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Originally Posted by 5pecialist
The Qur'an calls for a mosque to be built on the sites of their victories. You don't think this would cause even more "misunderstandings"?
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The problem with your logic is 1) You're equating all Muslim with those factions seeking the demise of the United States, and 2) even if that was the case, you have no evidence to prove that this is the case, other than perhaps an abstract verse from the Qur'an. And that won't hold up in court.
We live in a nation of laws. The construction of a mosque/community center near ground zero breaks no laws.
Muslims citizens are protected by the Constitution of the US as much as any other religious group.
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Originally Posted by ineedone
That was not my reasoning, I was following the reasoning of others who were saying Al-Qaeda were Muslims. You are absolutely correct, they were fundamentalist Wahhabist, that is not Islam (both supporters and detractors of Wahhabism agree to this).
Al-Qaeda are terrorist, that is their intent. It is about power and money. Remember the Mujahideen? That is where the roots of Al-Qeada are. A rebel army that was financed by rich Saudi's (and the US).
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So Wahhabism isn't a part of Islam, eh? Perhaps you should tell that 27 million + Saudis, that majority of whom follow Wahhabist teachings.
Also, terrorism is a means, not an end.
Also, I really doubt that Al-Qaeda's goals are "power and money". More like the establishment of a caliphate.
Osama bin-Laden comes from one of the richest families in the world and has access to millions, maybe billions of dollars.
If money and power are the ultimate goal he sure chose the most difficult path.
Also, you're simplifying the relationship between Al-Qaeda, the Mujaheddin, the Taliban, and the US.