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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Jeff,

Are you Muslim? You seem to be defending it pretty hard. This guy killed innocent people for no reason, in the name of Islam, and you want to say its not the fault of Islamic teachings. That's a stretch. [/quote]

I support the rights of people of color and I'm not a person of color. I support the rights of gay people and I'm not gay. I support equal rights for women and I am not a woman. I support helping the poor and I am not poor. So, why would you ask about my religion?

What evidence do you have that this guy killed in the name of Islam? You seem to be well ahead of the investigators. 
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Iirc, Jeff went from being a Reagan supports in the 80s as a teen, to seeing the Palestinian Intifada unfold on TV, to working with groups supporting Palestinian causes; I assume his work led to him visiting the region many times and he might even speak Arabic (not all Arabs are Muslim, remember).  You really cannot doubt his experience and his knowledge of the facts as far as the recent history of that part of the world.

also, I do not view him as "defending Islam" as much as trying to counter others false assumptions about it; that's the difference.  He does not seem to approach the issue from a religious standpoint (he's different in that regard from, say Muslima- who is clearly a devout Muslim person).

I'm in favor of awaiting the results of the investigation - is that so radical?

Also, please consider the Boston investigation:  it was not immediately apparent what the motives were; the perpetrators did not fit people's assumptions; it actually took investigators quite some time to figure it all out.  
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