US bars Muslim leader

[chickenfeet]

This is the sort of thing that makes me despair of the US government. Do they really want to send the message to ordinary, law abiding Muslims that in the opinion of the United States there is no difference between them and a suicide bomber? You know what? That rapidly becomes true. If you treat reasonable people as enemies that's likely what they will become. If Tony Blair had an ounce of sense and decency he'd be reaming Bush over this nonsense. I'm not holding my breath.

Comments

[jen-c-w.livejournal.com]

agreed - I don't think there's anything in particular novel about aq in terms of MO - first suicide bombing napeolonic wars wasn't it?
PIRA - hmm, I'm not sure. I initially thought they were fairly committed, but then recent events suggest it has become about the drugs/cash racket.
US Squaddies - well of course they didn't volunteer to go to Iraq...they're just carrying out the orders of the government - and whilst there are undoubtedly acts of needless destruction carried out there, I don't think you can claim they are terrorists.
Men of 30, with or without children of their own, adults? I don't think so...
I could make some snide remark about sports science at Leeds Met but instead I'll just say that receiving education does not equate to intelligence - you only have to see the bigoted attitudes of many politicans to see that.