Islam a part of American history?

I received this via email, and although it relates to BHO's old Cairo speech, it is worth posting here for its relevance to the purpose of this blog, which is to point out that Islam, particularly radical Islam, doesn't contribute much that is positive to the world, and is in fact a danger to the civilized world.  I don't know who originally wrote this email, but it's points are still valid today.
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Have you ever seen a Muslin hospital?*

Have you heard a Muslim orchestra?
Have you seen a Muslim band march in a parade?
Have you witnessed a Muslim charity?
Have you seen Muslims, shaking hands with  Muslim Girl Scouts?
Have you seen a Muslim Candy Striper?


Have your seen a Muslim do anything that contributes positively to the American way of life?
The answer is no, you did not. Just ask yourself WHY?
Barack Obama, during his Cairo speech, said:
"I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America 's history."
 
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN'S RESPONSE
 
Dear Mr. Obama:
 
Were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed?  Funny, I thought they were Native American Indians.  Were those Muslims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving day?  Sorry again, those were Pilgrims and Native American Indians.

Can you show me one Muslim signature on the: United States Constitution?  Declaration of Independence? Bill of Rights? Didn't think so.  Did Muslims fight for this country's freedom from England? No.

Did Muslims fight during the Civil War to free the slaves in America ?  No, they did not.  In fact, Muslims to this day are still the largest traffickers in human slavery.  Your own half-brother, a devout Muslim, still advocates slavery himself, even though Muslims of Arabic descent refer to black Muslims as "pug nosed slaves."  Says a lot of what the Muslim world really thinks of your family's "rich Islamic heritage," doesn't it Mr. Obama?
 
Where were Muslims during the Civil Rights era of this country?  Not present.  There are no pictures or media accounts of Muslims walking side by side with Martin Luther King, Jr. or helping to advance the cause of Civil Rights.  Where were Muslims during this country's Woman's Suffrage era?  Again, not present.  In fact, devout Muslims demand that women are subservient to men in the Islamic culture So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband.
Yep, the Muslims are all for women's rights, aren't they?

Where were Muslims during World War II?  They were aligned with Adolf Hitler.  The Muslim grand mufti himself met with Adolf Hitler, reviewed the troops and accepted support from the Nazi's in killing Jews.

Finally, Mr. Obama, where were Muslims on Sept. 11th, 2001?  If they weren't flying planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people on our own soil, they were rejoicing in the Middle East.  No one can dispute the pictures shown from all parts of the Muslim world celebrating on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and other cable news networks that day.  Strangely, the very "moderate" Muslims who's asses you bent over backwards to kiss in Cairo, Egypt on June 4th were stone cold silent post 9-11.  To many Americans, their silence has meant approval for the acts of that day.

And THAT, Mr. Obama, is the "rich heritage" Muslims have here in America...
 
Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to mention the Barbary Pirates. They were Muslims.  And now we can add November 5, 2009 -the slaughter of American soldiers at Fort Hood by a Muslim major who is a doctor and a psychiatrist who was supposed to be counseling soldiers returning from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

That, Mr. Obama is the "Muslim heritage" in America