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2003-11-26 Fifth Column

"Moderate" Muslim Goes Over to the Enemy

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Posted by 11A5S 2003-11-26 12:26:37 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And in what way has he "gone over to the enemy", may I ask?

Or do you call it "going over to the enemy" when people don't like the American president supporting missionary activity in other countries, or when they have a different outview on what the future will hold if Bush keeps on with his policies?

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-11-26 12:43:59 PM|| 2003-11-26 12:43:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 C'mon Aris, did Bush really allow missionaries into Iraq before medicines? We changed the name of the Afghan operation (Infinite Justice), remember, so that we wouldn't torque Muslim sensibilties. Read the whole article, then let me know what you think. Also the "Yankee GIs are really a bunch of bed wetting cowards behind the kevlar" meme is straight out of the AQ propaganda manual. I know you've read OBL's epistles and interviews, right?

Posted by 11A5S 2003-11-26 1:00:32 PM|| 2003-11-26 1:00:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Fred, I considered that, but I also know that MEMRI is a professional organization and assumed (we all know what happens when you assume) that they would have provided Al Fadl with an opportunity to read and refute their translation as a professional courtesy. Al Fadl also has a tremendous bully pulpit with his editorial access to several major papers. Why isn't he using it to refute the interview?

Posted by 11A5S 2003-11-26 1:12:14 PM|| 2003-11-26 1:12:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, look, another appearance of the mental problems Big Lie.

They're really pushing that one, aren't they?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-11-26 1:13:04 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-11-26 1:13:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The best Arab News story during the war was about the thousands of GIs that were buying headresses and defecting to Syria. Every GI can't wait to go live in the socialist utopia that is Syria. They only wish that our troops were wussies like MOST Arabs are. Yes they do very well against a terrorized civilian populace, but come in contact with a REAL Army? They run for the hills. Don't believe me? Then explain why they have Israel ounumbered about 100-1 and yet they have NEVER defeated them in a war and never will. The Arabs are bullies by nature and when confronted with strong force they flee or surrender.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-11-26 1:33:48 PM|| 2003-11-26 1:33:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 So 1 in 5 have PTSD? That's a good one. I'd say its true that out of every five of my lads, one of them pisses the rack, but that's from being drunk ;)

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-26 1:35:51 PM|| 2003-11-26 1:35:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Wonder, too, how much of this is the total misunderstanding the rest of the world has of American soldiers. I have NEVER met anyone in uniform that didn't hate is current duty assignment, while bragging about how great the last one was. It doesn't matter whether it's a plush assignment in Europe or Hawaii, or the boondocks of Korea or the Middle East. Who was it said, "If they ain't bitchin', they ain't happy"?

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-11-26 1:51:51 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-11-26 1:51:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 OP - right on. I'm convinced that there is no good duty station while your there. But everyone's last duty station was great.

If you ain't complainin' you ain't trainin'.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-26 3:04:30 PM|| 2003-11-26 3:04:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I am working on a troll relativism theory. Is it me or does Aris sound down-right pleasant?

Posted by Shipman 2003-11-26 3:39:17 PM|| 2003-11-26 3:39:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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