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| Why the antiwar left must confront terrorism The director of Amnesty International USA warns that the left must confront terror with the same zeal that it battles Bush -- or risk irrelevance. Hell froze over! By Mark Follman More than two years into the Bush administration’s lurching war on terror, William Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA, is aiming some of his sharpest criticism not at the White House, but at the American political left. His message: Take on the terror threat, or risk irrelevance. War protesters of various stripes, alongside anti-globalization and human rights activists, have staged several large rallies nationwide this year, channeling their anger at the Bush administration through slogans like "No blood for oil," "End the imperialist occupation" and "Regime change begins at home." But in an interview with Salon, Schulz said that the political left has thus far botched a key mission. "There’s been a failure to give the necessary attention, analysis and strategizing to the effort to counter terrorism and protect our fundamental right to security," he said. "It’s a serious problem."
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| Posted by:Atrus |
| #2 Maybe they can start sending lots of postcards to islamofacists and fundamentalist madrassas telling them how Amnesty International and its legion of sweater-wearing, bad-smelling, vegan activists really don't think trying to kill everyone is the right thing to do. Then the world would surely be a safer place. |
| Posted by: joe 2003-11-17 10:23:18 PM |
| #1 He was surely misquoted. The usual criticism is that those on the left must pay lip service to national defense, so as to placate those mouth-breathers who vote based on fear of the "other". Surely he didn't commit the blasphemy of saying they should actually do something to defend Amerika? |
| Posted by: BH 2003-11-17 5:20:27 PM |