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Deranged Moussaoui not a voice for Islam

Arizona Republic

May 9, 2006

Regarding the sentencing last week of Zacarias
Moussaoui:

For the sake of the families of the 9/11 victims, we
are glad that this sad chapter of this trial is
finally closed. I can't imagine how painful it must
have been for them to watch Moussaoui making a mockery
of their tragedy.

Although not all jurors were convinced that Moussaoui
had a significant part in the attacks (despite his
boastful claims that he did), he is certainly guilty
of extremism, insensitivity toward the Sept. 11
victims and their families and possibly mentally
incompetent.

As an American Muslim, I would like to reiterate that
Moussaoui stood in court as Moussaoui, the deranged
fanatic. He was never a representative of Muslims or
Islam. If anything, he represented the very opposite
of what Islam teaches.

Mohamed El-Sharkawy,
Phoenix