Eugene David<br>...The One-Minute Pundit

Posted 8:05 AM by Gene

For the sake of decency, for the sake of our sanity, we must view American Muslims as just like us. But the community's business leaders do not help themselves with shenanigans like these:

Even some members of Congress have objected to BioPort's anthrax role. That criticism reflects ignorance, says retired admiral William Crowe, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Reagan administration and the first George Bush administration and now is on BioPort's board of directors. BioPort recruited Crowe, a friend of [CEO Fuad] El-Hibri's father. Crowe received 8% of BioPort's stock to serve on its board, largely because of his expertise about the key customer, the Defense Department. But Crowe's presence also mitigates the attention on El-Hibri.

Nor does it help that on the crucial subject of religion many assume the fetal position in public:

Muslim executives were careful and measured when responding to most questions but became noticeably uneasy when asked how devout they were to Islam. A typical response: "I attend mosque when I have time," Khalafsaid. "My philosophy is to be good, to live with others and to be equal with others."

We've come to a fine mess when we view our fellow Americans with suspicion for their ethnic background; in this we have not gone far from the days when true-blue native-born types sneered at immigrants for their accents and complexions. In fairness, no previous ethnic group had members searching for WMDs. And no other ethnic group has a SUPERHOOPER.