Monday, July 05, 2004
Something To Ponder
While
we celebrate our freedoms this weekend (yes, even the freedom of
Michael Moore to be a total asshole) let's not forget that there is an
evil in this world that would like nothing better than to make our
Declaration of Independence nothing more than a forgotten footnote in
history. Here's some words from my former boss, via Little Green Footballs:
In World Wars I and II, the U.S., suffering great casualties to its
military personnel, saved the world, particularly in WWII, from
occupation by the German Nazi Reich and Japanese empire. We currently
are fighting the battle against a minority of fundamentalist Islamists
whose objective is to destroy Western civilization. They are willing to
use every act of terrorism from suicide bombers to hacking off heads to
destroy and terrorize us into surrender. And Michael Moore weakens us
before that enemy. How should we respond? With scorn, catcalls, the
Bronx cheer and the truth. Of course, we should recognize the outrages
and criminal acts committed by Americans in military service and
civilians at the Iraqi prison Abu Ghraib. We should continue as we have
done and take action to punish those involved. But we ought not in the
media show again and again the pictures of the atrocities to simply
flagellate ourselves and give aid and comfort to our enemies. A good
rule of thumb might be to show the pictures of Abu Ghraib as many times
as we show the beheadings of Danny Pearl, Nicholas Berg and Paul
Johnson.
--Edward Koch
File under Current Events.
3:31:19 PM 
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