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Disgust, long overdue

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Disgust, long overdue

: The Observer points to statements by two firebrand Islamic clerics against “random atrocities” performed by al Qaeda and reports (or speculates) that, finally, at long f’ing last, we have reached the edge of their tolerance:

The statement last week was part of a phenomenon which, though its outlines are barely discernible, give us a glimpse of light at the end of ‘the war on terror’ tunnel. For, though it is gaining in many areas, the radical Islamic militant movement labelled ‘al-Qaeda’ is beginning to lose public support in others.

So 3,000 dead doesn’t do this. But a few distasateful beheadings and “collateral damage” of dead Muslims does. Whatever.

8 responses to “Disgust, long overdue”

  1. Jeb Avatar
    Jeb

    10,000 collateral damage Iraqis don’t sway you, Jarvis. Nor do 4,000 collateral damage Afghanis.
    Pot, kettle…

  2. Andrea Harris Avatar
    Andrea Harris

    Wow, trolls are the Pavlov’s dog of today.

  3. Walter Wallis Avatar
    Walter Wallis

    In both nations, the deaths per day after we intervened were remarkably lower than before. I guess Jeb does not believe the victims of Saddam or Osama count, since he would have let the slavery and killing continue. Life must be pathetic when you are a Jeb.

  4. ballantrae Avatar
    ballantrae

    No, the reason why they are being “swayed” is simpler.
    Paul Johnson was working on Apache hellicopters in Saudi Arabia. Most of the actual workers in the Saudi oil fields are foreigners.
    For those who can’t or won’t make the connection, I will help. It is *not* in the interests of the Saudi government to behead those guys who are giving them modern warfare. Nor is it in their interest to see everyone who can pump out the oil they live on run away.
    Thus, these attacks were not aimed at foreigners, they were aimed at the Saudi government.
    Since the Saudis are pretty much the guys who fund a third of the mosques around the world, they also have the most influence of any single group. Thus they are now putting on the pressure to denounce these fools.
    The truth is, the “Islamic clerics” haven’t got a problem with Johnson being beheaded, or even with the collateral damage in Saudi Arabia.
    -ron

  5. Robert McClelland Avatar
    Robert McClelland

    I see Jeb has already done my work here. And he hit the nail on the head. If the death of 10,000 Iraqis hasn’t swayed you from your bloodlust why would you expect the death of a few thousand Americans would sway these people from their bloodlust.
    In both nations, the deaths per day after we intervened were remarkably lower than before.
    No Wally, that is not the case. I’m betting you don’t even know how many people are dying in Iraq every day right now.

  6. Reid Avatar
    Reid

    RoMc – You mean all deaths, natural and un-natural? Let’s assume you’re not being totally dishonest. If just combat deaths, are you talking about non-jihadis only or, are you lumping in the guilty with the innocent? In particular, if we are going to be making comparisons to those who died in the WTC, how about limiting our statistics to innocent office workers purposefully killed by murderers flying planes into buildings? I would say the number of Iraqis dying every day in that way is precisely zero.
    And, where, exactly are your casualty figures coming from, anyway? Here’s a clue: when making up numbers, don’t round off to the nearest thousand. For example, 9,364 sounds a lot more convincing that 10,000.
    And, in actual fact, Wally is correct. Or, have you managed to shut the mass graves entirely out of your insouciant and sympathetic-to-mass-murderers poor-excuse-for-a-brain?

  7. mike Avatar
    mike

    Ok, Reid. Then were are your casualty figures coming from? I don’t think anyone should say “and, in actual fact…” unless they have reliable citations to support their supposed fact.

  8. i_love_blogs Avatar
    i_love_blogs

    Or, have you managed to shut the mass graves entirely out of your insouciant and sympathetic-to-mass-murderers poor-excuse-for-a-brain?
    Insults…the rhetorical method of choice in blogs across cyberspace. Nice.