...The position of the Free Muslims Coalition is that the Muslim leadership has not done their fair share in fighting extremism and support for terrorism. We recognize that every Muslim organization produce press releases expressing outrage when a terrorist act occurs. Some organizations have gone as far as taking out ads in major news papers and producing TV commercials to express their outrage at terror attacks. However, these responses are not enough.

The war against terrorism and, in particular, terrorism committed by Muslims is an ideological battle that cannot be won without the help of Muslims themselves. These Muslim organizations should be focusing their anti-terrorism and anti-extremism efforts towards Muslims in the United States and abroad. They should be organizing rallies, going to mosques, community centers and everywhere Muslims congregate to fight the ideology of hate that is being advocated by the Jihadists terrorists and extremists.

This is what the Muslim leadership has not done or has not done enough. What good does it do to take out ads on TV or news papers which primarily cater to non-Muslim audiences? These ads are a waste of money and are no more than propaganda pieces designed to help certain organizations claim that they are fighting terrorism.

This is not to say that Muslim American leaders support terrorism. However, their response to Islamic terrorism is at a minimum incompetent and ineffective...