Bear with me…

Another example of the irreconcilable difference in values between Islam and the West is the teddy bear incident in Sudan. As you know, an English teacher from Great Britain has been convicted of insulting Muhammad when she permitted her young students to name a stuffed toy after the murderous Prophet. Of course, this injustice has angered many Muslims and the news reports indicate thousands marching in the streets of Khartoum in protest. Not of the conviction, but rather the sentence of 15 days in jail. Seems that nothing less than death is appropriate for an insult to the pedophile who bears the name Muhammad.

Just to be clear on where I stand, I’d like you to meet my new toy:

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Ain’t he cute? Oh, and if any you Islamofascists don’t like it you can kiss my ass. I live right around the corner from the mosque in Seoul, so bring it on you cowardly sons of bitches.

Yeah, I am sick and tired of the apologists for Islam who claim only a small percentage of Muslims are extremists. Until I see the so-called moderates marching to denounce the daily atrocities committed in the name Islam, your faith and the pork eating Muhammad are not worthy of respect. Are we clear on that?

This editorial in the Investor’s Business Daily pretty much captures my thinking on this topic:

Is violence integral to Islam? It’s a valid question. When the pope raised it, Muslims proved him wrong by threatening to cut off his head. Message: Don’t call us intolerant or we’ll kill you.

If this sounds “Islamophobic,” a favorite retort of the Muslim-rights group CAIR, straighten us out. We looked for a condemnation of the Sudanese troglodytes on its Web site and came up short.

We did, however, find “Action Alerts” calling on Muslims to boycott radio host Michael Savage for intolerance. Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and the Washington Times were also singled out for attack.

Meanwhile, CAIR is hosting a panel discussion at the National Press Club on “Islamophobia and the Political Cartoon.” Apparently CAIR, like other Muslim groups, condones violent reactions to free speech.

CAIR encourages Muslims in America to improve the coverage of Islam in the media. It says they should break the stereotype of Muslims as terrorists, and that of Islam as “archaic, barbaric, irrational” and a “religion of violence.”

Well, what are you waiting for? Condemn the Islamic court’s punishment of an innocent teacher. Certainly CAIR doesn’t agree that naming a toy animal after the Muslim prophet is a crime just because it could be considered by the most extremist hard-liner to be an insult. Or does it?

The vast majority of Americans would change their negative view of Islam if Muslims would strongly condemn such extremism. But for some reason, they won’t do it.

Until they do, they can’t complain about Islamophobia.

And until they do I will remain convinced that Islam is simply incompatible with the modern world.

Dumb and dumber…

The Metropolitician quotes King Sejong, the inventor of the Korean written language (Hangul):

As King Sejong said about learning Korean, “a wise man” could allegedly learn it in a day, and even “a fool” could in “a fortnight.” I guess if I’m speaking fluent Korean and the KKK (Korean Keystone Kops) are marveling that I can write what the Korean government always refers to as “the world’s most scientific alphabet” and claims is the “easiest to learn,” that would make me a drooling idiot.

Well, the Metropolitician is quite fluent in the language and if he is considered a drooling idiot, what does that make me?

Motivated to go study for my 3 o’clock lesson, that’s what.

By the way, if you don’t read Michael’s blog, you need to. He is probably the most important voice on race issues and discrimination in Korea. The post I lifted the above quote from is one of a series involving a very unfortunate incident with a drunk Korean and the Korean National Police. Very scary stuff.

The best laid plans

The Democrats in Congress who are so terrified of victory in Iraq, have put strings on the supplemental appropriation to fund the Global War on Terror. In essence, they say the will only provide funding for our troops if the President agrees to surrender no later than December 2008. The President has rightly rejected this unacceptable defeatist proposal.

So, as things stand now the Army will run out of money in late February. As it is wont to do, the Army in now engaged in making plans for that contingency. My part in that is working up the scenarios involved in furloughing the civilian employees in the Korea theater of operations. It won’t be pretty, in fact it would have disastrous consequences on our ability to meet mission requirements and of course on the individuals have grown accustomed to being paid every two weeks. Similar impacts would occur in Army commands world wide.

As part of the planning process it was my “joy” to participate in a VTC with the Pentagon at 0400 this morning. I will also be involved with a briefing to the CG next week. Serious stuff.

We are just planning. Nothing is imminent. My sense is that once the liberal members of Congress see the devastating impact of their political pandering they will step back from the brink of disaster. In the meantime I and many others will be engaged in a lot of pointless (but necessary) work brought about by our cowardly and incompetent political “leaders” in Congress.

Another sad reminder that while our military cannot be beaten on the battlefield, wars can be and are lost on the homefront. I am sickened by the chickenshit bastards who put short-term political considerations above the needs of the men and women who sacrifice so much in defense of our freedom.

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and their minions represent the last best hope for our terrorist enemies. Here’s hoping their schemes for the defeat of the United States are unsuccessful.