Maybe World Opinion is Turning.

In the July 15th San Antonio Express-News there were two articles that caught my attention that I thought I would pass on.

The first, titled "Terrorism losing appeal" talks about the loss of support the extremists seem to be receiving from Isalamic countries around the world. The subtitle said "Muslims down on bin Laden, suicide bombs, Islamic Extremists".

It goes on to say "Osama bin Laden's standing has dropped significantly in some key Muslim countries, while support for suicide bombings and other acts of violence has 'declined dramatically' according to a new survey released Thursday. In a striking finding, predominantly Muslim populations in six North African, Middle East and Asian countries are as alarmed as Western nations about Islamic extremism, which now is seen as a threat in their own nations, too, the poll found. 'Most Muslim publics are expressing less support for terrorism than in the past. Confidence in Osama bin Laden has declined markedly in some countries, and fewer believe suicide bombings that target civilians are justified in the defense of Islam,' concluded the Pew Global Attitudes Project."

In an article on the same page titled "U.S Muslims blast Terrorists" it gives somewhat the same message. The subtitle says "Organization condemns hijacking of religion by extremists". In the article it says "A U.S. Muslim group launched a public service announcement Thursday that condemns the hijacking of Islam by terrorists. The ad, to be distributed by satellite to television stations in the United States and abroad, is designed to fight the public perception that mainstream Muslims have been silent on terrorism, said Parvez Ahmed, board chairman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil liberties group. 'Any effort by terrorists to hide their criminal activities under the mask of religious peity is being categorically and unequivocally rejected by mainstream Muslims,' Ahmed told a news conference. The 30-second spot, which features American Muslim men and women, states that people who commit acts of terrorism in the name of Islam are betraying the teachings of the Koran and the Prophet Muhammed. The ad also will be available with arabic subtitles. ' We reject anyone - of any faith - who commits such brutal acts and will not allow our faith to be hijacked by criminals. Islam is not about hatred and violence. It's about peace and justice,' the announcement states."

May God bless America and our war on Terrorism.