News and Analysis (9/24/10)

“Iran accused the US of human rights violations today over plans by the state of Virginia to execute a woman for the first time in nearly 100 years, despite claims that she has severe learning difficulties”:

• Iran Accuses US Of Double Standards Over Woman’s Execution (Guardian)

A poll “by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation [indicates]  no more than 5% of Turks are hardcore Islamists and 7% strident secularists. Most fall in the middle, presumably looking for common ground”:

• In Old Istanbul Quarter, Islamic And Secular Turks Grope Toward Coexistence (LA Times)

Is America threatened by “stealth jihad” or by open bigotry?

• Misplaced Furor over a Field Trip (Washington Post)

Both Republicans and Democrats “agree the group has the right to build the mosque, but … disagree on whether it’s appropriate to do so”:

• Poll: Voters Say Muslims Have Right to Build NYC Mosque (Wall Street Journal)

“When fools from two villages get into a silly spitting match, it eventually drags both villages into a bloody match if each gets offended by what the fools of the other village are saying”:

• Extremist Religious Views Are Comparable To Village Idiots (Daily Lobo)

Kevin Duewel