Why did the issue only surface with an Arab country? Here is a perfect example of clear discrimination against Arabs and Muslims.

Carroll's kidnapping, and any further action that may ensue, will not help the Iraqi people. Nor will it help the cause of those who express opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq, or those who are trying to showcase the suffering of the Iraqi people.

Immigration is the No. 2 issue after civil rights. Civil rights right now is what's keeping people from demonstrating.