The wave that’s breaking in the Middle East is no longer the heartless austerity of Salafism, but democracy. One wonders why the former was ever seriously a contender, but when it gets right down to it once Abu Musab Zarqawi let loose his psychopathology the lyrical could no longer obscure the vile nature of that "disease-in-the-guise-of-faith." When enough people had seen the foam and blood dripping from the lips of those "freedom fighters" their mystique evaporated, and since they're no longer the big dog in the neighborhood their allies, including the Yemenis upon whom the fate of Nabil al-Wazer depends, had better think twice about any tricks they have up their sleeves. It's the mercy and responsible deliberation of the Shi'ah of Iraq that has captured the hearts and minds of the Arab world (to say nothing of the Ummah itself). Eyes are watching.
Launched by Demosophist at May 15, 2005 08:17 AM