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Arabs fear backlash after London bombingsGee....I wonder why this is so.DUBAI (Reuters) - Arab newspapers urged Britain on Friday not to turn against Arabs and Muslims after bloody bomb attacks in London blamed on al Qaeda Islamist militants.
While all editorials condemned the onslaught, some linked it to Britain's part in the Iraq invasion or its backing for a U.S.-declared "war on terror," which, they said, ignores the injustice of occupation fueling militancy in the Middle East.
The Friday prayer preacher in Tehran said Britain, which has said Thursday's attacks bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda, should remember that Osama bin Laden's group was a U.S. creation.
Beirut's English-language Daily Star predicted that Muslims would suffer more discrimination after the carnage in London.
"In spite of the fact that all acts of 'Islamic' terrorism blatantly contradict Islamic teachings, such acts serve to further distort the image of Muslims and Islam," it said.
Let's review, shall we:
To insure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport screeners will not be allowed to profile people. They will continue random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members of the President’s security detail, 85-year old Congressmen with metal hips and Medal of Honor winning former Governors. Let’s pause a moment and take the following test.
- In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
- Olga Corbett
- Sitting Bull
- Arnold Schwartzeneger
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by
- Lost Norwegians
- Elvis
- A bus full of 80-year-old women on a bingo excursion
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- During the 1980’s a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by
- John Dillinger
- The King of Sweden
- The Boy Scouts
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by
- A pizza delivery boy
- Pee Wee Herman
- Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered in his wheelchair and thrown overboard by
- The Smurfs
- Davy Jones
- The Little Mermaid
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by
- Captain Kidd
- Charles Lindberg
- Mother Teresa
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by
- Scooby Doo
- The Tooth Fairy
- Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid who had a few sticks of dynamite left over from the train job.
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by
- Richard Simmons
- Gene Simmons
- Michael Jordan
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by
- Mr. Rogers
- Hillary, to distract attention from Wild Bill’s women problems
- The World Wrestling Federation to promote its next villain "Mustapha the Merciless"
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and destroyed and thousands of people were murdered by
- Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd
- The Supreme Court of Florida
- Mr. Bean
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against
- Enron
- The Lutheran Church
- The NFL
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
- In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by
- Bonny and Clyde
- Captain Kangaroo
- Billy Graham
- Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
As Ann Coulter put it so brilliantly, "When 100 percent of the successful terrorist attacks on commercial airlines for 20 years have been committed by Arabs it ceases to be a profile. It’s called a ‘description of the suspect.’"
(Insidious profile test and Ann Coulter comment glommed from Right Thinking From the Left Coast)
I hate to say this, but like the cliche: if it walks like a duck, sounds like a fuck, and swims like a duck - then it's a duck. Or if you're the type to lean left-of-center: it's a heinous profiling of an aquatic bird that is simply existing and this is yet another example of the un-American tactics the Bushitler administration will use to oppress those that voice dissent....
And unless you're an idiot, those 19 scumbags that killed 3,000 people a few years ago...? They didn't look anything like the Von Trapp kids from 'Sound of Music'. They looked like.....um, what's the phrase.....I remember now: Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
I'm not the type to go walking around looking for an Arab to beat the crap out of him/her, but I'm sure the shrill screams of 'racism' will be drowned out by the thundering silence coming from the Arabs & Muslims in the UK. Or is racism only an American trait...?
The British will have to contend with any possible backlash as best they can - given their laws and their societal 'norms'. But just remember this kids: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Okay, maybe the reaction might be larger....your milage may vary.
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The London bombings are a backlash against US and British involvement in colonial and neo-imperialist policies in the Middle East for many, many years.
The US and Britain must learn that if you enslave and kill people they have a tendency to strike back. Simple lesson. Simple reality.
Only ignorant fools and morons fail to understand such simple truths.
|| Posted by Alan, July 8, 2005 12:45 PM ||Geez - he's back!
Okay, here's the deal: you act civil and I will not ban you or delete your comments.
You step out of line IN MY OPINION and it's Delete City - population: YOU.
Are we clear?
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|| Posted by Mad Mikey, July 8, 2005 01:12 PM ||Hey, al...long time no see. i tend to agree with you. I don't think it is a hard concept to grasp.
|| Posted by ruthie, July 8, 2005 02:18 PM ||Alan is Al? long time...
if Al's explanation is so simple, how do you explain my parents getting their asses kicked out of their home country (a country where my family resided since the Spanish Inquisition) by Muslims? Must've been the crazy ass British and U.S. enslavery and killings going on at the time. Or maybe they just had really bad B.O. That's just one of many examples of Islamist extremism throughout history, all over the world. (Surely the Taliban blew up ancient Buddhist shrines because of those mean Buddhists' occupation and rampant murders.) Americans and British are not the only recipients of their brand of love. Sorry, dude, YOU are the one with the lack of understanding here.
Hi Ruthie! :-)
|| Posted by nathalie, July 9, 2005 12:11 PM ||Did you ever hear of the Crusades? You know, where the Pope waged a bloody war against the Arabs in order to loot and pillage to bail himself out of financial difficulties.
|| Posted by Alan, July 9, 2005 02:48 PM ||yes, Alan, I've heard of the Crusades. you're talking to a first generation American Jew of Middle Eastern descent. my ancestors and immediate family have been on the receiving end of Christian and Muslim crusaders. so what exactly is your point? using your apparent logic, should I be more like Muslims and strike back against those that have enslaved and killed (/continue to kill) my family and friends? or shall I continue on and strive to better society as my predecessors have? go ahead, tell me how simple it is...
|| Posted by nathalie, July 10, 2005 01:02 AM ||Hi Nat...
|| Posted by ruthie, July 10, 2005 11:42 AM ||Good to see you. :)
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