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Remember that Timothy McVeigh, who bombed the Federal Bldg in Oklahoma City was a so-called "Christian" extremist.

Extreme viewpoints that espouse violence are a threat to all.

We are all better off to try to understand the reasons and conditions behind why people become terrorists, both in this country and abroad.

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There are many distinctions within the "Somali" community in Oregon and the US.

Many of the "Somalis" located in Portland and Beaverton are "Somali Bantus", a separate ethnic group, not historically Muslim, who have long been enslaved and subjugated by the dominant "Somali" population. Virtually all of them came to Oregon from the squalor of UN refugee camps in Kenya.

Please point out this distinction to your listeners.

The Somali Bantus in Oregon need our help, not our misdirected wrath.

By the way, a good history of the Somali Bantus can be found on the website of the "Somali Bantu Community Organization of Oregon" (SBCO).

Thanks

Bill

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