re: Random Thoughts

Pakistan: On Wednesday, police clobbered stone-throwing protesters with batons and fired tear gas to break up a demonstration in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Witnesses said some of the thousands who gathered at a busy traffic intersection chanted "Death to Denmark" and "Hang those who drew the insulting cartoons."

*Is anyone else seeing what I am seeing here? This is over cartoons first published 6 months ago. Let's go over it again and see if you can follow me here;
1. Cartoons
2. First published 6 months ago
3. Riots, vandalism and calls of death to cartoonists.

And this is from people who supposedly follow "the religion of peace"? No, they are not.

What we are seeing here is truly who these people are and what this religion stands for. This is how Islam was spread throughout the centuries - through violence. Out of ALL the religions still practiced today, Islam is the most problematic. You see, every religion (except Islam) has evolved over the course of time to adapt to societal evolution. Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, even the non-religion, religion Scientology has evolved over time.

Why has Islam not adapted over time? Because the Koran states that Islam is the ONLY true and perfect religion and the Koran is the undeniable word of God spoken to the prophet Muhammad. It has no need to be changed or altered because it is the "perfect word of God". Only problem is, this is the 21 century and Islam is stuck in a 9th century mentality. Islamics are taught that they follow a religion that is perfect and that because they follow Islam they are better than anyone who does not.

BUT Islamics find themselves lost in time. A time where modern, Western (non Muslim) civilizations rule the world. And they can't understand how this is possible. Islam has not adapted to a changing world. Until Islam evolves to a modern world, the violence and outrage we are seeing over simple cartoons will only escalate.

I feel a Crusades Part 2 is inevitable. But this time it will be Western Freedom vs. Isalmo Fascism.
This has only just begun.

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Dick Cheney and the hunting accident:
Has anyone else pondered the plight of the guy who got shot? All the press is fixating on VP Cheney but what about this 78 yr old Whittington. Picture this, you've got a bunch of over 60 hunters - with guns - hunting in deep brush. The guys with the guns are about to flush out some Quail and this Whittington fellow is re-approaching the group - from behind - without giving them any warning. And what happens? He gets a face and chest full of birdshot. Now who is more to blame here? The guy who fired the gun, or the moron who snuck up behind old guys with guns in their hands without any warning? Seems to me Harry Whittington may not have been "the brightest bulb in the pack" if you get my drift. Just because he's a lawyer doesn't mean he has much common sense. I know plenty of smart guys who do really stupid things from time to time.

Now I don't want to diminish the guys injuries but it seems to me that if you sneak up behind people with guns, you're bound the get hurt. The NRA states that over 80% of hunting accidents are the fault of the person who gets shot. Not the person who pulled the trigger. But of course the liberal Bush/Cheney hating press jumped at this story to make something out of nothing. The Cartoon riots story just isn't cutting it any more.

Now a lot has been said about the time lime in reporting this story to the press. Given the current state of hatred toward this administration, and Cheney in particular by the Liberal press, do you really blame them for waiting to release the story to them? I do relinquish that we should have had a personal statement from Dick Cheney within 24 hours of it being reported - or at best by now. Third party statements just don't cut it and it just lends more fodder to the presses labeling of Cheney as "secretive". Bad call Mr. V.P. Do it in person and on camera.

But like all non-stories made out to be stories, this will run it's course in a week, or at least until a jetliner goes down or something that is a real news story. These are the same people in the press that went out of their way to defend Clinton delaying the truth of his rendezvous with Ms. Lewinsky for six months. This just illustrates the stark differences that exist today in the press, depending on who is occupying the Presidency.