Okay, back to the cartoon version of Islam

Took the day off from 'Muslim bashing' with the hope that the supposedly greater number of calmer, wiser, modern, moderate practitioners of Islam would finally speak out against the over-reaction of their far fewer radical co-religionists. There have been a few brave enough to speak out against the violence. Good for them. Still waiting for the mass demonstrations of people rejecting their terrorist brethren, but have little expectation of that happening.

My opinion is very much summed up by the above linked post in NRO's TKS blog whose writer knows and has lived among Muslims in Turkey:

I wonder how many Muslims understand how the actions of the embassy-torching maniacs define their faith to so many. I wonder how many don't know, how many don't care, and how many do know and care but are too scared of the consequences to stand against the violence committed in their name. I'm trying to articulate my positive experiences with Muslims over here to my readers, but it's not as powerful and penetrating an image as screaming lunatics burning down embassies and threatening to behead anyone who they believe has insulted them. And frankly, I'm not all that wowed with the reaction of moderate Muslims. I'm not sure how much further I want to stick my neck out defending a faith community that won't loudly and firmly police or rebuke its own members.