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Islam? - updated

Repeat after me, "It has nothing to do with Islam." "It has nothing to do with Islam." "It has nothing to do with Islam." "It has nothing to do with Islam."

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan military remained in a tense standoff with Islamic extremists Sunday, as the toll rose to 59 dead, including children, and 175 wounded in the attack at an upscale mall, a Kenyan minister said. Multiple barrages of gunfire erupted Sunday morning from inside the building where hostages are being held by militants. The radicals attacked the mall Saturday and remained inside throughout the night. "The priority is to save as many lives as possible," Joseph Lenku said, reassuring the families of the hostages in the upscale Westgate mall. Kenyan forces have already rescued about 1,000 people, he said. Ten to 15 attackers remain in the mall and Kenyan forces control the security cameras inside the shopping center, Lenku said. Combined military and police forces surrounded the mall in the Westlands neighborhood of Nairobi, which is frequented by foreigners and wealthy Kenyans. Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga told reporters at the mall that he has been told officials couldn't determine the exact number of hostages inside the mall. "There are quite a number of people still being held hostage on the third floor and the basement area where the terrorists are still in charge," Odinga said. Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebel group, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the attack in which they used grenades and assault rifles and specifically targeted non-Muslims.

What about this one?

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 75 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country's Christian minority, officials said. A wing of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing in the city of Peshawar, saying it would continue to target non-Muslims until the United States stopped drone attacks in the country's remote tribal region.

Does it have anything to do with Islam? Silly! Don't be an Islamophobe. Just keep repeating, "It has nothing to do with Islam." "It has nothing to do with Islam." "It has nothing to do with Islam." After all, a comforting lie relaxes us much more than an uncomfortable truth. As General George Casey reminded us after a previous terror attack,

“As horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse.”

Kumbaya. And just how did I miss this one?

Official: 143 killed by extremists in Nigeria Published: 09.20.13, 14:03 / Israel News An environmental department official says workers combing bushes have recovered the bodies of at least 143 civilians killed by suspected Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria. Abdulazeez Kolomi told The Associated Press that environmental workers also found some beheaded corpses among victims of a Tuesday night attack on a major highway and Benisheik village some 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of the Borno state capital of Maiduguri. (AP)

They are on a roll, aren't they?

Labels: islam, jihad, Kenya, massacre, Nairobi shopping mall

posted by Harry @ 9:44 AM