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I just wish that the good Muslim people of this world would take more of a public stand against this.

I agree with epwc .. Why should anyone feel any sense of obligation to explain/justify/defend themselves in the face of lunatics that are acting independently. In my mind, it's like saying that white people should come forward and take a public stance against serial killers because almost every serial killer has been a white person. Any rational person realizes that the percentage of people committing these acts is tiny compared to the population of Muslim people in the world and that the acts of the few do not reflect the beliefs of the many. If a person doesn't realize this, then there is a much more fundamental problem that most likely isn't going to be swayed by the opinions of a class they are already bigoted against.