Radical is certainly a subset of fundamentalist. And I suspect that in reality, in the set diagram, the little circle labeled "radical" tends to stick out considerably from the "fundamentalist" circle, as many radicals seem to use Islam as a convenient tool rather than observing it themselves.

There is some progress being made in harnessing the truly religious Muslims against terrorism, at least against Muslims. Note this article from an Iraqi blogger.

I don't have a good idea about how to peel the Muslim religion away from ironbound fundamentalism. It cannot be overemphasized that much of what we consider "Muslim" is more a part of Arab culture than it is the Muslim religion, and this may be where the issue rests. When the birth control pill came out, the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church condemned it and forbade it. A huge number of American Catholic women quietly went ahead and used it anyway. No speeches, no soapboxes, just a quiet statement that yes, they loved the Pope, and yes, they were Catholics, but...

Obviously, there must be some of this quiet resistance in Islam. It needs to be encouraged, but this can only be done effectively from inside.

Think about how difficult it would be for you, as a conservative, to criticize the President on a Democratic BBS, or at a party overwhelmingly attended by liberals.

Tell me about it. Went to a benefit to see John Cleese here last week, which earned me about 1,000 Dad Points from my daughter. Got another 2,000 points for coughing up for the cash to attend the reception afterward.

The benefit was for the Esalen Institute, which would not have been in my choice of Top Ten charities, but there it is. The point is, I suspect the event, especially the reception, was not exactly packed with conservatives.

Though you may not guess it from my tendency to stick my oar in damn near everything here, my favorite thing to do at receptions and parties is hang near people and just listen to the conversations, especially the knot of people around the celebrity, if there is one. Much of Cleese's presentation was quite philosophical, and interesting, but he made no secret of his contempt for Republicans, by name. At the reception, I stood near him while Cleese said something about "Republicans are so stupid, that they..." and I missed the rest since someone near me said something. My daughter giggled at me, and I smiled back and held my finger up to my lips.

We got our pictures taken with him, a shirt autographed, and had a great time. My daughter got to talk to him about comedy on his way out to his car. Movie stars are largely leftist, and there isn't much you can do about it. I sure as hell wasn't about to change his mind at a cheese and wine party, and why be the skunk at the picnic?

However, I have no problems at all reaming leftists on their bulletin boards. It's not easy, since many of them practice enthusiastic censorship.