Not since shortly after 9/11 have we been so vigorously assured that Osama bin Laden’s beliefs and actions were categorically unconnected to Islam.
Here is what the Council on American-Islamic Relations had to say after bin Laden’s death: “We join our fellow citizens in welcoming the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been eliminated as a threat to our nation and the world through the actions of American military personnel. As we have stated repeatedly since the 9/11 terror attacks, bin Laden never represented Muslims or Islam. …”
Glad to hear it.
A Muslim in Cleveland, Tenn., told the Times Free Press that bin Laden “absolutely, without any doubt … didn’t represent any Muslim.”
Great.