I totally agree with what Thomas Friedman was saying in the editorial that an anonymous guest has copied and pasted here in this thread, about shining a light on hate speach WHEREVER it is found. Including hate speach directed at Muslims. That is what many of us are attempting to do in threads like this one.

But Mr. Friedman also seems to be saying that the US and Britain are entitled to kill as many innocent civilians in as many countries as they want to, and that they are entitled to expect that they will not be criticized in any way for doing so. Sorry to disappoint, but Mr. Friedman does most certainly not occupy the moral high ground on this issue.