Double standards

As our neighbor down Tobacco Road reels from the aftermath of a terrorist attack, a facebook.com group at Duke came to my attention. Perhaps you've heard of it-it's called "Campus Jihad for Allah."

As everyone knows, a Jihad is a "Holy War" against infidels-namely, us as Americans.

Many people point out that such a war is the "lesser Jihad," while the "greater Jihad" is waged within someone's soul.

I know about 3,000 Americans in New York, Washington, D.C., and a field in Pennsylvania, as well as hundreds of Israelis, who would consider that point moot.

One member of Campus Jihad for Allah actually has a link in his facebook.com profile to an al Qaeda training manual.

I assume that this group is intended to be a joke. However, cartoons that were intended to be a joke recently sparked violent protest by Muslims around the world.

If a joke against Muslims is such an outrage, then why is it ok for Muslims to joke about the murder of Americans and Israelis by joining such a group?

Please note that while I am upset about the existence of this group, I am not going to go beat up Muslims on the street or burn down Muslim- owned businesses.