tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508419.post7343198690018457731..comments2024-03-28T07:54:08.588-04:00Comments on Are We Lumberjacks?: It Can Always Get Worselumberjackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00526686322561961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8508419.post-23088150649272023602013-04-24T20:04:24.520-04:002013-04-24T20:04:24.520-04:00Personally, I don't use the guy's name - I...Personally, I don't use the guy's name - I call him Suspect #1.<br /><br />But justice came, in a sense, in a surprising way from a surprising source:<br /><br />Authorities have released the body of the older brother involved in the Boston bombing, but local Muslims have declined an uncle's request for a funeral and burial. Apparently following through on a statement made earlier this week, the Imam of a Boston-area mosque refused to open it to hold a funeral for the guy.<br /><br /><i>Earlier this week, Imam Talal Eid of the Islamic Institute of Boston told The Huffington Post: “I would not be willing to do a funeral for him. This is a person who deliberately killed people. There is no room for him as a Muslim.”</i><br /><br />It is both unexpected and to some degree gratifying to see such leadership from a sect most commonly associated with homicide and mayhem.MAX Redlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040240474444763721noreply@blogger.com