As you all know (of course), today's the end of the month of pilgrimage, Zilhaj, and that means Eid al-Ahda (a holiday which commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Ishmael for the very love).
Lots of people sent well wishes, such as Tony Blair ("The celebration of Eid gives us an opportunity to reflect on the positive impact that Islam has had in Britain and the rest of the world. We have benefited immensely from the contribution of British Muslims to this country's success, prosperity and culture. You are an integral and valued part of the fabric of our nation. That is why I welcome the increased participation of British Muslims in public life and will continue to work with you to build on this in the future.") and Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and Prince Abdullah (“Muslims should unite and embark on a course that disavows terrorism, which spreads mayhem and is forbidden by Islam“), as well as the appointed mulla at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudeis (“The reason for this [terrorism] is a delinquent and void interpretation of Islam based on ignorance ... faith does not mean killing Muslims or non-Muslims who live among us, it does not mean shedding blood, terrorising or sending body parts flying.“) The president didn't have too much to say about it, but he did throw a big party.
On a related note, I heard an interview with a US soldier in Basra talking about armor plating his convoy vehicle (“haji armor“) and taunting the insurgents (“tell haji to bring it on“). People that've made the pilgrimage (the Haj) during Zilhaj are called “Haji”s and, unlike our soldiers who use the term derisively, the people there probably consider it oddly respectful. I suppose it's like taunting a Christian by calling him a good Christian. Now, were they to come back to the States and yell the same thing to their local Pakistani or Indian 7-11 owner, it'd definately be a derrogatory, since “ha ji” means “yes, sir” (typically repeated multiple times, accompanied by the classic subcontinent bobblehead, by the stereotypical sycophantic British colonist underling to their British overlords). I guess our grunts are, well, grunts.
Wikipedia on Eid al-Ahda