BillsNYC Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Now they're going to behead a woman who is there to HELP the Iraqis and has been for over 30 years! http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136304,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Yeah, I for one am shocked (SHOCKED!) that they would do such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Yeah, I for one am shocked (SHOCKED!) that they would do such a thing. 80784[/snapback] Islam....the religion of peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BiB_ Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 You knew it was coming. Kids will be next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Islamic extremists have even less regard for women, including their own, then they do for their enemies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsNYC Posted October 22, 2004 Author Share Posted October 22, 2004 Islamic extremists have even less regard for women, including their own, then they do for their enemies. 80970[/snapback] True...which is why this seems strange to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blzrul Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 True...which is why this seems strange to me. 80991[/snapback] But they know the West cares greatly and is, rightly or not, is probably much more horrified at the thought of a woman or child being beheaded than a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Islam....the religion of peace. 80863[/snapback] Like criticizing Christianity on the basis of Reverend Jim Jones or David Koresh. Extremists are not representative of any given overall population. That's why they're called extremists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BiB_ Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Beheading is common, but also done as humanely as possible. The barbaric nature of these executions (slowly carving with a dull knife) are reserved for the greatest traitors to Islam. The method is very calculated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Like criticizing Christianity on the basis of Reverend Jim Jones or David Koresh. Extremists are not representative of any given overall population. That's why they're called extremists... 81006[/snapback] Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 You knew it was coming. Kids will be next. 80869[/snapback] *cough* Beslan *cough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUBillsFan Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Like criticizing Christianity on the basis of Reverend Jim Jones or David Koresh. Extremists are not representative of any given overall population. That's why they're called extremists... 81006[/snapback] I think the differnce is that the two you mentioned had people follow them they weren't going out and killing people in the name of God...Now I think a better example are the people that were/are killing abortion doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 I think the differnce is that the two you mentioned had people follow them they weren't going out and killing people in the name of God...Now I think a better example are the people that were/are killing abortion doctors. 81130[/snapback] Not many people out there killing abortion doctors these days. Look how much attention the murder of Dr. Slepian (forgive the spelling if that's wrong) got. It's a rarity and *everyone* was outraged when it happened. We hate our extremists; we don't quietly support them or use backwards logic to justify the horrible things they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Not many people out there killing abortion doctors these days. Look how much attention the murder of Dr. Slepian (forgive the spelling if that's wrong) got. It's a rarity and *everyone* was outraged when it happened. We hate our extremists; we don't quietly support them or use backwards logic to justify the horrible things they do. 81135[/snapback] Correct. But we also have a relatively free society in which the public has some semblance of a voice. How often do you hear from everyday people in Arab nations? The people who command power and attention are the corrupt governments and the extremists. Neither is a very good option for the public to turn to. To pin this solely on a society, nation, culture or religion is stupid because this thing is so much more ugly, ambiguous and underlying. DC Tom was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typical TBD Guy Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Like criticizing Christianity on the basis of Reverend Jim Jones or David Koresh. Extremists are not representative of any given overall population. That's why they're called extremists... 81006[/snapback] Sorry pal. The difference is that those of us in the Western Hemisphere are quick to denounce people like Jim Jones and David Koresh. The 99.9% of supposedly civilized Muslims are indifferent to the beheadings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurman's Helmet Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 This goes to show you how the majority of these "insurgents" are in fact foreign fighters who couldnt care less about Iraq or its people. A stable, democratically governed Iraq is bad for their cause and they will do everything in their power to stop it. Which is why our mission is so important and must be seen to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 How often do you hear from everyday people in Arab nations? The people who command power and attention are the corrupt governments and the extremists. 81148[/snapback] And why is that? Sorry, I'm not letting them off the hook. We're a better culture, we're a better nation, and we're a better society. Comparing religions makes me go a big rubbery one, but I'm sure of those first three and I don't mind saying it out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BiB_ Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 This goes to show you how the majority of these "insurgents" are in fact foreign fighters who couldnt care less about Iraq or its people. A stable, democratically governed Iraq is bad for their cause and they will do everything in their power to stop it.Which is why our mission is so important and must be seen to the end. 81164[/snapback] Exactamundo. Hammer squarely on nail. This isn't about Iraq at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Sorry pal. The difference is that those of us in the Western Hemisphere are quick to denounce people like Jim Jones and David Koresh. The 99.9% of supposedly civilized Muslims are indifferent to the beheadings. 81152[/snapback] Of course, you also have to consider that we have far greater opportunity to speak out against people like Jim Jones than most Muslims do against terrorists. A Western cult does something stupid, you have thirty thousand under-employed mini-cam toting reporters brought up under a tradition of free press roving the streets of America looking for reaction. How many "man in the street" interviews have you ever seen out of Amman or Islamabad? Most Muslims are just like any other person in the world: just trying to make a living. Unlike us, however, they try to in a culture with a long tradition of hammering down nails that stick up. Doesn't make for a very vocal opposition, no matter how widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 This isn't about Iraq at this point. 81221[/snapback] I couldn't agree with that more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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