Monday, February 9, 2004
Who said the following:
"Let us imagine the world if America had listened to the French and German logic saying: Give the murderers of the Serbs and the Arabs a chance for a diplomatic solution. Would Bosnia, Kuwait, and Iraq be liberated [today]...?
"Let us describe the situation of the Arabs, and especially of Iraq, had America listened to the European council that said: Democracy is not suited to the Arabs, their culture is contrary to it. Leave the backward ones alone to consume each other...
"See now how many countries are turning towards democracy. Even Afghanistan has a constitution. In Iraq, [they are drafting] a new constitution and handing over the regime, and Libya has changed...
Was it President George W. Bush, during his Tim Russert interview? Meh. No such luck. No, surprisingly, it was, according to MEMRI, Dr. Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, former dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law at the University of Qatar, writing in the London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. Although the article ends with the usual condemnation of American support for Israel, it is not the usual "pile on America" stuff.
Now if only a few of our own politicians would be a bit louder in this regard...