August 26, 2010
GROUND ZERO MOSQUE
The good folks at NRO pointed out this clip of Andrew McCarthy and Imman Kringle. McCarthy points out that many Muslims draw a distinction between "terrorism" which they profess to deplore, and "resistance" which is undertaken against non-Muslims. Watch how Imman Kringle dodges the question of whether Hamas is a terrorist organization.
Kringle's argument is a distinction without a difference. It reminds me of the arguments Sinn Fein used to make that it should not be held accountable for the terrorist actions of the IRA.
Posted by LMC at August 26, 2010 06:15 AM | TrackBackHow about this trade: Ground Zero mosque for a Christian church somewhere, anywhere, in Saudi Arabia. Just to show that tolerance goes both ways. I won't even ask for a synagogue.
Posted by: rbj at August 26, 2010 11:27 AMAmen, brother.
Posted by: She Herself at August 26, 2010 01:29 PMImman Kringle's point about Hamas being a political party warrant a response, or as Samuel L. Jackson's "Pulp Fiction" character would say "...well, allow me to retort!":
When Hamas won an election in Gaza, one of their responses was to throw their Fatah rivals off rooftops. Was that the action of a peaceful political party? Or just some people on the fringe?
Posted by: KMR at August 27, 2010 07:59 AM
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