This terrorist violence is not a response by 'Muslims' to the injustices perpetrated upon them by 'the west'. Western democracies have been responsible for some of the ills of this world but not for the terrorist murders of these deluded Bin-Ladenists.

This bit, for one. It underplays the role of state sponsored terrorism in the current state of affairs (and in so doing, implies approval of it).

These terrorists do not hate what is worst in the societies they attack, but what is best. They despise individual liberty, critical thought, gender equality, religious tolerance, the rights of minorities and political pluralism. They do not criticize democracy because it sometimes fails to live up to its principles; they oppose those principles.

This bit as well. The people at the highest levels may indeed be motivated by these things, but most of the rank and file, so to speak, would probably not be available recruits for the people at the highest levels had not governments of Western countries practiced state sponsored terrorism in many of their home countries.


I condemn ALL uses of "terror" as a strategy for controling people, regardless of whether it is done by governments, or by paramilitary organizations. I think it's unfortunate that the people sponsoring the petition don't do the same.