Posted on 06/11/2009 7:18:12 PM PDT by Lorianne
What connects Obama's pronouncements on head scarves and the argument over released Guantanamo detainees? ___ Nothing prepared me for the way in which the authorities at the camp have allowed the most extreme religious cultists among the inmates to be the organizers of the prisoners' daily routine. Suppose that you were a secular or unfanatical person caught in the net by mistake; you would still find yourself being compelled to pray five times a day (the guards are not permitted to interrupt), to have a Quran in your cell, and to eat food prepared to halal (or Sharia) standards. I suppose you could ask to abstain, but, in such a case, I wouldn't much fancy your chances. The officers in charge were so pleased by this ability to show off their extreme broad-mindedness in respect of Islam that they looked almost hurt when I asked how they justified the use of taxpayers' money to create an institution dedicated to the fervent practice of the most extreme version of just one religion. To the huge list of reasons to close down Guantanamo, add this: It's a state-sponsored madrasah.
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Hitchens doesn’t get out much, does he.
I don’t think your read the article. He was right on. There is lots of good stuff in the article. It also shows that anyone who thinks 0’s speech won over the muslims does not know what they are talking about.
What is wrong in the article?
Very good article! I think perhaps Cristopher Hitchens (who was going bonkers from his Bush Derangement Syndrome) may be rethinking things a bit.
Obama’s view of the world is simply the politically-correct, feel-good mish-mash that accompanys American liberal thought these days. It is as full of stereotypes, generalizations and innacuracies as the world-view of the so-called redneck to which he feels so superior
Obama has no special insight, particularly to the “Muslim World,” and Obama’s “personal history” means nothing.
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