All muslims not death eaters (from main list)

[hfakhro at nyc.rr.com]

I was very heartened to see the posts over on the main lists that 
were sympathetic to Arab Americans and Muslims. Having heard of 
incidents of violence towards these populations in the States and 
elsewhere, I am very grateful that this list hasn't descended into 
that sort of talk. Having said that, I hope these feelings of 
sympathy extend to include Arabs and Muslims who are not American. 
Born and raised in the Middle East as an Arab Muslim, I can assure 
you that our population is totally shocked by these attacks. Those 
who planned them and those who carried them out, if they are Muslim 
Arabs, are a complete minority. The Iranian government, which has 
been an enemy of the US for over twenty years now, released a 
statement of sympathy to the US, the victims and their families, as 
have all the other Arab and Islamic nations. I believe the only 
people who rejoiced at this tragedy were Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin 
Laden, both obviously major exceptions to the Arab people. I guess 
this post is just a big thank you to your open-mindedness and to let 
you know that the victims of the tragedy have the condolences from 
Arabs and Muslims all over the world, not just those who were born 
American.

Sincerely,
Hella