467
George Soros [8 words]james from CanadaNov 23, 2008 08:29143467
Liked the way you addressed. [170 words]YnnatchkahNov 23, 2008 16:23143467
MODERN LIBERALISM? Yeah, maybe [80 words]UgriNov 24, 2008 02:42143467
Cheryl Stumbo -Lethargy or market place fear. [105 words]JohanneNov 18, 2008 12:56143179
08 , Hate is what islamists are all about. [118 words]Phil GreendSep 7, 2008 21:05138102
No doubt [179 words]Rebecca MouldsSep 3, 2008 20:27137897
And Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are close US allies on war against terror [46 words]SinghaAug 21, 2008 11:22137107
Not much of a Jihadi [59 words]John CoffinJun 21, 2008 00:45132838
1Spontaneous Jihad [405 words]GabbyJun 20, 2008 08:23132738
Disappointment ?!? [7 words]Straight_Talk_LuigiJun 19, 2008 17:09132660
Naveed's younger brother Hasan and Father's LIES [78 words]YnnatchkahMay 12, 2008 01:33128430
He deserves the death penalty [74 words]jennifer solisApr 23, 2008 17:26126602
about the judge [192 words]bob mullenApr 20, 2008 04:49126227
This is Only the Beginning [279 words]PaulApr 5, 2008 12:50124749
How to show the light to the world -Putting Haq to life in prison and getting money from him. [86 words]YnnatchkahApr 5, 2008 11:18124740
There were other victims [48 words]stacyApr 21, 2008 23:54124740
too funny [70 words]Jeff PiersonSep 15, 2006 12:1156040
Prosecute Naveed Haq and give him the DEATH PENALTY...Hate Crime of Murder and Victimizing Innocent Women. [77 words]Will HershmanAug 25, 2006 21:4854009
I understand the Logic [237 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
GeniAug 23, 2006 15:0453845
I totally agree with you [245 words]GeniAug 26, 2006 02:1753845
Naveed Haq & the Jewish Federation [83 words]David BlainAug 18, 2006 11:5653361
I am a shooting survivor [8 words]StacyApr 21, 2008 23:4953361
Ostrich Mentality [59 words]David SabghirAug 18, 2006 00:3853305
1attack on Seattle Jewish Federation [260 words]lucy chambersAug 17, 2006 18:0053272
cowardice & unreallity [181 words]nach shonAug 17, 2006 17:4853270
Best to keep pressure on Muslims to reform [249 words]MiriamAug 17, 2006 16:5053258
Reforming Islam [18 words]Linda HaslamMar 17, 2008 12:0753258
Reforming Islam [291 words]Joe BlackDec 16, 2009 02:3753258
Haq is certainly typical of what is becoming a systemic antisemitism among Muslims worldwide [78 words]AlexAug 14, 2006 17:4152791
Better to worry about Mel's antisemitism. [65 words]Determined_In_DallasAug 12, 2006 23:3452540

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