Just watched Fitna
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d9_1206624103 is the english version of the film.
Thoughts?
- It’s really a piece of demagoguery.
- I now understand this “islamofascism” word that people use - they draw a parallel between the jew hating Nazis and the jew hating Muslims. The problem, of course, is that Islam has a pretty damn good record on human rights for jews up until the formation of the State of Israel - at least as good, if not much better, than the Christian record on human rights for jews (hello Inquisition!) so its more a question of short timeline than accurate analysis.
- It could have hit a hell of a lot harder on geopolitical questions, but it was mainly designed to cause a storm in the Netherlands, not globally.
Worth 15 minutes to see what the fuss is about? Only if you’re particularly motivated.
http://www.guptaoption.com/3.future_islam.php is a link to my old piece on understanding Islam and the current situation, from an american military viewpoint (which is not my personal position, but was the group I was trying to speak to with this piece.)
Update: http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5708071/Threats-push-antiQuran-film-Fitna-offline
It’s been taken offline due to death threats against the hosting firm. Who’d have thought that we’d need Freenet for dealing with terrorists?
Mar 28 2008 08:22 am |
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