Andrew C. McCarthy on Islam and our Naivete

Andrew C. McCarthy on Islam on National Review Online: "The Koran's sura 4:89 declares: They would have you disbelieve as they themselves have disbelieved, so that you may all be alike. Do not befriend them until they have fled their homes for the cause of Allah. If they desert you, seize them and put them to death wherever you find them. Look for neither friends nor helpers among them. (Emphasis added.) Koranic passages are taken by believers to be the words of God Himself."

"Here’s a riddle: What begins with words “In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate,” a formal Islamic salutation also commonly used by militants in their warnings, fatwas, and claims of responsibility regarding terrorist acts?"........