tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post4687334377015683868..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Consistency in CorvallisThe New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-15806838139687769382010-11-30T14:53:02.638-08:002010-11-30T14:53:02.638-08:00I like the four points made by Greg early on in th...I like the four points made by Greg early on in this post.<br /><br />I, for one, don't like being tarred with the broad brush of anti-Muslim discrimination.<br /><br />I do think that there was probably more than one mosque at risk in the area and the fact that a Police Sergeant picked up on the fire works for me. I am betting a fire at any local church here in Lowell could well go unreported before the flames were obvious to all.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-48418898118911212942010-11-29T15:42:27.998-08:002010-11-29T15:42:27.998-08:00Kad, I see and respect your point about the need t...Kad, I see and respect your point about the need to protect ALL groups, esp. those who are the target of threats. In this case, though, it appears that the public authorities were on top of the situation enough to nip this in the bud before it became very serious. <br /><br />From the Oregonian:<br /><br /><i>The fire at the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center was <b>discovered by an on-duty police sergeant</b> at about 2:15 a.m. today. It took firefighters 10 minutes to put it out and it damaged about 80 percent of the office it was contained to. No one was injured.</i><br /><br />From the fire being spotted to the firefighters arriving and putting it out before it had even spread beyond that office w/in a short time window, it seems that Corvallis was responsive.The New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-8198293457929650942010-11-29T14:04:04.084-08:002010-11-29T14:04:04.084-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Craig Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824029248081902170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-55585300242974419452010-11-29T08:19:56.042-08:002010-11-29T08:19:56.042-08:00From Get Religion Islam population comparison char...<a rel="nofollow">From Get Religion Islam population comparison chart.</a> <br /><br />http://www.getreligion.org/wp-content/photos/2010/09/0916muslim-chart.jpgReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852754398007790428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-71808917678981847382010-11-28T16:46:17.576-08:002010-11-28T16:46:17.576-08:00The link isn't working for me? I'd be ver...The link isn't working for me? I'd be very interested to see it.Craig Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824029248081902170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-26037233856155690442010-11-28T16:37:03.721-08:002010-11-28T16:37:03.721-08:00Here is a nice graph comparing the actual populati...Here is a <a rel="nofollow">nice graph comparing the actual population of terrorist compare to the Muslim population.</a>Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852754398007790428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-11858137112013607242010-11-28T16:28:19.384-08:002010-11-28T16:28:19.384-08:00I disagree that at least one possible sweeping neg...I disagree that at least one possible sweeping negative characterization is "ignorant", for the simple reason that NOTHING EFFECTIVE was done to protect that Mosque, the need for which was quite rightfully predicted and expected by its leadership once Mahomud was arrested.<br /><br />The FBI says "we have made it quite clear that the FBI will not tolerate any kind of retribution or attack on the Muslim community", (per Arthur Balizan, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon), but the obvious truth is that not they nor any other branch of "Homeland Security" have done anything effective to prevent it.<br /><br />We spare no effort or expense to pull needles (Mohamud) out of haystacks (random bombings), but we can't stop a simple and obvious arson attempt against a high-profile target???<br /><br />That's disingenuous at best, and criminally and ethically and morally negligent at worst.<br /><br />We MUST do better.Craig Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824029248081902170noreply@blogger.com