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Britain
Islam Fosters Tolerance, Peace: Yvonne
2004-12-06
Yvonne Ridley, the British ditz journalist who made international headlines three years ago after her dramatic capture and release by the ousted Taliban regime in Afghanistan, believes her life completely changed to the better, thanks to Islam.
"I was pretty stoopid before I converted, y'know. That's all changed now..."
What started out as a purely research about Islam following her release turned into a soul-searching trip that culminated with the firm conviction that Islam is not about oppression or violence, but rather peace, tolerance and understanding, she recently told Malaysia's English-language The Star newspaper. Embracing Islam in August 2003, the Sunday Express journalist admitted that she used to "work hard and play hard" and was a "prolific drinker", but found herself now healthier, happier, and more content.
I think it was the drugs, myself...
"And my girlfriends can see this, and they ask: 'What is this that has changed your life so much?' And I say it's Islam. And they say: 'No, really, what is it?'" Ridley was in Malaysia last week to raise funds for the UK-based Islamic social service organization Al-Khaaem.
Posted by:Fred

#40  Plus--wasn't she the wacko idiot that took her young daughter to Afghanistan after she was set free? She said she saw some of her abductors and was "really nervous" (about 'nice guys'?) Anyway, she's an example of the post-trauma classic attempt of a victim to revisit the site of the crime to "prove" that they've mastered the situation of the abuse. And as a "Moslem" she can be pretty certain that the guys won't hurt her again.
Posted by: ex-lib   2004-12-06 11:20:31 PM  

#39  $$$ and there's probably a Moslem guy involved with her personally . . .
Posted by: ex-lib   2004-12-06 11:16:38 PM  

#38  http://armor.typepad.com/bastardsword/2004/01/the_death_of_th.html
Posted by: mojo   2004-12-06 11:11:03 PM  

#37  LOL I don't have to google. Now I get the " St. Pancake" bit now. Funny a D9 will do that if you get terminally stupid around one. I think you can also google "terrorist felching" and get a hit on her too.

This gal ain't that bright.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-12-06 11:02:59 PM  

#36  SPofD, google "Rachel Corrie" and then say a good Act of Contrition.
Posted by: Matt   2004-12-06 10:43:18 PM  

#35  Um, outside of a Frank Zappa song I can't relate to any image of St Pancake. I need some help here.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2004-12-06 10:31:22 PM  

#34  And no IHOP jpgs, please.
Posted by: Matt   2004-12-06 10:21:41 PM  

#33  thinner too (I'm already fighting to keep from going to hell...)
Posted by: Frank G   2004-12-06 10:05:56 PM  

#32  That was cold, Fred, real cold. I'm going to regret laughing about it.
Posted by: Matt   2004-12-06 10:01:21 PM  

#31  ROFL!!!
Posted by: .com   2004-12-06 9:53:22 PM  

#30  Is it me or does she look something like St. Pancake?

No, no! St. Pancake is much more slender... Wider, too...
Posted by: Fred   2004-12-06 9:52:45 PM  

#29  So when's the circumcision Yvonne?
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2004-12-06 8:42:12 PM  

#28  Is it me or does she look something like St. Pancake?

CrazyFool, yes. noticed it too. It is the type. I knew a few of them, they all look alike and follow the pattern. I could almost bet that if I see another one, she would be in the same mold. Not sure how to explain it, though. Some form of morphology and state of mind correspondence. Weird.
Posted by: Sobiesky   2004-12-06 4:42:11 PM  

#27  She has been on the wagon way too long. Get that girl a drink.
Posted by: d guy   2004-12-06 4:29:42 PM  

#26  And my girlfriends can see this, and they ask: ‘What is this that has changed your life so much?’ And I say it’s Islam.

Dont mean to insult anyone, or to miss the very real problems with violence that Islam today has, but doesnt this sound EXACTLY like what you hear from a certain kind of new Christian, the proverbial "Jesus freak"? Or even a new member of Chabad (the ultraorthodox group that proselytizes among secular Jews)? Its just the standard hippie found religion reaction.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-12-06 4:01:15 PM  

#25  Is it me or does she look something like St. Pancake?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-12-06 3:56:32 PM  

#24  Ridley, as an anti-war activist at the time, recalled how the US intelligence sent a dossier to Taliban alleging that she was a spy to silence her anti-war movement.

Hmmmmmm. We must've been busy that day.
Posted by: The Mossad   2004-12-06 1:48:23 PM  

#23  For some reason, John Lennon's Working Class Hero comes to mind. A dhimmi toolfool is something to be, too, I guess.
Posted by: .com   2004-12-06 1:32:17 PM  

#22  She's not fat or ugly. She's just daft.
Posted by: Jules 187   2004-12-06 1:23:39 PM  

#21  That is the worst damn case of Stockholm Syndrome I have ever heard of in my life.
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2004-12-06 1:21:22 PM  

#20  #19 Can somebody PLEASE throw a VEIL over that woman's face?

