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2004-05-16 Iraq-Jordan

Powell: Arab world should be more outraged

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Posted by Zenster 2004-05-16 6:09:43 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Arab world isn't outraged because somehow it must approve of Berg's death.

What the Arab world doesn't understand is that if we fail to succeed, their society is going to tear itself apart.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-05-16 6:13:10 PM|| 2004-05-16 6:13:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Of course they approve of it. If they didn't, the jihadis would be scrounging for cash and running for their lives. Instead, all we see from the Arab world is outrage when a jihadi breaks a nail while in custody of the civilized world, and puzzled looks when we ask them to condemn murders committed in Islam's name.

Of course, if you question Islam's commitment to "peace" based on those same murders, they go totally freaking nuts.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-05-16 6:19:29 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-05-16 6:19:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Robert - That's because they are totally freaking nuts. And professional hypocrites.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-16 6:28:06 PM|| 2004-05-16 6:28:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Venomous Kate has some interesting thoughts on the Berg video; it's worth taking a look.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-05-16 6:31:34 PM|| 2004-05-16 6:31:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Interesting! Powell, the supposed Dove, telling it like it is.

Posted by Phil B 2004-05-16 6:44:50 PM|| 2004-05-16 6:44:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 " ...Pulls out a machete-like knife and decapitates him." I don't think so, what he pulled out was a butcher knife and he slowly sawed Berg's head off while having some trouble cutting through the cervical vertebrae. Decapitation with a machete would have been cleaner and quicker. Disgusting act and irresponsible reporting.

Posted by Don 2004-05-16 6:44:55 PM|| 2004-05-16 6:44:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The Arab world should be showing "a higher level of outrage" over the death of an American businessman whose beheading was posted on an Islamist Web site last week, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.

And this exercise by Mr. Powell in pointing this out achieves.....?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-16 11:55:49 PM|| 2004-05-16 11:55:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Dont forget the amazing Lack of outrage by our own media!

ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/BBC/etc all approved the murder of Burg as well. Just look at how quickly they buried it (or switch the coverage to those watching the video...) in their hatred Bush treachery.

They refuse to acknowlege the link between their insane butt-farking of the dead Prison story in order to 'blame Bush' and the murder.

BTW: Has Kerry and Kennedy shown any outrage?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-05-17 12:12:19 AM|| 2004-05-17 12:12:19 AM|| Front Page Top

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