Sermons by imams do not motivate jihadists, except when they do

How many times will we hear that those who blow themselves up for Allah are "misunderstanding" Islam, and that they misinterpret the Qur'an and that the mosque they attend claims that they knew nothing of his radical beliefs, and if they had they would have said something to the authorities.  Mosques do not preach hatred, only love, tolerance and forgiveness, we are told.  Ignore the mosques and the imams, for they know not what their flock does.

Except when they do.


From AP/Yahoo Jan 10 by Asif Shahzad

Sermons motivated killer of Pakistani politician

ISLAMABAD – The confessed killer of a liberal Pakistani politician provided a judge Monday with the names of two men whose sermons allegedly sparked him to act...

YouTube footage emerged of the assassin chanting Islamic verses in police custody.

The slaying of Punjab province Gov. Salman Taseer nearly a week ago shocked many around the world, but tens of thousands of Pakistanis have expressed support for 26-year-old Mumtaz Qadri, who said he killed the governor for criticizing laws that carry the death penalty for insulting Islam.

That support — and the lack of criticism of the assassination by many politicians — shows the increasing influence of hardline Islamist ideology in Pakistan...

Remember, Pakistan has operational nuclear weapons.  What will become of those if/when Islamists wrest control of the government from our "friends"?

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