Friday, April 23, 2004

Speaking of Islam, "religion of peace", Jay Nordlinger from National Review Online directs us to the following news article, which really speaks for itself (but I will still comment on it...)...

>>> File this under the heading JUST IN CASE YOU FORGET WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE WE'RE DEALING WITH. The Daily Telegraph tells us that "the body of a police special-forces officer who died when Islamic terrorists blew themselves up in Madrid was taken from its grave, mutilated, and burned yesterday.

"The coffin and body of special agent Francisco Javier Torronteras were pulled from the tomb in Madrid Sur cemetery in Carabanchel and pushed 1,000 yards in a wheelbarrow before being doused with petrol and set alight.

"The body was found with a pick driven into its head and a spade dug into its chest.

"Although no motive was immediately apparent, police speculated that it could be the work of sympathizers of the Moroccan terrorist group that carried out the train bomb attacks in the Spanish capital on March 11, killing 192 people and injuring 1,900.

"The interior ministry said the act of desecration could have been part of 'an Islamic rite of revenge.'"

Etc. Again: just in case you forget. <<<

The whole column, full of conservatism and naughty political incorrectness, is available here.

Can I just say that digging up and mutilating a corpse gives another glimpse into the mindset of radical Islam. He is dead, so you aren't hurting him, but this act is either pure rage, a sick warning to others who dare uphold the law or a combination of the two. It also reminds me of the Christian martyr, whose name I forget, that had his bones dug up by the medieval Catholic church after his death and burned at the stake posthumously.

A peaceful religion indeed.

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