Queen Guitarist Brian May Asks For Reasoning Why Terrorists Hate West

All Headline News ^ | 7-12-05 | Douglas Maher

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Queen Guitarist Brian May Asks For Reasoning Why Terrorists Hate West

Douglas Maher All Headline News Staff Reporter

July 12,2005 12:04 PM EST

London,UK (AHN)-Brian May,the guitarist for the legendary rock group Queen has made a comment regarding the recent terrorist attacks in London.

"I sense there is a mood of quiet resolve among the people I speak to. We are feeling that we must not go any further down the road of escalation...this is old stuff, but I personally feel that in the wake of 9/11 an opportunity was missed...to seek understanding rather than revenge." May told Launch Radio Networks on Monday.

"The Nelson Mandela way. I do not subscribe to this "War on Terrorism" slogan. I believe we have a need to secure a peaceful world for our children, and that it cannot be done by exerting our muscle internationally. It sure hasn't worked yet, has it?! It must be done by adjusting our behavior — we must stop playing 'Cowboys & Indians' - a self-damning phrase if ever there was one. I no longer believe we are the good guys. We must earn this view of ourselves, and start recognizing that there are other legitimate views of the world than ours."

May, an icon of sorts, did not stop there as he had plenty to offer in the way of words to the British government after the attacks that took place last week.

"So where do we go from here? Search everyone before they go on a bus? On a tube train? Walking down the street? This is the road to insanity...a climate of fear, which, sadly, the U.S.A. is already experiencing. It's time we attacked the cause rather than the symptoms. I want to see our politicians answer the question 'Why?' Why do people hate us this much? What can we do to change this? It's no use thinking we are dealing with a small bunch of maniacs, as seems to be the popular view, who need to be 'stamped out.'

"The reality is we are looking at a large number of entire countries of people to whom the American (and English) flag is a symbol of evil. Of selfishness and bullying imperialist aggression. This is what we must address. This is what we owe it to our children to do. In my opinion."

Queen has recently teamed up with former Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers to do a major tour of Europe and North America. Their latest round of UK shows were scrapped due to the terror attacks.

[Beckwith]

THis guy has my vote for the dumbest observation of the day.

[aruanan]

So in the view of this musician we should respond to these shock raids and listen to the wisdom and sense of Islam?

The Barbary pirate route is the one to take. To paraphrase someone, may have been Burke, there are a few truly good and a few truly bad people, the majority go either one way or the other, depending on who happens to be in power. The necessity, in the current situation, is to identify as many of either minority as quickly as possible, reward the former, and annihilate the latter. Someone else, it may have been Pipes, said that Islamicism depended upon a perception of the inevitability of its success in taking over the West. Demonstrations like Afghanistan, Iraq, and what Israel could do if not hampered by the West, are gigantic body blows to this perception. Such demonstrations should continue as quickly and as devastatingly as possible. Too bad we couldn't design a bacteria with a specific taste for only those crude oils that come from nations supporting Islamicists and take out all their oil at the source.

[beaversmom]

Wow, some guy, believe it was a priest, was spouting the same lines today on Medved's show.

[AlGone2001]

Maybe they hate queer bands?

[Rebelbase]

For someone as intelligent as May I'm surprised at his stupidity.

[KC_for_Freedom]

Such demonstrations should continue as quickly and as devastatingly as possible. Too bad we couldn't design a bacteria with a specific taste for only those crude oils that come from nations supporting Islamicists and take out all their oil at the source.

Agreed. The best solution yet.

[Fred Hayek]

Standing next to Mandela - Joe Slovo, one-time ANC "defence minister" and admitted Communist Party member. Was in charge of training terrorists.

[My Favorite Headache]

Bump

[My Favorite Headache]

Awesome post.

[wardaddy]

Hear Hear!

Damn shame.....May's high licks were all I ever liked from that foppish crew.

[KingNo155]

LOL,Brian May,the guitarist for the highly over-rated group Queen says "It must be done by adjusting our behavior". What a joke if Freddy Mercury; lead singer for the highly over-rated group Queen, had adjusted his behavior and stoped taking it in the rear, he would not have died of aids. BTW Queen was/is/and will always be a pop band not a rock band. There is no rock and roll in Queens music, Queen is disco not rock and roll!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rastus]

LOL! Ain't that the truth. I'm a bit of a Queen fan and have all of their CDs, but that one is particularly rank.

[Rastus]

The BBC probably commissioned the release.

[Kelly_2000]

"No. That's what's so scary. People like him represent the evil west to these people and will be the first to be sent to the camps."

It's almost pathetic that these people crave to be understood by these terrorist psychopaths, and attempt sycophantic approaches to these killers and their ilk.

[Kelly_2000]

LOL good answer the view of the narrow minded and liberal is all to commomnly filled with misconceptions concerning reality and a communist utopia they dream about.

[subterfuge]

YEAH Baby!!

Love the COWBELL!

Thanks RWA.

[Rastus]

Hollywood is always telling us we must understand why the Islamofascists hate us. Well, one thing they hate is the "decadence" of Hollywood. I'll take Hollywood's concerns more seriously when they start solely making films that would be approved by the jihadists.