“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

Makes no difference to me whether Osama is dead or alive. The number of civilians and American soldiers who have died (and will continue to die) in Iraq and Afghanistan has far outnumbered the number of people killed on 9/11. Unfortunately, this is not something discussed on CNN, Fox or BBC.

Now that Osama is gone, isn’t it high time for Obama to pull his troops from Afghanistan — the country that allegedly hosted and protected Osama?

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I remember a time when the bad guys and girls in movies and drama series had Eastern European names. Nowadays, they have Arab names. Time has changed. It is now fashionable to demonise Arabs and Muslims.

I watched a few episodes of NCIS and found it rather entertaining. What I dislike about NCIS is the way they demonise Muslims and Islam. There was a scene when the team found the van driven by the bad guys and were ready to move in to arrest them. The people in the van ignored their warnings. Then a member of the team started shouting, “They’re praying, they’re praying!” The team members ran for cover and seconds later, the van exploded.

Puhleeeeeez! What’s the message here? That Muslims pray prior to blowing themselves up? Blatant propaganda… and disgusting!

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