I know ONE way to put Detroit on the map....

[mcsdetroitfriend]

and think of how it would inflame the arab population of Detroit as well?

[Thames]

and think of how it would inflame the arab population of Detroit as well?

mcsdetroitfriend, I can't think of how it would "inflame" the arab population.

Why don't you tell us how it would "inflame" the arab population?

[Detroitnerd]

and think of how it would inflame the arab population of Detroit as well?

It's worth pointing out here that, in general, the Detroit area's Arab and Muslim communities are among the most tolerant in the world. They truly are a diverse bunch of folks, from all over the Middle East. We tend to have poor geography skills, we Americans. We don't realize just how large the Middle East is, and how many different points of view Muslims and Arabs embrace. That they can all live together in one part of the world and get along should be testament enough to their tolerance and understanding.

[Hermod]

It's worth pointing out here that, in general, the Detroit area's Arab and Muslim communities are among the most tolerant in the world. They truly are a diverse bunch of folks, from all over the Middle East. We tend to have poor geography skills, we Americans. We don't realize just how large the Middle East is, and how many different points of view Muslims and Arabs embrace. That they can all live together in one part of the world and get along should be testament enough to their tolerance and understanding.

They are getting along just great in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, etc.

[Detroitnerd]

They are getting along just great in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, etc.

These "countries" were intentionally carved up by the great imperial powers so that internal ethnic groups would quarrel. That is why Iraq was carved out of Sunni, Shia and Kurdish areas. Or why Afghanistan is Pathsun, Tajik and other minorities. The colonial rulers knew that the best way to ensure they held power was to draw borders in ways that would guarantee internal conflict.

The fact that our local Middle Eastern population is relatively free from these Old World prejudices is all the more startling, like a great melting pot we can all be proud of.

Contrary to Hollywood and TV, the peoples of the Middle East have not been warlike invaders. In fact, historically, they have been the victims of wars and political machinations provoked and fought by First World powers.

[iheartthed]

The 9/11 terror trial should be held in lower Manhattan. That is where the crime was committed. I don't know if there is any precedent for a trial to be moved based on burden to the community.

Furthermore, what community in this country is better equipped to shoulder that burden than the [[by far) largest city in the country? This move is purely political, and just another example of the Obama administration buckling under pressures that are against its better judgment.