Terrorist recruitment tools

I've seen a few people suggest that we're not allowed to mention how the far right is aiding the enemy with this current anti-Islam fever because that what they said about us when we protested the war in the first place. Well screw that false equivalence. It's true about them. Counter-terrorism experts believe it's "playing right into the hands of radical extremists." There's proof.

The supercharged debate over the proposed center has attracted the attention of a quiet, underground audience -- young Muslims who drift in and out of jihadi chat rooms and frequent radical Islamic sites on the Web. It has become the No. 1 topic of discussion in recent days and proof positive, according to some of the posted messages, that America is indeed at war with Islam.

In contrast, when we were arguing, and marched and fought against the invasions and occupations, we sent the opposite message. One would think that would be obvious.

[More posts daily at the Detroit News.]