I'm sorry but I find it positively shocking and morally weak (if Friedman's assertion is true) about the deafening silence on the part of Muslim religious leadership. Notwithstanding all of the complexities of this topic -- and there are many -- silence is compliance.
If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution
Article Excerpt: The Muslim village has been derelict in condemning the madness of jihadist attacks. When Salman Rushdie wrote a controversial novel involving the prophet Muhammad, he was sentenced to death by the leader of Iran. To this day - to this day - no major Muslim cleric or religious body has ever issued a fatwa condemning Osama bin Laden.
