[Travis McGee]

It is important to grasp that the object, from start to finish, was not to defeat the French Army. That would have been impossible. The aim was to destroy the concept of assimilation and multi-racialism by eliminating the moderates on both sides. The first Frenchman to be murdered was a liberal, Arabophile schoolteacher, Guy Monneret. The first Arab casualty was a pro-French local governor, Hadj Sakok. Most FLN operations were directed against the loyal Muslim element: employees of the state were murdered, their tongues cut off, their eyes gouged out, then a note, "FLN", pinned to their mutilated bodies. This was the strategy pioneered by the Mufti in Palestine.

[wardaddy]

Boy howdy....these Muslims are a peaceful bunch wherever they are. Algeria is still such an inviting place to visit. Don't the Fundies sometimes go into villages and torture and execute everyone from infants to seniors just to make a point.

This is our enemy. We need to recognize him or her and the dogma masquerading as a religion and deal with them accordingly. Harshly and punitively. I don't think we're yet ready to handle the truth. I thought 9-11 would have done it but we are soft as putty.

[harpseal]

A an aside this strategy which is long accepted in the Islamic world is the perfect explanation for the anthrax attacks on Liberal Senators.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown