Victory vs. Peace

I know this won't get me very far with some folks, but I continue to contemplate the differing responses to terrorism from the US and UK.

UK Muslim leader barred from US

British Muslim leader Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi has said he has been refused entry to the US without explanation.

The head of the Muslim College said he flew from London to New York to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York but was turned back.

Dr Badawi said he was detained for six hours on Wednesday and that he was baffled and angry by the exclusion.

Link to the full BBC piece. The sidebar quote caught my eye:

People wonder why the moderates are not being heard - it is because they are being excluded .
Salam Al-Marayati Muslim Public Affairs Council in America

Of course, the follow-up apology didn't take long, and the good Doctor will be back in the US in October. (Thanks to veiled4allah for the links.)

If you're in the mood, spend a little time contemplating my choice of title for this post...