Further to this post,
Haroon the Magnificent: Terrorism by German, Italian and Japanese Canadians our fault/Plus incredibly credulous “reporting”
Terry Glavin sharpens up his keyboard:
It’s All Our Fault.
Toronto Star columnist Haroon Siddiqui’s latest attempt to establish himself as Canada’s poster boy for the delusional justifications for reactionary isolationism is quite adequately captured by his column’s headline: “To tackle domestic terrorism, end foreign wars.” Adrian McNair’s careful and effortless deconstruction of the absurd edifice Siddiqui’s relies upon to present his case is also quite adequate to show how plum crazy you’d have to be to be convinced by Siddiqui’s case.
But there is just one little nail you can pull from the structure Siddiqui builds for himself to cause the whole thing to come crashing down. Siddiqui knows this, so he has to hide it, with this: “No state can be held hostage by terrorists into changing its foreign policy. Such actors must be ferreted out, charged, convicted and jailed. . . Yet such cases should give us pause — so that we are not herded into blindly backing endless wars and occupations abroad.”..
The presumption of innocence, which Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff properly admonishes us to make, should go without saying. But while I’m on the subject, Ignatieff should also be a bit more careful to make the argument for it without grossly misrepresenting the facts [more on that and some dirty work at the keyboard]…
Poor dears. If we’d only listened to Haroon Siddiqui, none of them would have been provoked into committing their crimes in the first place, and everything would be just fine.
Update thought: Mr Siddiqui never suggests that Canadian Muslims profoundly opposed to our Afghan mission might do the obvious thing, rather than take up terrorism against Canada.
This is a democratic country. Such Muslims are–and have always been–free to publicly demand an immediate end to the mission (they could also join the NDP or, in Québec, the Bloc). Instead some have chosen to punish our people rather than try to change the government’s policy.
Of course in making an effort to change the policy a rationale would be needed. For real Islamists that could only be “It’s wrong for Canada to be involved in military action against Muslims anywhere”. Which would show where their true allegiance lies: with their religious fellows, not with their country.
No wonder Haroon the Magnificent didn’t bother suggesting a public or political route for seriously pissed-off Muslims.
Mark
Ottawa
The Islamists’ bastards didn’t have a problem with Canadian troops being maimed, murdered or harmed in the Balkins whilst saving Muslim ass. Funny how that works, I bet the “Offical Muslim Organizations” haven’t said thankyou to the troops that put their lives on the line to save Muslims in the Balkins, First Gulf War in Afghanistan or Iraq?. Hypocrites, Muslim on Muslim barbarity globally and Muslims’ remain silent alas let a Jew or infidel accidently kill one and they froth at the mouth in rage. If the death of Muslims is what drives them to terrorism how come the Taliban isn’t being targeted by the extremists for killing Muslims?
If the death of Muslims is what drives them to terrorism how come the Taliban isn’t being targeted by the extremists for killing Muslims?
EXCELLENT POINT.
You should add that more Muslims have been killed by the Taliban than NATO killing Muslims. Good point on Bosnia – not a SINGLE Muslim country involved themselves. Let’s not forget DARFUR – and by the way how many Muslims standing up for HALF MILLION displaced in Uzbekistan? Zip.
This Mubin Shaikh?
http://www.macleans.ca/canada/features/article.jsp?content=20070910_109132_109132
Or a nom de blog for a non-Muslim?
Mark
Ottawa
THIS Mubin Shaikh:
http://www3.thestar.com/static/toronto18/index.html
and THIS Mubin Shaikh:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mubin_Shaikh
and THIS Mubin Shaikh:
mubinshaikh.blogspot.com
And these three are one.
My hat off to you, sir.
Mark
Ottawa
It frustrates me and enrages me Mubin, I’ve come to the conclusion Muslims only care about dead Muslims when they are killed by the kaffir or by the Jews because they sure are silent when Muslims commmit genocides and kill Millions of Muslims.
Funny do any of those Official Muslims Organizations snivling all over MSM ever show up on Remembrance Day to say thank you to those that gave their lives to save Muslims lives? They sure can gather in outrage and rally in hysteria when Israel kills one Palestinian but can’t be bothered to protest the death of nearly half a million black Africans in Darfur. Hypocrites, lying self serving hypocrites.
yeah Rose, I have a serious problem when we see justice only through the lens of our particular religion, race, political leanings, etc.
As a wee boy, the Army Cadets taught me about Remembrance Day – taught me why tagging for poppies on cold, rainy and snowy days was nothing compared to what the fallen have done for all of us in even worse conditions.
Canada is the greatest country on earth and whoever cannot see it should remove the veils on their heart.
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