tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post7314970108047788074..comments2023-09-05T08:21:27.204-06:00Comments on Serving the People of Iraq: PBS: "See No Islamism, Hear No Islamism, Speak No Islamism"Frank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-13422149224570051592007-08-08T09:57:00.000-06:002007-08-08T09:57:00.000-06:00I don't trust Frank Gaffney, and I haven't seen th...I don't trust Frank Gaffney, and I haven't seen this documentary, but generally I agree with your comments.<BR/><BR/>What I find most intriguing in the mainstream media is the constant description of Saudi Arabia as a "moderate" Arab regime. There's nothing "moderate" about Saudi Arabia and its regime. Meanwhile, the US government and media demonize other Arab and Muslim areas that are far more tolerant and diverse and practice democracy.Anne Rettenberg LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924529514196589677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-76650794302050172352007-08-06T12:21:00.000-06:002007-08-06T12:21:00.000-06:00Food for thought:"Islam cannot reform itself in an...<A HREF="http://libertyandculture.blogspot.com/2005/07/does-moderate-islam-exist.html" REL="nofollow">Food for thought:</A><BR/><BR/>"Islam cannot reform itself in any lasting way, because Islam has no source of authority apart from the Koran. In any debate between hard-liners and putative moderates, the hard-liners will have the Koran on their side and will ultimately win the debate."rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-11093105243522642742007-08-06T11:20:00.000-06:002007-08-06T11:20:00.000-06:00If only it were that "moderate" muslims have doctr...If only it were that "moderate" muslims have doctrinal differences with the Osama bin Laden's Islam. Wouldn't that be nice?<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, we have got to deal with other cultures as they really are, not as we would like to imagine them.rmwarnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948594032787232166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-27701457697130512802007-08-06T08:02:00.000-06:002007-08-06T08:02:00.000-06:00Zuhdi Jasser is one of the fairly regular guests o...Zuhdi Jasser is one of the fairly regular guests on TheRightBalance.org, who I am very impressed with. <BR/><BR/>I sometimes wonder if the stance by PBS (and the British, French, German, Soviet, and US colonialists) isn't a bit condescending and maybe even racist (i.e. that Arabs don't know how to take care of themselves, so we have to do it for you.)<BR/><BR/>The truth is much better. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link!Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19488177.post-33024233906855565892007-08-05T20:17:00.000-06:002007-08-05T20:17:00.000-06:00Excellent! I'm going to link this to my latest po...Excellent! <BR/><BR/>I'm going to link this to my latest post, as it's rather timely.<BR/><BR/>A couple months back, I went to a free screening of <I>Islam vs. Islamists</I>, and it was very, very good. And baffling that PBS would really want to hide this, as it's just the sort of program the PC-lovers and multiculturalists should want to love. Yet I guess in order to be a "real" Muslim, you have to grow your beard out, wear traditional garb, and want to live under Sharia Law. So these moderate voices don't count.<BR/><BR/>At the screening, not only Burke and Gaffney were there for a Q & A, but also Dr. Zuhdi Jasser. He is extremely articulate. You can probably run a Google on him, or YouTube search.The WordSmith from Nantuckethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937868119894243815noreply@blogger.com