Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Yet another beheading, this time of American Eugene Armstrong. I'll admit to watching a few of these, dating back to the Daniel Pearl murder. It took me quite a while to decide to watch that one. I don't think I should have.
This one, however, is the worst I have seen. I will never succumb to the temptation again. I will not describe it out of respect for Mr. Armstrong, but the God ... unlike others, the sound is perfect, and horible.
Now, to the meaning of these acts. These beheadings are simply Muslim ritual slaughter. They view their victims, the view us, as animals. And by submitting to this, by not finding and killing these vicious dogs, we are simply inviting more slaughter against us. We have 130,000 troops in Iraq, and yet we are powerless to stop this vicious and humiliating -- beyond humiliating-- spectacle.
I was against the war in Iraq. We have no business being there. We have created the atmosphere in which these groups can operate. But the mess is made; these crimes simply cannot go unpunished.
This one, however, is the worst I have seen. I will never succumb to the temptation again. I will not describe it out of respect for Mr. Armstrong, but the God ... unlike others, the sound is perfect, and horible.
Now, to the meaning of these acts. These beheadings are simply Muslim ritual slaughter. They view their victims, the view us, as animals. And by submitting to this, by not finding and killing these vicious dogs, we are simply inviting more slaughter against us. We have 130,000 troops in Iraq, and yet we are powerless to stop this vicious and humiliating -- beyond humiliating-- spectacle.
I was against the war in Iraq. We have no business being there. We have created the atmosphere in which these groups can operate. But the mess is made; these crimes simply cannot go unpunished.
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