Monday open thread

I’m a little jammed this morning but should be back early this afternoon once things calm down.

4 Responses to "Monday open thread"

Lorica says:

July 2, 2007 at 12:36 pm

Rush is giving away iPhones if you sign up for his free “Rush in a Hurry” emailer. – Lorica
Lorica says:

July 2, 2007 at 1:02 pm

Well Now!!! There are some good signs that The Surge is having the intended effect. – Lorica

Iraqi Civilian Deaths Drop in June
(CNSNews.com) – Iraqi civilian deaths dropped by more than a third in June to their lowest level this year, an official with the Iraqi Interior Ministry said on Sunday.

LINK
Great White Rat says:

July 3, 2007 at 12:02 pm

On the heels of the car bomb incidents in the UK comes an interesting piece in the Daily Mail by a former jihadist.

Start with this statement:

I remember how we used to laugh in celebration whenever people on TV proclaimed that the sole cause for Islamic acts of terror like 9/11, the Madrid bombings and 7/7 was Western foreign policy.

By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this “Blair’s bombs” line did our propaganda work for us.

This confirms what we conservatives already knew, and what the leftists will never understand or admit.

Hassan Butt is the author. He’s very clear about the source of the islamic terrorist problem today:

How do Islamic radicals justify such terror in the name of their religion?

There isn’t enough room to outline everything here, but the foundation of extremist reasoning rests upon a model of the world in which you are either a believer or an infidel.

Formal Islamic theology, unlike Christian theology, does not allow for the separation of state and religion: they are considered to be one and the same. (which ought to have our left-wing friends rethink their lack of committment to the WOT, if they were capable of thinking about it – GWR)
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I was taught by Pakistani and British radical preachers that this reclassification of the globe as a Land of War (Dar ul-Harb) allows any Muslim to destroy the sanctity of the five rights that every human is granted under Islam: life, wealth, land, mind and belief.

In Dar ul-Harb, anything goes, including the treachery and cowardice of attacking civilians.

It’s an excellent column that gives you a glimpse into the mind of exactly what we’re fighting – and why we must win.
Lorica says:

July 4, 2007 at 2:02 pm

Al Gore’s son busted for drugs in hybrid car
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for allegedly speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff’s official said.

Al Gore III — whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming — was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff’s deputy at about 2:15 a.m..

Wow a Prius can go 100 MPH?? It must of been going down a very steep hill. – Lorica

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