May I draw your attention to many letters recently sent by mainly Muslim readers on the stance taken by PAS on the issue of bombing in Afghanistan? I must say it saddens me greatly the extent the Muslim readers have stooped to accommodate the so-called "justice" for the Americans vis-a-vis war against terrorism.

I greatly wonder why that it now becomes acceptable to bomb a country with millions of innocent people just because the US government suspects Osama bin Laden as the terrorist behind the WTC attacks.

The stance of other Muslims should be only the strongest condemnation against America's retaliation - these are your brothers dying. It is foolish to equate this to support of terrorism. Islam condemns in the strongest terms those who kill innocent people, including what the Americans are doing now. The perpetrators of injustice and aggression must be brought to justice but it is absolutely irrational to punish the whole nation because of acts of a few individuals.

For equally baffling reasons nowadays it seems PAS has become an object of condemnation, for being insensitive, irrational and extreme. PAS is not without mistakes, any party or group of people for that matter falls in the same quagmire. But it is short-sighted and irresponsible to say that PAS has suddenly become irrelevant for voicing strong support to help the Afghanis and condemning the attacks.

Lastly, as Muslims we should prioritise our support and allegiance. When innocent people, be they Muslim or non-Muslim, in some other parts of the world are being killed, it is not too much for all of us to voice our objection.