Oriana is not only my favorite writer. She's my woman model. I stand with her.
Claudia
Oriana is not only my favorite writer. She's my woman model. I stand with her.
Claudia
That's going on my reading list.
Hope she stays alert and keeps low because the "Religion of Peace" will be out to get her.
(Islam = hypocrites)
(I'd love to be called as a witness in this trial!)
ML/NJ
"I stand with her."
I second that emotion.
Oriana, know the freepers are with you! At least a whole lot of us are!
I, too, would be honored to call her my sister. A voice of reason in a world gone mad.
I not only plan to buy her new book, The Force of Reason, but would like to do more. It would be great if there was a world-wide group which would stand behind her with financial as well as moral aid, something along the line of "Friends of Oriana". I would feel honored to contribute to her defense monthly for as long as it takes.
If any human being is in a position to define and respond to the leprosy on humanity called islam, this woman is. Her lifetime politics is antithecal to mine, but honesty and consistency, as well as integrity define this woman, and her systematic growth against all forms of tyranny and against the degradation of the human spirit in any form is worth defending.
Count me in.
"The Rage and the Pride" was excellent. Ms. Fallaci writes with such intensity that you can't help but feel her anger and outrage as you're reading.
The sad part is that in Europe and Canada, this woman is seen as a dinosaur from another century. The combination of islamic aggressive public relations and the acquiesence to Europeans to the role of guilty oppressors is the perfect political storm to let the muslims prpogate their lifestyle to the point of over-running what was once the heart of Christiandom. Europe has given up.
The charge...
Let me see.
Improper use of the truth and pointing out the obvious?
Abusing the rights of the largest current criminal enterprise on the planet operating under the guise of a religion?
Using excessive intellectual force against pure evil?
Animal abuse?
The possibilities are endless...
Claudia, you took the words out of my mouth. She is, imo, the world's greatest journalist. Have you ever read "Interview with History?" That should be required reading at every college campus anywhere. Like Christopher Hitchens, agree or disagree, she's the real thing. She walks the walk.
The same could happen here in the U.S.
Look at what Democrat John Conyers of Detroit has proposed:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/
From the littlegreenfootballs website:
"Here is the text of the resolution proposed to Congress by US Representative John Conyers, Jr., a Detroit Democrat, taking a first tentative step toward a blasphemy law in the United States: Text of My Resolution Regarding Relgious [sic] Intolerance. (Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning bigotry and religious intolerance, and recognizing that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect."
Part of John Conyers resolution:
"Whereas believers of all religions, including the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, should be treated with respect and dignity;
Whereas the word Islam comes from the Arabic root word meaning “peace” and “submission”;
1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives–
(1) condemns bigotry, acts of violence, and intolerance against any religious group, including our friends, neighbors, and citizens of the Islamic faith;
(2) declares that the civil rights and civil liberties of all individuals, including those of the Islamic faith, should be protected;
(3) recognizes that the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as any other holy book of any religion, should be treated with dignity and respect; and
(4) calls upon local, State, and Federal authorities to work to prevent bias-motivated crimes and acts against all individuals, including those of the Islamic faith.
http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000103.htm
great book ping!
It's about time writers come out publicly and decry this brutal sham of a religion, and I don't care if they are offended. I am offended.
Sanity is a crime in Italy?
She comes from a long line of partigiani. Her father was in the resistance during WWII, and I love the fact that she calls herself a Christian atheist. Not because I'm an atheist, but because I know exactly what she's trying to get at with that phrase as it relates to her polictics, both recent and past.
I don't think her health is all that good. Thought I remember reading that she was diagnosed with cancer a few years back. May she continue to live and write well.
Signed,
another Italian
nato al '56, emigrato al '58.
Isn't this the same guy that tried to get crucifixes removed from schools? Do you know what happened in that case?
I thought Italy had pretty strong freedom of expression laws - I'm surprised something like this is going to trial.
What do you think the outcome will be and what is the feeling of most italians regarding this case - doe she have a lot of popular support?
Aldo
I'll have to put "Force of Reason" on my reading list. Thanks for posting this article.
This woman is one of my all-time heroes. I've been waiting to hear about her again. Thank you so much for posting this and anything else you find on her. I had not heard anything since I read The Rage and the Pride, and I was concerned about her health. I have never known of anyone as passionate as Oriana Fallaci. She is truly an phenomenon and inspiration, a beacon of truth.