Comments on: Stand out firmly for justice http://folio.me.uk/2008/12/stand-out-firmly-for-justice/ in pursuit of the garden Sun, 20 May 2012 18:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Haroon http://folio.me.uk/2008/12/stand-out-firmly-for-justice/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Haroon Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:03:04 +0000 http://folio.me.uk/?p=1120#comment-1067 When Madeleine Albright was questioned as to what she thought of the fact that 1 million Iraqi children may have perished as a consequence of the sanctions regime. Her response was that it was a price well worth paying. - probably the exact same thoughts that went through the mind of Mohammed Atta as he crashed that Boeing 767 into Tower 1. Collateral damage. All terrorists do not necessarily have scruffy beards, bloodshot eyes and wardrobes full of army surplus clothing. Their terrorising can be achieved just as effectively with a ballpoint pen. In place of bloodthristy tracts, they preach respect of international law, democracy and human rights. But for the muslim, things are very different. My local church does not have to account for the likes of Ms Albright. And in view of Ms Albright's latent Judaism, neither does my local synagogue. Are "our" monsters any more evil than "theirs"? Or can we just accept that monsters are monsters of whatever creed and colour? When Madeleine Albright was questioned as to what she thought of the fact that 1 million Iraqi children may have perished as a consequence of the sanctions regime. Her response was that it was a price well worth paying.

- probably the exact same thoughts that went through the mind of Mohammed Atta as he crashed that Boeing 767 into Tower 1.

Collateral damage.

All terrorists do not necessarily have scruffy beards, bloodshot eyes and wardrobes full of army surplus clothing. Their terrorising can be achieved just as effectively with a ballpoint pen. In place of bloodthristy tracts, they preach respect of international law, democracy and human rights.

But for the muslim, things are very different. My local church does not have to account for the likes of Ms Albright. And in view of Ms Albright’s latent Judaism, neither does my local synagogue. Are “our” monsters any more evil than “theirs”? Or can we just accept that monsters are monsters of whatever creed and colour?

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