[steve-b]

But behind these demonstrators who chant and burn American flags in the street, there is a considered argument against America that should not be lightly dismissed.

Yes, it should. The West should get over its habit of rationalizing elaborate excuses and constructing fictions about the Noble Savage, and face the reality of the ignoble savage.

[dvwjr]

In conversations with Muslims from around the world, several common themes emerge. "To you we are a bunch of Ay-rabs, camel jockeys and sand-niggers." "The only thing that we have that you care about is oil."

And I thought the Arabs didn't understand us...