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Yet another large terrorist attack against civilians, planned by Muslims, has been thwarted, this time in Denmark. And yet again, there is no loud outcry from Muslim leaders, no demonstration, no march, no vigil, saying that such killings in the name of Islam are against Islam. Why? Because the Islamic leadership doesn't believe that such killings are in fact against Islam.
An Islamic leader close to those arrested said as much:
Abu Bashar, an imam in the Vollsmose neighbourhood who knows several of the suspects personally, said the arrests did not come as a surprise, and that he felt the alleged terrorist attacks were linked to Denmark's participation in the war in Iraq.
This imam is showing that killings of civilians in the name of Islam, for political purposes, are fine with him, and aren't even surprising.
Look, we should all just save ourselves a lot of trouble. Western nations should identify Muslim leaders and teachers who teach things that are against our way of life, such as to kill those who aren't Muslim, or to replace our way of life with Sharia law. And we should expel them. They can go on with their lives elsewhere. Nobody has to die or even be locked up. And the thousands of Westerners that these people are trying to kill, get to go on with their lives too. It's the easiest way for everybody.
I'm deeply saddened by the loss of Steve Irwin. And I couldn't understand exactly how the accident happened. Would he really have intentionally swum right over a deadly stingray? This report may explain it:
"He and the underwater cameraman went out to do some pieces on the reef and coral and stuff good for the kids' show and, unfortunately, he came out over the top of a stingray that was buried in the sand and the barb went up and hit him in the chest."
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Everything about Annan's latest statement, is wrong. First, he invites Iran -- which is trying to take over Lebanon via Hezbollah -- into Lebanon to help with reconstruction:
MADRID (Reuters) - The international community should not isolate Iran, which has indicated it will cooperate in the reconstruction of Lebanon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a Spanish newspaper.
"The international community should count on Iran, not isolate it," Annan said in an interview with El Pais in Qatar which was published on Tuesday.
Annan spoke to El Pais after a weekend visit to Tehran as part of a Middle Eastern tour to shore up the ceasefire that ended fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.
"The general perception is that Iran is acting on its own, giving money to Hizbollah. In my conversations in Tehran, I asked the Iranians to work with other countries in reconstruction. They accepted my request, which is a very helpful attitude," Annan said.
Even Annan admits that "the general perception is that Iran is ... giving money to Hizbollah."
Annan also has this howler:
"The Iranians assured me that they are not seeking nuclear weapons and their intentions are peaceful. Nonetheless, they have to find a way of reassuring the world and guaranteeing that these really are their intentions," Annan said.
Does Annan believe that such statements made by the Iranians are consistent with their repeated calls to wipe Israel off the face of the earth?
Here, he calls on Israel to stop preventing the resupply of Hezbollah (which just fired thousands of rockets into Israel), so as to create "trust:"
"Israel should withdraw, without needing to wait for the deployment of the 15,000 (international troops) to be complete. Also, mutual trust has to be created, by, for example, Israel lifting its blockade on Lebanon," Annan said.
What I want to know is, who does Annan think he is, inviting the enemy of Lebanon into Lebanon? Isn't that up to the Lebanese government?
It looks like Annan doesn't think he's just the Secretary-General of the U.N. organization -- he seems to think he's the President of the World.
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