Posted on 09/26/2004 9:28:44 PM PDT by dinok
The issue of foreign hostages in Iraq was examined this week on the most heated discussion programme on the Middle East's most-watched television station, al-Jazeera.
In the programme The Opposite Direction a fiercely anti-American political analyst, Talat Rumayh, faced off against an Iraqi politician, Karim Badr.
Mr Rumayh claimed that the kidnappers were Iraqi resistance fighters and compared the number of their victims to the thousands of Iraqis, who had been killed.
Karim Badr responded by saying all Iraq was disgraced by the beheadings.
"We have to prove our humanity. I am addressing my brethren in Iraq: These are masked creatures that resemble humans, who I am certain are uglier than their deeds," he said.
"Is the killing of people and exploding cars in the streets an act of resistance? Is the kidnapping and murder of people in this manner an act of resistance? I am certain they do not represent the Iraqi conscience in any way at all."
Viewers were unmoved. In a phone poll 93% supported the kidnappings.
A little later - after the beheading of the second American hostage - an Iraqi religious leader told al-Jazeera that the foreign hostages were capturing the world's attention at the expense of the Iraqi people's suffering.
In the Arab media, naturally enough, this order is reversed - with the plight of Iraqis and Palestinians overshadowing that of the hostages.
The Arab press has also, in the past, condemned Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a thug who perverts Islam.
But there has not been the same outcry as when two French journalists were taken hostage and their kidnappers demanded that France rescind its ban on Islamic headscarves in schools.
Then, many Arab commentators warned that the kidnappers' actions could irrevocably tarnish the image of Islam and the Arab world.
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So now we know...about 7% are worth saving.
I think 93% of Americans want those Muslims dead.
"Then, many Arab commentators warned that the kidnappers' actions could irrevocably tarnish the image of Islam and the Arab world"
Oh, no! Not that pristine image!
If a giant space ship where to land and take them away...would anyone miss muslims?
I mean...what do they contribute to the human race other than conflicts and murderers?
So, I'm guessing we need to keep pounding them down till that 7% grows.
Hitler didn't enjoy that much support, yet we were perfectly justified in laying waste to Germany. Sooner or later we'll realize we should do the same to arab countries, else this moon-god worshipping terrorist crap will never end.
I was thinking the same. Time for the grandsons of Little Boy and Fat Man to visit there like grandads visited Japan?
That is all they contribute.
But this was prophesied in the Bible, regarding Ishmael,
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him (Gen.16:12)
I've given up on all of them.
" So now we know...about 7% are worth saving. "
Your throwing the undecided a bone? OK. LOL
If Abdul will pray, to a glowing crater.
The way they are headed, (condoning terrorism as they are constantly seeking weapons of mass destruction) they will bring IT to themselves.
The only question is how many millions will die before we craterize the moon rock and put an end to the insane murder cult once and for all.
Who writes this crap?
Wait. I know. British humor?
Ha ha?
Sick muslims.
"how many millions will die before ...we put an end to the insane murder cult once and for all."
I predict that point will be reached when a western city glows from a nuclear bomb. Chemicals will not do it. it will take an Arab nuke.
..."we've got to consider the "moderate" Muslims. The Religion of Peace is not our enemy. Don't both Bush and Kerry agree on that?"
At 97% agreeing with abductions and obly worrying about the image of islam when kids were murdered in Beslan, I wouls say the "religion of Peace" needs to meet its end date soon. I want it to become the religion of the past.
I think 7% is rather high. After all, the percent or two that are closest to the fence need to die just for waffling a little. I say a comfortable number is about 4%.
Ambivalent--my hairy purple @ss!
This is the problem we need to confront now. 93% of muslims are our enemies.
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