Mohammed as a Swedish roundabout dog (rondellhund): cartoon by Lars Vilks
Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s response to western apologists
While blogging with a very articulate lady from the UK, an evangelical atheist and retired high-level worker for the Labour Party–in other words, to the left of most American liberals–I was struck by her efforts to let Saudi Arabs off the hook read more »
How The New York Times contributes to government abuse
In articles written for the public by respectable journalists, in respectable papers, we find the terms, ‘extraordinary rendition’, ‘detained’, ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’. When in fact, we should be reading, ‘kidnapped’, ‘imprisoned without charge’, and ‘torture’. read more »
We can begin to end this ‘war’ now. By withdrawing our support for its cause.
First, we have to admit the fact that the vast majority of ‘terrorists’ have come from dictatorial Arab regimes which America supports. Fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers were Saudis. The other four were from Egypt, the UAE, and Lebanon The 9/11 Commission Report. Notice that these Arab states are all American allies in the War on Terror. Neither Iraq, the one Arab country we invaded as a result of 9/11, nor Syria, the one Arab country we currently consider a supporter of terrorism, were in any way involved. Read the report. Also notice, from the article on this site’s blogroll, that the largest single group of suicide bombers in Iraq are in fact Saudis. And, of course, Osama bin Laden is Saudi. read more »