I just saw a Muslim cleric on Fox News who was clearly saying “Barack Obama, you will pay” (it was even part of a chant that rhymed with “way”) and the subtitles changed it to “Barack Obama, you will die.” There’s some journalistic integrity for ya.
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The Atrocity of Hope, Part 14: Barack Obama, Hey Hey Hey, How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?
Friedman In Our Time
Thomas Friedman very rarely says anything I like. But blue moons do happen. I just saw him on CNN saying (I quote from memory):
Our day is supposed to be the Fourth of July, not September 11th. We’re supposed to be a beacon of hope, not an exporter of fear. Are we going to be taking our shoes and our belts off forever? We need to accept a little more insecurity in our lives so we can live like Americans again.
Bin Laden Dead?
Initial reports say that bin Laden has been killed by a u.s. air strike.
I’d be interested to know what the rationale was for killing him rather than capturing him for trial, given that his death doesn’t make much sense as a war aim (i.e., it’s not going to have much appreciable effect on al-Qaeda’s effectiveness, given that terrorism is driven by political situations, not by individual evil masterminds). I’d also like to know who else was killed in the strike, and in particular how many noncombatants.
No tears for bin Laden here, but I predict we’ll be in for a ghoulish firestorm of vindictive celebration for the next few days. I wonder how many self-professed Christians will recall the injunction to “love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.”
The Atrocity of Hope, Part 13
The Atrocity of Hope, Part 12
Sheldon Richman writes:
In Tuscaloosa Obama said he’s never seen such devastation. Doesn’t the Pentagon show him the bombing reports?