Some Muslims, at least, don't seem to get PR

From the Star today: TERROR TERM: "A Massachussetts man convicted of conspiring to help al-Qaida was sentenced Thursday to 17-1/2 years in prison after giving an impassioned speech in which he declared his love for Islam and predicted one day his trial would be viewed differently. His family and supporters gave Tarek Mehanna a standing ovation as he was led from the court." See? Here's the problem--the problem isn't, for me, with Islam or Muslims at all. The problem is with people who support terrorist groups. You and I could believe in everything political but if you support a terrorist group to gain your goals, we part ways. And this, like I say, is what at least some Muslims don't seem to understand. In the case above, if he simply practiced his Muslim religion, good for him. Supposedly there are words of peace in the Koran (Quran). Terrific. That's as it should be. But if you stand up and cheer for someone who gave money to a terrorist organization, you have definite public relations problems at least in the country where the case took place, if not in the world. It reminds me once again of the question: "Can't we all just get along?"

Even Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are against this Qu'ran burning, for pity's sake

Let's see, the President, the Pope, US Attorney General Eric Holder, General David Petraeus and even Angelina Jolie, for pity's sake, have all come out publicly against these religious nutcases in Florida (I won't name them--I don't want to give them more publicity) having a "Qu'ran burning" down there on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks in this country. Now, we have none other than right-wing looney and Former Alaska Governor Sarah "The Quitter" Palin and Fox "News" emotional mouthpiece Glenn Beck saying the same thing--that burning this Muslim holy book of theirs, in protest, is a patently bad idea. If you have Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck telling you it's goofy, you KNOW it's crazy and wrong. Here's hoping cooler--and more intelligent--heads prevail. Links to posts: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/7992618/Muslim-world-pressures-Obama-to-stop-Koran-burning.html; http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-08/vatican-calls-u-s-pastor-s-proposed-koran-burning-outrageous-and-grave-.html; http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/08/national/main6844703.shtml; http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-06/us/florida.quran.burning_1_planned-quran-burning-dove-world-outreach-center-islam-and-muslims?_s=PM:US; http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20015813-10391698.html; http://www.csmonitor.com/From-the-news-wires/2010/0908/Angelina-Jolie-condemns-planned-Koran-burning; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/sarah-palin-burning-quran-antithetical_n_709877.html; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/pakistani-ambassador-glenn-beck-quran_n_709621.html