Link to the full-text Free Republic thread.
War won.
De mortuis nil nisi bonum.
Don’t speak ill of the dead.
FYI: He was a Christian, when he was taken captive on a previous occasion in North Africa, he wrote passionately about how the power of prayer delivered him.
He was working to expose the suffering of the Syrian people.
The problem with liberal BS is that it sounds good, but when put into practice it fails miserably in the test of the real world.
I noted today that not ONE reporter at Obama’s pressure shouted a question at The Messiah as he was leaving. You would think at least ONE would have the stones to ask, “ How is the “Doctrine of Soft Power Diplomacy” working out?
Greenfield: What is Wrong with ISIS, is What is Wrong with Islam
Sultan Knish blog ^ | Tuesday, August 19, 2014 | Daniel Greenfield
“The religious and ethnic strife in the Middle East out of which ISIS emerged and which has become its brand, goes back over a thousand years. If support for terrorism emerges from radicalization, then the armies of Islam were radicalized in the time of Mohammed and have never been de-radicalized. “
“Terrorism is not reactive. As ISIS has shown us, it has a vision for the future. The Caliphate, like the Reich, is a utopia which can only be created through the mass murder and repression of all those who do not belong. This isn’t a new vision. It’s the founding vision of Islam.
“What is wrong with ISIS is what is wrong with Islam.”
“We can defeat ISIS, but we should remember that its roots are in the hearts of the Sunni Muslims who have supported it. ISIS and Al Qaeda are only symptoms of the larger problem. “
Excerpt, go to the link below for the oped.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3195009/posts
I can’t bring myself to feel sorry for a member of a profession when most of the members qualify as domestic enemies and enablers of an oppressive regime.
