Dear Editor,
I find the article “’Never’ happened much too soon” [Oct. 21] to be right on! It is very appropriate to compare the internment of the Japanese during WWII to the profiling of Muslims in America.
I can’t tell you how heartening it was to see all of the American mosques come out and immediately condemn the attacks of 9-11, the embassy bombings and the genocide of Christians in Africa. How Muslims stood shoulder to shoulder with us as captives were being beheaded on TV. How mosques came together and raised money for our country as opposed to sending it to Al Qaida. How mosques demanded the rejection of the parts of the Qur’an (Koran) that encourage violence and subjugation of all non believers (Sura 47:4, 2:190-191, 9:5… the references are endless).
I was proud to see how religious convictions were set aside as thousands of Muslims joined the American military and served our country with distinction in the field. Some would have guessed that they might join and then attack our men in the field. I was proud to see that radical Islam in the U.S. accepted the idea of going to the Middle East and bringing them the same democracy they enjoy here. They could have fought or spied for the enemy or tried to blow up our aircraft.
It is nice to know that the radical Muslim community supports the ACLU and Bill Cook. Without their support, surely fundamentalism would prove their early demise as radical Islam is tolerant of all beliefs.
John Dietz
Class of 2002
