War on Islam or on Islamism

Submitted by Romesh Chander (United States), Oct 11, 2005 at 13:10

What surprises me is how all the mainstream press like New York Times and Washington Post and Los Angeles Times miss the real importance of this speech.

Did Bush declare war on Islamism? or as muslims would say, war on Islam? How is the muslim world reacting?

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