[sanchmo]

For the record, I just wanted to let everyone know that I did not post this article because of any agreement with the writer's conclusion about what we should do with these nutballs; I posted it because it is a classic and time-proven analysis of some of the causes of Islamist paranoia and cultural suicide, and it begins to explain how they are internally caused. I do not for a second believe that the solution is to "understand" (that is, empathize with) the Islamist viewpoint - the soluton is to defeat it swiftly and decisively.

However, understanding how your enemy thinks - even when you are diametrically opposed to it - is an extremely powerful tool in defeating them. It is a classic strategy, used by all great leaders in conflict. With that in mind, I will continue to post articles which help us defeat their neuroses.

[livius]

It was a good article, precisely because it showed that the internal dynamic of Islam itself is the true cause of the rage of its adherents, and that nothing that the West can do will ever satisfy them. (Well, nothing except ceasing to exist.) His final conclusions were weak - but then, this was written well before 9/11.

[Moby Grape]

Trust me...I did not, nor do I think many, thought you AGREED with this guy....I only wanted to set the record straight that the Muslims have had this RAGE for centuries, and it has NOTHING to do with the US not "minding their own buisness" or our policies regarding Israel. Muslims in the 1700's were attacking US merchant ships and stealing their cargo, taking Christians hostage, etc. When the American armies went to "straighten" things out, General Eaton wrote in his dairy that these people believed they would go to heaven by killing Christians....my point is that this EXCUSE of rage is a bald face LIE...it is their RELGION that is at the heart of this, NOT our policies. The history of the Muslim Babary Pirates is clear evidence that the rants of the third party isolationist about our having "brought this on ourselves, is just silly.