Ayoub on January 30, 2008 at 8:53 pm said:

salam bro, i liked your response to this vid, may i quote this for a bulletin online?

Wa alaikum as salaam, Yeah, akhi. Go for it. Let me know where you plan to use it, insha’allah.

ps, nice new theme.

Dawud on January 27, 2008 at 11:03 pm said:

Bismillah, I give Montel credit for bringing up the media’s misdirected focus on the coverage of deaths. However I’m shocked by his initial question and how quick the newsboy responded. “How many PEOPLE have died in Iraq since January 1?” Newsboy quickly responds with his answer, but they both undershot the correct answer by up to a hundred, maybe even a few hundred.

Are Iraqis not considered PEOPLE? Are U.S. troops the only PEOPLE in Iraq? Even the supposed Iraqi troops who are basically working for the U.S., can’t they at least be considered three-fifths of a person?

As many as 1.5 million PEOPLE have died in Iraq since the invasion started, but the only number we hear on the news is the number of coalition troops (Read: Good Guys). Every time a Coalition troop is killed the headline reads: “1 U.S. Soldier, 200 others killed.” Who are the others? To the U.S. media and many of their readers, the others are nameless nobodys who got what was coming to them. To me, they were my brothers and sisters, rahimahumullah. And don’t get me wrong I don’t celebrate upon hearing of the death of a U.S. troop. But are we to believe that American lives just worth more than Iraqi lives?

Up to 1.5 million vs. 4,240. Do the math.

salam bro, i liked your response to this vid, may i quote this for a bulletin online?

Is the Pope Catholic?

What has the Muslim community in the states actually achieved? Every Muslim American with a backbone, that is in the public eye, and has the courage to speak their mind is a revert!!! The rest all seem to be “yes sir” “no sir” Muslims.

Also why aren’t there any Muslim protests in the States?
Have you become that apathetic?

As long as you have your Mc Diets, MTV, American idol, Comedy central… everything else seems to be fine with you people….

why not? i sure do.

Are Iraqis not considered PEOPLE? Are U.S. troops the only PEOPLE in Iraq? Even the supposed Iraqi troops who are basically working for the U.S., can’t they at least be considered three-fifths of a person?

As many as 1.5 million PEOPLE have died in Iraq since the invasion started, but the only number we hear on the news is the number of coalition troops (Read: Good Guys). Every time a Coalition troop is killed the headline reads: “1 U.S. Soldier, 200 others killed.” Who are the others? To the U.S. media and many of their readers, the others are nameless nobodys who got what was coming to them. To me, they were my brothers and sisters, rahimahumullah. And don’t get me wrong I don’t celebrate upon hearing of the death of a U.S. troop. But are we to believe that American lives just worth more than Iraqi lives?

Up to 1.5 million vs. 4,240. Do the math.