Why, oh why, do these idiots keep killing people? I keep reading about folks from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and even India being killed. Some of them are overt hate crimes (and I won't even get into the destruction of various Islamic mosques), some of them, like a recent murder in Dallas, TX.
What I don't understand is these peoples rational behind the attacks. Just 'cause someone's wearing a turban, they are somehow responsible for the attacks? Timothy McVeigh is white, and he was found guilty of bombing the Federal Building in Oklahoma City - does that mean all white guys are also responsible for the bombing there? No. Let's stop and think for a little bit, okay?
Support tolerance, if only for pragmatic reasons. We need all the friends we can get. Let's keep the friends we have. [Scripting News]
Web Vents Open on U.S. Muslims. Anti-Muslim venom continues to spew across websites and Internet discussion groups, even though no suspects in Tuesday's attacks have officially been named. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News]
Anti-Arab passions sweep the U.S.. Despite Bush's calls for tolerance, firebombings, shootings and other acts of violence strike Islamic worshippers. [Salon.com]
Time To Act Like Idiots -- Protests Outside Mosques In Illinois And Other Acts [Plastic]
The Hindu: "A 52-year-old Indian of Sikh denomination and a Pakistani were shot dead in Arizona and Texas in continuing attacks on ethnic immigrants, following last week's terrorist strikes in the US." [Scripting News]
Arizona Republic: "Hundreds of people across the Valley on Sunday mourned the slaying in Mesa of a Sikh gas station owner whose only crime, his loved ones say, was that he looked Arabic and wore a turban." [Scripting News]
Setback for Arab-Americans. On Sept. 11, Muslim leaders were to meet with President Bush about ending surveillance of ethnic Arabs. Now they're more concerned about their physical safety. [Salon.com]
Spreading the Blame: Two Religious Idiots vs. God Knows How Many Liberals [Plastic]
Hackers lash out at Islamic Usenet group. Cyber Vigilantes [The Register]