@Richard Landes:

Very important point!

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his book, Willful Blindness is excellent, and describes in harrowing detail why the “civil” solutions to terrorism are not just ineffective, but counter-productive.

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Agree with Scott… seriously outstanding letter. And as a complement, he had an outstanding op-ed in NRO explaining more in detail why he wrote that scathing later.

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Outstanding letter!

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Thanks manish. I did see Morris’ clip. I have not been a fan in the past but I have to say he makes perfect sense today. Well, at least I’m not stuck in the 60′s unlike so many of my old friends who have parted ways this past year. It’s been a real revelation.

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@AnnMonterey: speaking of burkas, you reminded me of this:
http://mikesamerica.blogspot.com/2006/08/beach-burka-bimbos.html

Sorry, but the link to the catalog of fashionable wear for subjugated Islamic women no longer works.

And as for Girl’s Gone Wild, what do you want to bet that if any of us complained about that crap the lefties would say we are trying to force our values on them. But if an Islamist complained about it they’d defend his religious freedom and right to do so.

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Hahaha. Thanks for that Mike. I didn’t get the first round of that one so will copy and send on to interested parties. Not many of those on NQ today. No one seems to remember that we were attacked; I don’t know of any of the dictators they reference who use(d) torture who were. No, I don’t think we need to torture but I will say that if you come to my house with the intent to kill me or mine and I have a gun, I will not hesitate to kill you first. Seems simple.

On another point made in the letter (and this is no a joke), today in the NY Times (they send me fashion updates even though I’ve unsubscribed many times) there was a picture of the latest fashion of a model in a head dress with half her face veiled. One dimwit commented that it “mirrored Islamic” and world cultural dress emerging in society today. How’s that for liberal nonsense? I commented back, wondering if this was a precurser to “colorful burqua’s?”… that before the fad had lost its fun, the Obama administration would have as law.

They don’t seem to understand that the plan would be (and I don’t like what’s happened to sexualize and turn our girls in to sluts either) that Girls Gone Wild would wind up being beheaded in the middle of the neighborhood sports stadium. My plan would be along the lines of a good slap and a “snap out of it” but that might be a little limp…

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The Obama administration is moving toward reviving the military commission system for prosecuting Guantánamo detainees, which was a target of critics during the Bush administration, including Mr. Obama himself.

Was Bush right or is Obama possessed ?

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@AnnMonterey: Good point Ann. Maybe we shouldn’t encourage them. They might just go ahead and set up some sleeper cells.

I’m reminded of this letter that’s been floating around the internet for years since the first time libs decided they loved terrorists. It’s supposed to be from President Bush and Don Rumsfeld:

Dear Concerned Citizen:

Thank you for your recent letter roundly criticizing our treatment of the Taliban and Al Qaeda detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Our administration takes these matters seriously, and your opinion was heard loud and clear here in Washington. You’ll be pleased to learn that, thanks to the concerns of citizens like you, we are creating a new division of the Terrorist Retraining Program, to be called the “Liberals Accept Responsibility for Killers” program, or LARK for short. In accordance with the guidelines of this new program, we have decided to place one terrorist under your personal care.

Your personal detainee has been selected and scheduled for transportation under heavily armed guard to your residence next Monday. Ali Mohammed Ahmed bin Mahmud (you can just call him Ahmed) is to be cared for pursuant to the standards you personally demanded in your letter of admonishment. It will likely be necessary for you to hire some assistant caretakers. We will conduct weekly inspections to ensure that your standards of care for Ahmed are commensurate with those you so strongly recommended in your letter.

Although Ahmed is extremely violent, and a sociopathic killer , we hope that your sensitivity to what you described as his “attitudinal problem” will help him overcome these character flaws.

Perhaps you are correct in describing these problems as mere cultural differences. He will bite you, given the chance. We understand that you plan to offer counseling and home schooling. Your adopted terrorist is extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat and can extinguish human life with such simple items as a pencil or nail clippers. We do not suggest that you ask him to demonstrate these skills at your next yoga group He is also expert at making a wide variety of explosive devices from common household products, so you may wish to keep those items locked up, unless (in your opinion) this might offend him.

Ahmed will not wish to interact with your wife or daughters (except sexually) since he views females as a subhuman form of property. This is a particularly sensitive subject for him, and he has been known to show violent tendencies around women who fail to comply with the new dress code that Ahmed will recommend as more appropriate attire. I’m sure they will come to enjoy the anonymity offered by the bhurka – over time. Just remind them that it is all part of “respecting his culture and his religious beliefs” – wasn’t that how you put it?

Thanks again for your letter. We truly appreciate it when folks like you, who know so much more than we do, even though they have never been there, keep us informed of the proper way to do our job. You take good care of Ahmed – and remember…we’ll be watching. Good luck!

Cordially…Your Buddies,
“W” & Don Rumsfeld

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“Only an insane liberal would think it’s a good idea and I don’t see any of them volunteering to host one of these terrorist monsters at their house.”

On the other hand, Ayers is still popular in those groups and their living rooms.

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