Author’s William Bennett and Seth Leibsohn give no holds barred viewpoints on the dangers of radical Islam. According to the authors, militant or extremist Islam is responsible for the majority of the terrorist acts over the past 30 plus years. The book offers a fairly balanced, hard hitting presentation of facts regarding terrorist acts, ties to Islam, the world and now America. I don’t agree with every statement, but a good portion of the book is quite persuasive.
The book brings up an important point. Why are more Muslims not outspoken against terrorist acts? In the spring of 2011, a pastor who aligns himself with the Christian religion went to Dearborn, MI (one of the most populous Muslim cities in America) to demonstrate against Islam and specifically to ask Muslims to denounce the call to sharia (Islamic) law in America by some Muslim factions. It so happens that this Pastor a few weeks earlier burned a Quran in his home state of Florida. This man was met in Dearborn, a suburb of Metro Detroit, with very vocal demonstrations by Muslim and Christians alike. Why did Christians join in these demonstrations? Because, the actions of the Florida Pastor were deemed as wrong, therefore his message was deemed as wrong as well. Using the same basis, why then don’t more Muslims leaders and people demonstrate against terrorist acts such as subway bombings in England, and gunman rampages in the name of allah (Islam’s Diety) in Texas? Not coming out against extremist acts, gives the appearance that more Muslim people support these acts.
The book is easy to read and thought provoking, while not denouncing the Muslim people. The authors go to great lengths to repeatedly state that they do not believe that all Muslims are terrorists or that all terrorists are Muslim. America has changed since the attacks of 9/11, and Mr. Bennett and Leibsohn have a very interesting viewpoint on the changes that are not typically discussed in mainstream media sources.
