First, Do No Harm; Later, Try To Kill As Many As You Can

In a bit of fortuitous journalistic timing, WaTi ran an interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser this morning, whose comments are in marked contrast with certain other Muslim doctors in the news today and more in line with this cartoon. (By the way, not to the point here, but interesting, is Hitch's contention that the car bombs in Britain were intended to kill women especially.) He --Jasser-- thinks --this is truly radical Islam-- that he'd like to hear about Allah from the pulpit:

Many mosques are no longer a place to leave the stresses of this world and get closer to God in humble community worship, but have become places for imams to give stump speeches decrying the U.S. government and claiming victimization.
Until spiritual, morally courageous and humble Islam can reclaim the mimbar [pulpit], the Islamist and Wahhabi agenda will continue to dominate our mosque going community. If in doubt, just check out the Web sites of many of the major American Muslim organizations. You will not find a spiritual focus, but rather a political one in the name of Muslims.
One of the most effective methods at establishing a counter-jihad would be for imams to spend their time focusing on the love of God and the love from God, rather than His wrath and their hate.

He has interesting things to say about Iraq and the de-coupling of Islam from politics. The final question is if he fears for his safety.

I cannot be. The belief that liberty is a gift from God and that the practice of my faith of Islam is more free in America than anywhere else in the world brings with it a responsibility to exercise my ideas and freedom of speech. At the end of the day, if fear translates into silence, I may as well return our family to the oppression of Syria, where my parents, to my fortune, left so that I may be raised more free as an American and be myself and fight this war of ideas.

Their courage and that of so many individuals fighting for freedom in the Middle East and across the world cannot be dishonored by a silence out of fear for safety.

I'd be interested to know how many members his organization has. As opposed to CAIR's 1700.