Y2K Apology
Now that the threat of Islamic this and Islamic that has passed Y2K without incident, which media or law enforcement organization will be the first to offer apologies to the millions of law-abiding American Muslims for the biggest-hyped nonevents to happen since, well, Y2K itself?
While the scars of humility and blanket accusations will be difficult to forget, the real shame is that “better safe than sorry” will be as close as we’ll get to “we were wrong.”
TARIK TRAD
Glendale
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