I do not think all Muslims agree with this. Watch the following videos.
First of all we are discussing a counter-ideology for the perverted ideology that has caused these problems. Muslims have been by far more affected by this ideology that non-muslims and that is why my post said that this is particularly for muslims. Groups led by the ideology to establish an "Islamic state" have done far more damage and killings in muslim countries than they have to non-muslims. Ironically, it was the western countries that strengthened these same fringe forces as a counter to Communism; training them, providing with financial support and giving asylum to their leaders in UK France and the US when arab countries pronounced death sentences on them for spreading strife and violence.
Now MEMRI is a known Israeli lobby organization, although they call themselves Middles east institute, they have never, not even once as far as I know posted the many hate articles textbooks and speeches by Israeli government officials or in Israeli schools when there are 1000s of examples and even more so these days that are reported in Israeli newspapers like Haaretz for example. So its completely partisan and actually twists and even has completely false reporting as well. More so when neither of the two woman claim themselves to be muslims, then how can they present an accurate picture. There are problems with muslims today but its not what these propaganda mouth pieces are talking about. And no "they" don't hate America for their "Freedom". That should have been enough for an intelligent person to put Noonie's credibility about her understanding of geo-politics down the drain.
And if you are gullible enough to believe that these people who have no knowledge of Quran or Hadith are actually talking the truth about Islam then I might be able to sell you the Taj Mahal at a very reasonable price. I suggest you read books by knowledgeable authors like "Al Qaeda: by Jason Burke" for example if you want to know correct information,
The best thing is why not read the Quran for yourself. Because people who do have completely different opinion by these people (and many others) who indulge in Islam bashing to get better TRP ratings and back patting. Intelligent people can see otherwise. And I don't even need to talk about Fox news. You should have seen their segment on India bashing (it was about how they are taking away "our" jobs) to realize how vile they can get. This is not "muslim opinion" This is the opinion of majority of the intelligent people around the world including Barack Obama's opinion as well.
A recent example is Ram Jethmalini who said that he has critically read the Quran and studied the life of the Prophet and he found nothing that could result in the violent ideology of Al Qaeda. Yvonne Ridley is another example of a British woman who converted to Islam on her reading of the Quran after being arrested by the Taliban who doesn't feel women are at all supressed if the true Islamic teachings are followed.
Yvonne Ridley's Blog
All religion teach universal values of compassion and mercy including Islam. Common sense dictates that a person who has spent his life studying the Quran and Hadith (the Maulana in this case) will be way more knowledgeable that these people on what is the root cause of this ideology that makes AQ e.t.c. tick.
Back to topic:
IMO the greatest damage to Islam, has come from the muslims themselves who left the original teachings of Islam. Like Maulana Wahiduddin mentioned "The ideology behind present day terrorism is that Islam is a political system and that it is the duty of all Muslims to establish the political rule of Islam in the world". It was unfortunately the muslims who started this(albeit a fringe minority who were empowered by the fight against Communism by western and muslim countries) and it will have to be the muslims who will have to get rid of this ideology eventually.
If you had actually read through his entire speech you would have got a better perspective on what Islam teaches from an
Islamic scholar's point of view and not from propaganda mouthpieces aimed at the right wing western audience.