Well , if she doesnt cover up , someone will throw some acid on her face . Then she might have something to say about tolerance and peace .
Posted by: MacNails   2004-12-06 11:16:07 AM  

#19  Can somebody PLEASE throw a VEIL over that woman's face?
Posted by: Justrand   2004-12-06 11:06:33 AM  

#18  I think she just looked into the mirror and realized she was fat and ugly and decided to hide herself rather than diet.
Posted by: anon   2004-12-06 10:38:08 AM  

#17  She's probably being PAID to say this. Lotta islamic money looking for cracks in the West.

They're smart, they know we think they're women-haters, and if they get a woman journalist (supposed symbol of an independant, critical thinker) then that is a powerful symbol for recruiting more of US!

Don't forget: their goal isn't to defeat us militarily but culturally. Their goal is to make us Islamic!
Posted by: Anon1   2004-12-06 10:30:36 AM  

#16  CF took the words out of my mouth. She just wants the koran to do her thinking for her vice using her own brain. Typical crutch of the addictive & self loathing personality.
Posted by: Phiter Glolung1555 (aka Jarhead)   2004-12-06 10:21:31 AM  

#15  mmmm... Fosters.
Posted by: BH   2004-12-06 9:57:04 AM  

#14  Its always easier to 'just do as your told and dont think' then it is to have, and be responsible for, your own freedom.

I think many slaves were (and are in the instance of Sudan, Saudi-Arabia and other ISLAMIC countries) perfectly content in their lot as 'slaves' - they dont have to think or be responsible, they just do what their 'master' says and everything will be all right.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2004-12-06 9:25:11 AM  

#13  Absolutely right. This is how western culture will could be destroyed. I stand corrected.
Posted by: badanov   2004-12-06 8:25:13 AM  

#12  "Islam Fosters Tolerance, Peace" -- it must do this by providing a bad example, ala "Goofus and Gallant".
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-12-06 7:42:12 AM  

#11  Badanov, "This is how western cultures will be destroyed"

I would use 'might be destroyed'. I don't belive it will be, despite the possibility of moonbats flocking to Islam in droves at some point. It will just make the recon of the enemy more accurate, after some state of confusion.

In the end, we'll win. Not saying it will be pretty in between now and then...
Posted by: Sobiesky   2004-12-06 7:25:34 AM  

#10  correct, badanov, I meant to type "Large numbers of left-wing" instead of just "Large." Still early, need some coffee...
Posted by: lex   2004-12-06 6:38:56 AM  

#9   Large Prominent western journalists given to self-hatred (and substance abuse, and possibly emotional disturbances) convert to Islam.

Speaking strictly from experience, substance abuse per se does not a dhimmi make. You will notice journalists who have signed off on Islam are usually leftwing/liberal, which basically means their egos are so huge they think that embracing a hostile ideology makes them the smartest person in the world.

This is how western cultures will be destroyed; by journalists, substance abusing or not, decide on their own that immolating a decent society will be their own contribution to mankind, the consequences be damned.
Posted by: badanov   2004-12-06 6:36:25 AM  

#8  The Road to Dhimmitude, First Waypost: Large Prominent western journalists given to self-hatred (and substance abuse, and possibly emotional disturbances) convert to Islam.
Posted by: lex   2004-12-06 6:18:24 AM  

#7  Clearly correct, Bulldog. Real Muslims don't wear silly turbans (that don't even match!) on top of their hijabs.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-12-06 6:01:01 AM  

#6  â€œ'And my girlfriends can see this, and they ask: ‘What is this that has changed your life so much?’ And I say it’s Islam. And they say: ‘No, really, what is it?’'"

I'd go with: she's a stereotypical left-wing self-loathing attention-seeking pseudo-feminist who would rather see her own society replaced be a primitive superstitious barbarism than accept its minor imperfections as things she alone can't change. A jibbering moral pervert.
Posted by: Bulldog   2004-12-06 3:08:55 AM  

#5  What about the horrendous images of your fellow Muslims beheading people with dull knives, you hypocritical twit.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-12-06 1:04:50 AM  

#4  throw a nickel on the drum...nice hat!
Posted by: 2b   2004-12-06 12:57:17 AM  

#3  God what a Moonbat

"“When I look back at my experience now, and I see the shocking images of Guantanamo Bay , and the horrendous images and stories emerging from the Abu Ghraib prison , I thank Allah I was captured by the most evil and brutal regime in the world and not by the Americans.”

Ridley, as an anti-war activist at the time, recalled how the US intelligence sent a dossier to Taliban alleging that she was a spy to silence her anti-war movement."

Before she was a new age rock rubber I am sure.
Posted by: FlameBait   2004-12-06 12:23:05 AM  

#2  Yvonne then concluded the interview, saying that her husband told her that if she didn't come in the house RIGHT NOW, that he would beat her to a senseless pulp, and there wasn't a damn thing she could do about it.
Posted by: 2b   2004-12-06 12:11:22 AM  

#1  Islam, Fosters, tolerance, peace: one out of four aint too good, Yvonne.
Posted by: Grunter   2004-12-06 12:03:46 AM  

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