Yes, 9/11 is a good opportunity to remember the innocent victims of terrorism. We all know the approx. number and some of the names of people killed on 9/11, but how many of us know the number and names of those killed in the American\Israeli terrorist attacks on Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Palestine, and Lebanon? Who remembers those innocent men, women, and children who were killed, widowed, and orphaned? What yearly tributes are there for them?

Amad (Author) said:

Abu Umar, we get your angle, with all your comments on MM, and on the jihadi revolution blog. Sometimes we have a tendency to wrap everything up, and it is this tendency to conflate that is counterproductive to all purposes of healing and moving on.

There is no need to conflate everything. It is not necessary to mention all injustices, when talking about one. We have talked about injustices all over the world on these pages. Today, we are talking about the victims of 9/11, because today is september 11. You can express your diversions and tangents on the IA forums or the revolution blog, or wait for the opportunity when we talk about your subject.

Otherwise be forewarned that we will generously moderate unrelated tangents.

Wasalam

Amad I love you for sake of Allah. You are right that we need not conflate. So talking about 9/11 there is no need for talking about other issues now. Similarly, when talking about sister Afia, and Sarah Palin, we should not talk about OBL and Al Qaida.

For now make dua for me and my family, I am under mandatory evacuation for Hurricane Ike. Would be leaving for Dallas. Wassalam.

Very well brother Amad. I apologize for getting of topic, though I hope you can understand my point. But coming back to 9/11 MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann had a very good piece last nigh on the continued and cynical neocon use of the attacks to further their political agenda:

On 9/1l the Catholics accepted the Earth revolves around the Sun.

no offence but who gives a crap about how many died on 9/11? how come noone dedicates posts to our brothers and sisters who are killed in raids, raped? torutured? in afghanistan? kashmir? iraq? brothers and sisters imprisoned on no charges (yes there other people like our sister aafia) why don’t you shed some light on the american sheikh ali tamimi, why don’t you raise funds for his court case? why don’t you make posts about him? fahad hashmi?

Umar – i am deeply offended at your comment. I am a New Yorker – and the events of 9/11 tragically affected me directly. Muslims also died in the WTC. We give a crap – because this is our land – we too are Americans.

That doesnt take away from any of the other injustices you mentioned. You are absolutely right, those are travesties and we should be talking about these issues more – and we should remember all those people in our duas as well. “Giving a crap” about these tragedies- aren’t mutually exclusive.

besm allah
I know what happened in 9/11 is totally torrism,becuse there are annoucent people who has nothing to do in their goverment sick desions,and ask mercy peace for there soles.and what about going in palastine,iraq,afaganstan,lebanon,shishan thousands of people mostly children died becuse of torrism of america and its friends.
I want to tell you that allah tells us in our book to fight who fight us first and be kind to other religions and respect the freedom of others and to love all of the massenger adam,noah,joesph,jaucup,moses,isa ,soleman,daod ,and finally our prophet mohmed and others, god bless their soles.
The true muslem who follows allah and his prophet direction and beleive in other life .
La allah ela allah,mohmed rasol allah