"Give peace a chance"? NAH...

[J.A. Terranson]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, James A. Donald wrote:

> James A. Donald wrote:
> > > ... but Bin Laden's indictment not only mentions US troops
> > > in Saudi Arabia, but also the reconquest of Spain, the
> > > massacre committed by the crusaders in Jerusalem, and the
> > > failure of Americans to obey Shariah law.
>
> J.A. Terranson
> > Whats good for the goose is good for the gander, right?  The
> > US can go after BL for not following US [constitutional] law,
> > so why can't he come after us for not following Shariah (or
> > any other) law?
>
> But these laws are not as like as geese and ganders.  The US
> goes after Bin Laden for murdering people.  Bin Laden goes
> after us for not accepting second class citizenship under
> Muslim rule.

No. He goes after us for the very same reason: for [our] murdering of
*hundreds of thousands* of people, both directly (Iraq) and by proxy
(Israel).

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>          James A. Donald

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