Tuesday, February 24, 2004
French Civil War?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Tapes attributed to Osama bin Laden's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, have warned that more terror attacks are coming and criticized France's push to ban Islamic head scarves in schools.Wait, I'm confused...so the 'speaker' on the tape was Terry McAuliffe?
The speaker described Bush as spreading false information in the United States, promoting fear and frustration in the Middle Eastern region, and appointing corrupt leaders.
In the audiotape broadcast on the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya satellite TV channel, the speaker described the French government efforts to ban head scarves in schools as "part of the West's campaign of hatred against Islam."So the terrorists are attacking the French for religious discrimination? But how can the French be attacking themselves? Is this civil war?
"The decision of the French president (Jacques Chirac) to issue a law to prevent Muslim girls from covering their heads in schools is another example of the Crusader and envy that the Westerners have against Muslims," said the voice.
And but wait: the Bush administration and its supporters are passionate about the right of schoolchildren to conspicuous religious expression in their schools. So are the Al-Quaeda terrorists. Now help me sort this out...
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posted by Blicero : 2/24/2004 03:57:00 PM
