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September 05, 2004 Steyn Speaks Mark Steyn responds to the massacre in Beslan. The good news is that the carnage in Beslan was so shocking it prompted a brief appearance by that rare bird, the moderate Muslim. Abdulrahman al-Rashed, the general manager of al-Arabiya Television, wrote a column in Asharq al-Awsat headlined, "The Painful Truth: All The World's Terrorists Are Muslims!" "Our terrorist sons are an end-product of our corrupted culture," he wrote. This is true. But, as with Nicolson's prettified prose in London, the question remains: So what? What are you going to do about it? If you want your religion to be more than a diseased death cult, you're going to have to take a stand. As one of our readers here commented, we'll know Muslims are serious about stopping terror when they start picking up rifles and start shooting their fellow Muslims to stop such atrocities. Until then, it's just empty talk. |
When will the world rise?
Posted by: Jumbo at September 5, 2004 06:00 PM
just when you think one of the rare moderates will step up you read crap like this?
An extremist Islamic cleric based in Britain said yesterday that he would support hostage-taking at British schools if carried out by terrorists with a just cause.
A just cause?? Murdering children in Britain for a just cause is okay??
Omar Bakri Mohammed, the spiritual leader of the extremist sect al-Muhajiroun, said that holding women and children hostage would be a reasonable course of action for a Muslim who has suffered under British rule.
Suffering under British rule. What makes me think this would be anything they want it to be. Allowing jews to run for politics? Allowing women to wear minishirts?
The father of seven came to Britain in 1985 after being deported from Saudi Arabia because of his membership of a banned group. He has since been given leave by the Home Office to remain in Britain for five years but the Government is reviewing his status.
The Brits has got to get their act together on all these vermin. Why would I want John Wayne Gacy to be my son's babysitter if I knew what he had done.
Now here is the kicker.
He gave an interview yesterday to promote a "celebratory" conference in London next Saturday to commemorate the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
A muslim celebration of the deaths of 3000 innocent americans?? Where are those rogue SAS troopers when you need them. Can we take a collection for "direct action"?
Posted by: capt joe at September 5, 2004 07:01 PM
Capt Joe: One wonders--of course, not really--how many of those who protested the war in Iraq, will once again stand up to protest this "celebratory conference"?
I'm guessing they'll be busy that day.
Posted by: Jon Henke at September 5, 2004 07:32 PM
"He gave an interview yesterday to promote a 'celebratory' conference in London next Saturday..."
Okay, now remind me: it would be wrong to blow all these "celebrators" into little pieces next Saturday, because.....?
Posted by: Jumbo at September 5, 2004 07:57 PM
Yes Jon, I am sure that the ANSWER people and off course Galloway will be celebrating the diversity of opinion of their islamic brothers.
I mean, it's free speech when they agree with it, after all. So long as it isn't free speech from the right, because after all, everyone knows that is hate speech.
Jumbo, I was alluding to that with the suggestion of a few rogue SAS troopers.
Posted by: capt joe at September 5, 2004 08:18 PM
"Jumbo, I was alluding to that with the suggestion of a few rogue SAS troopers."
Heck, I was alluding to a MOAB right in celebration central. But that would be so sloppy and unprofessional...
Posted by: Jumbo at September 5, 2004 10:27 PM
I prefer the personal touch. ;)
Posted by: capt joe at September 5, 2004 10:38 PM