WSJ Opinion Journal

WSJ ^ | 1/5/04 | James Taranto

[areafiftyone]

Saddam's 'Sex Therapist'

The supreme victory for the rapist is proof that his victim "enjoyed" it. Though he may force his way into her property, demolish her home, murder her loved ones, pillage her belongings, though he may terrify and humiliate her, beat and batter her, break her bones and tear her flesh, spill her blood, wound her organs and lay waste to her very soul, if, in the midst of the rape, between tears and shrieks of agony, if his victim should, for a moment, for some reason, any reason, if she should smile, or, better yet, orgasm [sic], the rapist is redeemed; he is even (in his mind) heroic.

[Britton J Wingfield]

Taranto is great. I get this "Best of the Web" emailed to me daily.

[expatpat]

....could it be that the guys at Reuters are getting a little too close to the story?

I suspect the Reuters folks were invited to watch the attack by the insurgents, and forgot to keep a distance from them.

[68skylark]

Yeah Taranto is really wonderful. He was really at his best during the build-up to the war in Iraq -- he had a great influence on my thinking (along with the late Michael Kelly).

I never miss Taranto's daily column. It's at the free part of the Wall Stree Journal. The address is

http://www.opinionjournal.com

[jonno]

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