[saberman]

This article speaks for itself. My comments are essentially superfluous. The only thing I will say is that I looked up Mr. Redeker's writings. Though he is not a stranger to public commentary, he is by no means an ultra-right activist and appears to have solid credentials as an educator and a philosopher. My French is pretty weak, but from what I found of his writings I would not call him an "Islamaphobe" or even more to the right than "right center." But he believes that free speech and other freedoms are under strong attack and the reaction he got certainly proves it.

[Free ThinkerNY]

Stand and fight the Left and their IslamiNazi allies.

[kinoxi]

The teacher, Robert Redeker, 52, wrote in the center-right daily Le Figaro 10 days ago that Muhammad was “a merciless warlord, a looter, a mass-murderer of Jews and a polygamist,” and called the Koran “a book of incredible violence.”

They (the muslims) certainly can't sue him for libel.

[Mr. Mojo]

The teacher [wrote] that Muhammad was “a merciless warlord, a looter, a mass-murderer of Jews and a polygamist,” and called the Koran “a book of incredible violence.”

Nothing Islamics hate hearing more than the truth.

[ExTexasRedhead]

History is repeating itself and the world better wake up and that includes American Liberals and RINOs.

[YdontUleaveLibs]

This is serious especially since Theodore Van Gogh was killed merely for pointing out the plight of Muslim women.

[pawdoggie]

The (non-Muzzie) French must "hold their manhood cheap" that one of their number must go into internal exile in order to avoid the Islamist Headhunters.

[DJ Taylor]

“Whereas Judaism and Christianity are religions whose rites forsake violence and remove its legitimacy, Islam is a religion that, in its very sacred text, as much as in some of its everyday rites, exalts violence and hatred...”

What Redeker said with this sentence is that Western Civilization has become too civilized too soon, and it begs the question, can a kind, forgiving, and tolerate people coexist with barbarians? The answer to that question is, of course, no.

[mjp]

Teacher in Hiding After Attack on Islam Stirs Threats

If the Europeans don't do something soon to protect it's own people from this evil, it will be a sign that they have lost the will to survive.

[Republicain]

from what I found of his writings I would not call him an "Islamaphobe" or even more to the right than "right center." But he believes that free speech and other freedoms are under strong attack and the reaction he got certainly proves it.

For the one's who read french a very good opinion about Redeker on this french leftist (and republican) site :Robert Redeker : Première victime de la fatwa en France

The Liberty Vox forum has texts and opinions about Mr Redeker

Another french leftist blog pro-Redeker : NE LAISSONS PAS REDEKER AVOIR RAISON

A petition to support Redeker

The anti-Islamisation site France-Echos

[opinionator]

Candidate for Darwin Award.

[cricket]

Did not check to see what page this is on; but interesting that NYT's picked this up. . .interesting that he criticizes as well, Chrisitanity and the Pope; but the impetus of his writing is of course, the real problem and his focus.

Michelle Malkin as well. . . has posted Redeker translated into Engllish. . .link. . .

. . . .two separate entries/commentary on and by Redeker. . .

[TheCrusader]

"A French high school philosophy teacher and author who carried out a scathing attack against the Prophet Muhammad and Islam in a newspaper commentary. The teacher, Robert Redeker, 52, wrote--- that Muhammad was “a merciless warlord, a looter, a mass-murderer of Jews and a polygamist,” and called the Koran “a book of incredible violence.”

Here, here. I think Pope Benedict may have started a Western trend. A German politician also spoke out against islam today..... All it takes is somebody to lead us, and the West will squash islam.

[VOA]

I'd suggest Mr. Redeker not seek asylum in the USA.
As our guvmint is busy importing people that would like to kill him.
Or would just stand aside as he got "van Goghed".

(list from a preivous thread):

More Muslims moving to U.S.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699992/posts

US schools compete for Saudi students -not yet able do effective
background checks on applicants
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699252/posts

Victor Davis Hanson: Those Saudi Students. It’s not irrational to
be wary of this deal
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1701943/posts

[goldstategop]

He should have added Mohammed was a pedophile who pimped little girls. Needless to say, for telling the truth, his life is in danger.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[Continental Soldier]

When truth is against you, it is hard to accept it. By pushing Islam into the faces of so many others, muslims have been confronted, in the media and elsewhere, with the contradictions and the illogic of their faith. Anger, rage and denial against the truth are always the first lines of defense. And this is no small matter, for, in the end, that truth threatens the believed structure of the world, itself. How many times, in how many other places, have other faiths fought desperately to preserve the world as they understood it?

[hardworking]

About two years ago a friend of ours who visited Paris told us that the Champs Elysee is filled with burka clad women and Muslim men in the evenings and that the 'old days' of strolling down the Champs on warm summer evenings is a pastime the Parisians have abandoned. This made me sad, because I have fond memories of doing that when I was young and a student in Europe (a long time ago). I also thought about the photos of the Nazis rolling into Paris down the Champs - looks like the Muslims have taken over for sure in view of this teacher's plight. Sad. Once again the French have merely surrendered.

[SunkenCiv]

France: Writer of 'anti-Islam' article gets death threats
AFP via Expatica | 09/28/2006
Posted on 09/28/2006 3:10:43 PM EDT by Republicain
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710138/posts