What I don’t get is that Europe and the Left (same thing?) doesn’t understand that the Palestinian leadership and bin laden are both cut from the same Islamist cloth.
So when some decry the fact we haven’t caught bin laden, yet still almost worship Arafat you really have to wonder.
This is from a Friday sermon presented on Palestinian Authority TV in March, 2003, which sounds like it could have come from Democratic Underground:
“Why Iraq? Why precisely Iraq? Is it because it is in possession of weapons of mass destruction as they claim? No. The U.N. has proven that this claim is not true but despite this America wants to wage war against Iraq. Why Iraq, Oh Muslims? Wake up. You’re being attacked because of your religion. Iraq is being attacked for a number of reasons: There are economic and security reasons. There are reasons stemming from personal vendetta, there are historical reasons, and there are religious reasons.”
“You all know that America is enduring now an economic crisis that nearly finishes it. Hence it has no choice but to start a warÖ there should be war in order to raise the American standard of living. Iraq is the only Gulf state whose oil is not controlled by AmericaÖ”
“And there are personal reasons. You all know about the slap in the face which Iraq gave America at the time of the first invasion, when Iraq gave a knock out [punch] to America, the result of which was that Pharaoh the father [George Bush, Sr.] lost the presidency. This is a mark of shame on this family and therefore Pharaoh the son returned to power in order to take revenge. The only way to remove the shame is to topple down the Iraqi regimeÖ”
“This is also a religious war. What is the connection between Iraq and the Crusaders’ wars?”
“Just as Palestine is sacred so is also the land of Iraq, because the Prophet said soÖ”
“America will be destroyed, Allah willing, and Palestine, Iraq, and the Middle East will become a cemetery for oppressorsÖ”
