Thursday 14 July 2005

More misunderstood killers

So who wants to defend this atrocity -- was the suicide bomber and those who encouraged and resourced him just 'misunderstood'?
BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber killed 27 and wounded 67 people, mostly children, when he blew himself up beside a US patrol in east Baghdad ... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, has made clear in internet statements - though their authenticity cannot be verified -- that he sees Shia Iraqis as apostates who deserve to be killed just as much as American soldiers.
Oh, so I suppose that's alright then. Anyone want to defend this sick fuck?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ask someone on the left - that's their speciality...

Craig Ranapia said...

Well some fool made a half-arse attempt over at NZPundit and received a prompt (and I though very restrained under the circumstances) bitch slap.

Anonymous said...

I saw that one on the news last night. You're right, that is truly sick, utterly contemptible and psychotic. You'll hear no defence for him from me.

But have you actually had commenters around here *defending* the London bombers either? I haven't read all the comments on every post, but I haven't seen it on here yet. (Or are you talking about people on other forums defending the London bombers?)

Anonymous said...

AL,
I agree with you that it's very disturbing that they'd think that. But on 2), isn't the very fact that they *have the freedom* to say such things openly one of things that sets Western society apart, and one of the things we want to protect at all costs? The key, to me, is not to prevent them from saying things like that, but to get the logical and rational contradictions to what they say out there, louder and more often.

(God, I'm starting to sound like a Libertarian! Must have been hanging round here too much) :-)

Anonymous said...

That 'documentary' was nothing of the sort. It was a propaganda exercise - plugging the 'Bush and Blair are to blame' line they hold so dear. While they deny supporting the terrorists - they certainly ain't on our side...

Anonymous said...

AL,
Ah, I see. Well then in that case, we agree. It's the missing social and intellectual repercussions, especially from their fellow Muslims that needs to be worked on, rather than cracking down on free speech. Right?