"In short, Al Qaeda is a racist organization that treats black Africans like cannon fodder and does not value human life," - President Obama

From Cliff Thies:

In an interview with the African Broadcasting Company, and referring to the terrorist attacks in Uganda that left 74 dead, President Barack Obama actually used the words "radical" and "Islam" in the same sentence. He said that Islam is a great religion, but "a radical version" of Islam opposes "basic human rights," and that this is absolutely wrong. He says that he thinks the vast majority of of people of Islamic faith agree with him.

From Fox News Politics:

When asked about opinions attributing radical Islam's impact on the development and stability on the African continent, Obama called Islam "a great religion," but added that the radical version views as anti-Islam "any efforts to modernize, any efforts to provide basic human rights, any efforts to democratize."

"And I think that is absolutely wrong," he said. "I think the vast majority of people of the Islamic faith reject that. I think the people of Africa reject it."

Obama also accused terror groups such as Al Qaeda an Al Shabab of being racist. "What you've seen in some of the statements that have been made by these terrorist organizations is that they do not regard African life as valuable in and of itself," he said. "They see it as a potential place where you can carry out ideological battles that kill innocents without regard to long-term consequences for their short-term tactical gains."

We would like to add a few things: First, we think the radicals have hijacked Islam. But, they should not be allowed to referred to themselves as Muslims. They need to be ex-communicated by the leaders of the Muslim community and condemned for dishonoring God's holy name. When the day comes that they are ex-communicated, no should refer to terrorists as members, even as radical members, of any larger group encompassing many men and women of good will. We are happy to see the evolution of popular opinion and the teachings of the most revered scholars of the Muslim community on this matter.

Editor's Comment - Obviously, it pains us greatly to offer any praise whatsoever to Obama. In over a year and a half of his Presidency this is the first time we've ever had anything positive to say about him. But even a broken clock is right twice a day.