If you listen to the story from NPR's All Things Considered, David Rohde says something remarkable. Even though he was held captive by the radical Taliban in Pakistan for seven months and feared for his life, he still recognizes that not all Pakistanis or Afghans are as radical as the Taliban. There are moderate Muslims. Those who helped Mr. Rohde escape. Those who want peace just as badly as we do. It is refreshing to hear someone state that being Muslim is not the issue. It's the radicalization of the faith and the very few people that follow it to such a violent extreme that terrorize the world. The Taliban is evil; al-Qaida is evil. Muslims are not...
Monday, November 29, 2010
Book Recounts Terror Inside And Outside Captivity : NPR
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