CarolC, Islam contains many races, including those of the English race. Your definition did not mention religion, so I still do not understand why you think that this is about race and not about a body of ideas which I happen to dislike, in the same way I dislike christianity, communisim, and fascism. My feeble-mindedness is something that I have leant to live with.

I would like to know where you got your information that suicide bombers are not necessarily Muslims? You may be right, but I don't think you are. Islam has a long (and bloody) history of dying for your religion of which the suicide bombers would be the latest chapter for that. Christians would not do it because they believe that suicide is a sin. However, I do agree with you that desperation is the main determination, but it is Islam that gives it justification. That is why I do not like Islam.

I feel that I should say that I believe that most Muslims do not support terrorism and that the suicide bombers are an aberation. But 10% is a large minority. It has me worried.