Maybe Terrorism needs a Spin Doctor?

Well, it's finally starting to happen. People in parts of the Middle East are tired of being randomly blown up. I wish I could hug the people of Jordan for standing up and saying what everyone else wanted to but didn't want to be singled out as "wicked lapdogs of the infidels" by the fundamentalists.

People in Jordan massed to a crowd of approx. 100,000 and held a rally. Not surprising. They had just been subjected to a terrorist attack that killed 59 people. 30 of them were at a wedding of a Palestinian and Jordanian couple.....All Muslims. The difference is that the people of Jordan actually were blaming the bombers for the dead. They didn't fabricate ways to blame Israel (for being Jewish and oppressors of Palestinians), or America (for being in Iraq, and of course for the quality of life Americans enjoy), or Christians (for being...Well, not Muslims). They chanted "Al-Zarqawi, you coward,'' and carried banners that read, ''Al-Zarqawi, you are the enemy of God.''

The same rhetoric terrorists use to whip their supporters into thoughtless, western world hating, gonna show them by blowing myself up at a bus stop thus ending my chance at ever making a real difference frenzies. Interesting.

Then if that weren't refreshing enough (to see logic and reason taking a more prominent hold where mysticism seems the prevalent thought pattern), then came the tapes. The terrorists trying to justify their actions and statements that actually sounded apologetic. I swear this must be "opposites day" or something.

Here's the thing. You can be pissed at Bush and his administration for Iraq. I get it. I don't think that "war" should have ever happened either. I want Bush to own up to his lies of WMD and pay for his dishonesty as much as the next guy, but if you keep killing Muslim innocents (and even foreign innocents), eventually your rhetoric won't help you justify your actions. While I hate that it happens, I understand when you attack coalition military forces. You view them as an occupying force. America helped Afghans (and others) fight occupation when it was against a common enemy. Don't think that Americans with the capacity for reason don't see the hypocrisy.

With that said, enough with the civilian attacks already. People, no matter how loyal or galvanized for a cause, can stand only so much. Case in point "Contributors to militant Web forums -- who generally lionize al-Zarqawi and praise his attacks -- criticized the bombings." With the situation getting no better for the average Arab, your promises of ousting the wicked, unholy, and Zionists from the holy land start to sound more and more like lies. You will probably see more people start to embrace a Western way of life with it's freedoms and security. Your basically taking a shit where you eat. That's not real smart.