Moderate Muslims, snipes, and buckets of steam.

Notoriously difficult to find.

Islam is clearly important factor in understanding jihadis. Those – including David Cameron and Barack Obama – who insist that jihadis are not ‘real Muslims’ miss the point. The fact that supporters of IS [ISIS] practice their religion in a way that horrifies most liberals does not make it any less Islamic.

Yet, if the insistence that jihadism is disconnected from Islam makes little sense, so does the claim that Islam alone can explain why jihadis act so unconscionably. The vast majority of Muslims abhor the actions of IS, and would find their actions morally inexplicable.^[1]

The first paragraph above states a simple truth. Wishin' ain't gittin'.

However, the otherwise thoughtful Mr. Malik's subsequent assertion that the "vast majority of Muslims abhor the actions of IS [ISIS]" is unsupported by the evidence.

There was rejoicing in the Muslim streets after the 9/11 attacks and after the recent attacks in Paris. Different day, same insanity.

Muslim communities in Western lands immediately set themselves apart from the Western neighbors and the usual Muslim pathologies and crimes flourish without being reported by Muslims. The most loathsome examples of Muslim arrogance and contempt for the West are the most visible. CAIR, the most visible Muslim advocacy organization in the U.S., was an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal Holy Land prosecution. Smooth talk and familiar accents masked support for al Qaida crimes. "Moderate Muslim" modus operandi noted.

Muslim idea of citizenship.

Everywhere Muslims congregate there are acts of terror and immediate efforts to encroach on local laws and customs. This exists side by side with unabashed, vigorous advocacy for a total revolution in the legal and cultural life of the entire Western nation blessed by their presence. All those moderates support jihadi savages, as well as the immediate implementation of shariah everywhere they have been welcomed by Westerners.

Muslims all belong back in Muslims lands where they can enjoy shariah and jihadi bullshit to their hearts content. Three things Westerner can do without, though Obama still hasn't gotten the memo.

Notes
^[1] "Why Do Jihadis Seem So Evil?" By Kenan Malik, Pandaemonium, 11/22/15 ((emphasis added).