1/12/12, Letter To Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer

As a Muslim American, I am saddened to hear the news of the arrest of Sami Osmakac, who was plotting a terrorist attack near Tampa ("Muslim held in Florida plot," Tuesday). What makes me sad is not his arrest, but his attributing his acts to Islam. In a video, he claimed that Muslim blood is more valuable than that of people who do not believe in Islam. He must deeply reflect on the Quran, which, while promoting the sanctity of life - "whosoever killed a person, it shall be as if he had killed the entire mankind; and whoso saved a life, it shall be as if he had saved the entire mankind" - does not differentiate between Muslim and non-Muslim blood.

Osmakac has not only been disloyal to his country, but by planning to act against the Quranic instruction not to create disorder in the Earth (2:12), has also been disloyal to his faith.

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