Posted on 01/16/2005 6:14:20 AM PST by finnigan2
You don't do what the senators puffing all over the TV want to do: Box in the United States and give free Geneva upgrades to terrorists.
Steyn classic:
"...and give free Geneva upgrades to terrorists."
*snicker!*
I laughed out loud when I read that too. Steyn is one of the best.
"Hello? Does anyone in the Democratic Party still read the newspapers, other than the fawning editorials of the New York Times? "
Ain't that the truth!
Dear Concerned Citizen:
Thank you for your recent letter roundly criticizing our treatment of the Taliban and Al Qaeda detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Our administration takes these matters seriously, and your opinion was heard loud and clear here in Washington. You'll be pleased to learn that, thanks to the concerns of citizens like you, we are creating a new division of the Terrorist Retraining Program, to be called the "Liberals Accept Responsibility for Killers" program, or LARK for short. In accordance with the guidelines of this new program, we have decided to place one terrorist under your personal care. Although Ahmed is extremely violent, and a sociopath killer, we hope that your sensitivity to what you described as his "attitudinal problem" will help him overcome these character flaws.
Perhaps you are correct in describing these problems as mere cultural differences. He will bite you, given the chance. We understand that you plan to offer counseling and home schooling. Your adopted terrorist is extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat and can extinguish human life with such simple items as a pencil or nail clippers. We do not suggest that you ask him to demonstrate these skills at your next yoga group He is also expert at making a wide variety of explosive devices from common household products, so you may wish to keep those items locked up, unless (in your opinion) this might offend him.
Ahmed will not wish to interact with your wife or daughters (except sexually) since he views females as a subhuman form of property. This is a particularly sensitive subject for him, and he has been known to show violent tendencies around women who fail to comply with the new dress code that Ahmed will recommend as more appropriate attire. I'm sure they will come to enjoy the anonymity offered by the bhurka - over time. Just remind them that it is all part of "respecting his culture and his religious beliefs" - wasn't that how you put it?
Thanks again for your letter. We truly appreciate it when folks like you, who know so much more than we do, even though they have never been there, keep us informed of the proper way to do our job. You take good care of Ahmed - and remember...we'll be watching. Good luck!
Cordially...Your Buddies, "W" & Don Rumsfeld
He still nails it. On an 'off' day, (and I'm not saying this is one), Steyn writes better than 99% on their best days!
Thanks for posting an FR icon, and thanks for the ping, poke!
Perfect!
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Wow. He nailed it here.
"Can't we all just get along?"
Ping
And Mark hit it on the head again.
In the landscape of modern progressive pieties, there are no enemies, just friends whose grievances we haven't yet accommodated.
We are fighting a war on 2 fronts.
We had best sucseed at getting bleeding heart Libs to recognize the ENEMY if we hope to defeat them.
This country was founded using guerrilla tactics and we shouldnt allow our military to be trapped in decorum while fighting this rabble
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Yes, wow. Steyn is the best opinion writer in the English-speaking world.
"But it's not surprising. In the landscape of modern progressive pieties, there are no enemies, just friends whose grievances we haven't yet accommodated."
Ain't it the truth!
ROFL!!! :^D
Thanks for the ping!
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