nation are the Baltic countries on one side and in the Islamic nations of the Caucasus on the other. The second nation contains the Buddhists of Tibet on one side, and the Muslim [regions of China] on the other.

The opposite examples are India and the Philippines on one hand, and Indonesia and Sudan on the other. The first two have Muslim peoples who demand separation, while the last two have non-Muslim minorities who demand the very same thing.

The firm American position is:

1) Strong support of independence for the Baltic states, and ignoring the Islamic republics, even sometimes rejecting them and saying nothing about the racist extermination which the Russians carry out there.

2) Strong support of the Tibetan Buddhists, while ignoring the situation of the Muslims of China, despite the fact that there are ten times as many of them.

3) Treating the separatist movements of Kashmir and the Southern Philippines as terrorists and declaring war on them.

4) Strong support for the separatist movements in Indonesia and Sudan.

If the signatories can offer any interpretation for this other than bias against Islam then please do so!

If they suppose that modification of terms such as “Islamic” and “Islamicist” is sufficient to avoid the problem, than that is an even bigger problem.

If they believe there is no reason to even mention the extremist fundamentalist and racist organizations in America, extremist racist organizations in Europe, Hindu fundamentalist organization in India, and religious fundamentalist groups of Japan -in their vast number and infinite variety- then there is no benefit in dialogue with them.

If they felt that it was appropriate to mention them but simply overlooked it, than the dialogue with the Islamic movements can begin with their public apology for singling them out, or rather, for accusing them at all.

As Muslims it does not concern us whether America was authorized to commit the atrocities that it commits against us as you claim, or not authorized as was plainly stated by officials including the Democratic representative from Ohio, Dennis Kucinich. What you should know if your government insists on making war on us with every means, and everywhere in the world –is what we’re defending.

Conclusion:

We are certain that justice is an absolute value, that it is not permitted to take a life which is sacred to God, whether in the name of God or in the name of American values, that it is possible for us to a word of agreement as was revealed by God, and to reconcile based on our common welfare. On the basis of the lives of the holy prophets Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad –the blessing and peace of God be upon them all- and in application of the text of the Holy Qur’an: we express to you our readiness to debate with that which is best, and to meet with you individually or as a group, in our country or in America.

We will send our opinion to each of you, as well as to other intellectuals, and we will treat your opinions with every care.

Our Islam commands that all our actions be devoted as worship of God, and to endeavor to make them right as much as possible. For this reason, we would like to thank all those who have helped us to achieve this goal, and demonstrate our willingness to