Muslim Embarrassment "(T)heir entire civilization has a ‘Born to lose’ tattoo."

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ^ | November 9, 2003 | Bradley R. Gitz

[doug from upland]

But when we get bad leaders, they are eventually voted out. They don't put hundreds of thousands into mass graves.

[redheadtoo]

it would be impossible to conceive of people like Saddam Hussein, Moammar Gadhafi and Mullah Omar ever holding positions of authority in a Western nation.

If Hussein had been born in the West he would be a prison lifer. The only leadership position he would ever hold would be in a prison gang. Gadhafi and Omar would, for their own safety and well being, be confined in a state hospital.

[68skylark]

But when we get bad leaders, they are eventually voted out.

I was talking about people like Hitler, Stalin, etc. I was just trying to say that the west isn't immune from having a monster as a leader -- it's just less likely to happen here.

[Cacique]

ping

[Cannoneer No. 4]

The Truth Will Set Us Free

[haroldeveryman]

"only one in 20 students in Arab universities studies science and engineering. Wow, interesting statistic. Any idea what the source is, and more importantly what the other 19 out of 20 are studying? "


An 8 year old statistic: 85 percent of Saudis attending Saudi universties major in "Islamic Studies".

[Qwinn]

"An 8 year old statistic: 85 percent of Saudis attending Saudi universties major in "Islamic Studies""

Well! I'm glad we're working so hard at that whole "separation of church and state" thing here in the U.S... clearly we're the ones with the religious zealotry problem... *rolls eyes*

Qwinn

[SauronOfMordor]

I wouldn't say Arab culture per se, but what Arab culture has become due to Islam, before Islam the Arabs provided the world with some of the greatest mathematical, astronomical, and scientific knowledge (some borrowed from India of course). Islam is like the borg or a virus, it takes over and all else is lost.

In Arab Muslim culture, the only honorable thing to study is the Koran, and the only honorable profession is warrior. The results are predictable

[F.J. Mitchell]

BTTT!

[Bon mots]

We've had several leaders of western nations who fit in well with Saddam, Gadhafi and Mullah Omar. No one in the west should think our civilizations are immune from this type of ruler.

I'll say!!

[SauronOfMordor]

An 8 year old statistic: 85 percent of Saudis attending Saudi universties major in "Islamic Studies".

The only job available to most educated Saudis, is to be exported to be the Wahhabist mullah of a mosque or maddrassa

[LibWhacker]

As long as even educated Muslims like Mahathir find it so convenient to blame Israel and America for the dismal condition of their lands, those lands will remain weak, poor and pathetic.

Dang, I had it wrong; I should've cheered when Mahathir spoke up.

[Astronaut]

"I wouldn't say Arab culture per se, but what Arab culture has become due to Islam, before Islam the Arabs provided the world with some of the greatest mathematical, astronomical, and scientific knowledge...''

I think those contributions were about a thousand years ago, give or take. The only advancements they seem to make these days are in the area of homicide bombers and kidnapping.

[Bon mots]

"only one in 20 students in Arab universities studies science and engineering."

Wow, interesting statistic. Any idea what the source is, and more importantly what the other 19 out of 20 are studying?

We know what they're learning.

Terrorism, anti-Americanism, intolerance, hatred, Islamofascism...

[sfwarrior]

bttt

[sharkhawk]

Remember the report out a few weeks ago, that college students are actually more conservative than any other age group. Despite the left's attempts to indoctrinate the kids, they are intelligent enough to see through the bullsh*t.

[dennisw]

bttttttttt

[F.J. Mitchell]

The other 19 study bomb making and torture techniques.

[doug from upland]

okay....got it