resurrectionsong

May 12, 2004

Voices from the Religion of Peace

From CNN:

Jabar Khan, a Kabul shopkeeper, said: "This beheading is a good act because the Iraqis have been oppressed and whoever is oppressed should defend themselves. As a Muslim I support this act."

There was also some measured sympathy in the most populous Muslim nation in the world, Indonesia.

In Jakarta, one resident, Budi, said: "Even hostages, under the teachings of Islam, must be treated humanely. If others did otherwise, it doesn't mean we should do the same.

"But then under the current conditions ... such chaos in Iraq ... we cannot blame the Iraqis whose lives have been totally destroyed."

I won't say that this is or isn't typical of Muslim thought on the Berg murder, but it seems saft to say that the willingness to support terror isn't just on the fringe. The same people that condemned our abuse of prisoners are more than happy to make excuses for the brutal bastards who killed an innocent civilian or a dictator who used chemical weapons on his own people.

We're climbing a mountain, here, and every time we look up it seems that the mountain is only getting taller.

What a hell of a week.

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Posted by zombyboy at May 12, 2004 10:59 AM | TrackBack

Comments

So much for our efforts to win the hearts and minds of the heartless and the mindless.

Posted by: Xrlq at May 12, 2004 11:32 AM

I can't help but see the similarities between the Iraqi's and an abused family trying to protect and even sometimes avenge the abuser all the while telling people who are trying to help to "Mind your own damn business."

The Muslims of the world who support this are like the extended family who think that it really isn't their "place" to get involved because they are afraid of the retaliation of the abuser (and his friends).

Posted by: Rae at May 12, 2004 12:33 PM

A very disfunctional family, Rae.

Posted by: Patrick at May 12, 2004 04:22 PM