Saturday, January 26, 2008
I believe he's often referred to as "the incomparable Mark Steyn,". Here he is discussing the persecution of piglet and his kin. The Islamic Society of Boston and their guru al-Qaradhawi make an appearance: First They Came for Piglet - Excessive deference to Islam.
My favorite headline of the year so far comes from The Daily Mail in Britain: "Government Renames Islamic Terrorism As 'Anti-Islamic Activity' To Woo Muslims."...
...anyone minded to engage in an "anti-Islamic activity" will find quite a lot of support from leading Islamic scholars. Take, for example, the "moderate" imam Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who once observed that "we will conquer Europe, we will conquer America! Not through the sword, but through dawa" - i.e., the non-incendiary form of Islamic outreach.
What could be more moderate than that? No wonder Mr al-Qaradawi is an associate of the Islamic Society of Boston, currently building the largest mosque in the northeast, and also a pal of the present mayor of London. The impeccably moderate mullah was invited to address a British conference sponsored by the police and the Department of Work and Pensions on "Our Children, Our Future." And, when it comes to the children, Imam Qaradawi certainly has their future all mapped out. "Israelis might have nuclear bombs," he said, "but we have the children bomb and these human bombs must continue until liberation." As Maurice Chevalier used to say, thank heaven for little girls, they blow up in the most delightful way...
If anything, Steyn's piece takes it easy on Qaradhawi.
Mr. al-Qaradawi and his associates will not be able to use Dawa to conquer America without rescinding our God-given liberty as outlined in the Declaration of Independence. Their Dawa will also have to rescind the Bill of Rights. Even if this is attempted through political means, it is an act of war against the United States.