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patrickmurfin

Answering the Warmonger

Jul 26, 2006 12:24

Our local paper here in McHenry County, the NORTHWEST HERALD, publishes almost any letter submitted to it as long as it is not profane or libelous. And that’s great. It makes for a spirited opinion page and offers folks of a broad range of views often missing from the columns of other publications.

In their infinite wisdom, however, the editors ( Read more... )

pakistan, iran, europe, indonesia, iraq, india, afghanistan, northwest herald, germany, france, sudan, islam, italy, nuclear war

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It might get closer then we care for... bill_baar July 27 2006, 13:04:33 UTC

Here's al-Zawahri Murf. The man means it, and in a weird way, it's disrepectful not to take him seriously. A kind of occidental arrogance that these odd Asians can't do it. They can.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_re_mi_ea/mideast_fighting_al_qaida

In the message broadcast by Al-Jazeera television, Ayman al-Zawahri, second in command to Osama bin Laden, said that al-Qaida now views "all the world as a battlefield open in front of us."

The Egyptian-born physician said that the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and Palestinian militants would not be ended with "cease-fires or agreements."

"It is a jihad (holy war) for the sake of God and will last until (our) religion prevails ... from Spain to Iraq," al-Zawahri said. "We will attack everywhere." Spain was controlled by Arab Muslims for more than seven centuries until they were driven from power in 1492.

Great minds... rusrus July 27 2006, 13:05:41 UTC

Patrick:

I had the same idea on my blog Tuesday - though not nearly as articulate and complete.

russ.