Don't take the president's word for it - take Zarqawi's

townhall.com ^ | 1/26/05 | Jonah Goldberg

[kattracks]

Earlier this month the Washington Post's Richard Cohen wrote, "As the late Susan Sontag bravely pointed out in a New Yorker essay published right after Sept. 11, 2001, those terrorist attacks were in response to American policy in the Middle East - not, as Bush has said repeatedly since, because Islamic radicals cannot abide freedom."

And Patrick Buchanan - allegedly on the other side of the ideological spectrum - has declared countless times, "Osama bin Laden and his crew up there in Tora Bora did not stumble on a copy of the Bill of Rights and go berserk that Americans are free in the United States."

In short, the notion that America is in a war for freedom over tyranny has elicited bipartisan snickering and guffawing. In the wake of Bush's inaugural, the chorus of complaints intensified. And understandably so, given the fact that his address was the most forceful articulation of his "freedom" vision to date.

But before the cackles could reach their crescendo, the naysayers hit an inconvenient snag. Musab al-Zarqawi, the "prince" of Al-Qaida in Iraq, appointed by Osama Bin Laden, came out and agreed with President Bush. "We have declared a fierce war on this evil principle of democracy and those who follow this wrong ideology," Zarqawi declared in a statement. "Democracy is also based on the right to choose your religion," he said, and that is "against the rule of God."

You can almost hear Cohen and Buchanan snapping their pencils "Darn it, stop stepping on my message!"

[MJY1288]

If the Far Left and the Far Right keep this up, they will meet on the other side of the pendulum And become one...... Both against America

[beezdotcom]

Bush was right...Zarqawi says so!

[Cindy]

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[Waco]

Ever get that feeling we could use all the dead liberals we can get?

[Soul Seeker]

I think they already have.

I'm......I don't have the words.

Those elites that are snickering and mocking freedom? I'm torn. A Part of me wishes to push them out of the way, the other wants to look away as they drive the death stake into their hearts without being aware it is happening. They are literally allowing the corrosion of their souls to take place. I do pity them. It's sad to watch this happen. Yet they deserve what will meet them as result.

I keep envisioning these cinematic stills of monsters mocking with glee suddenly silenced by the ignored threat. never say it coming.

[SunkenCiv]

Musab al-Zarqawi, the "prince" of Al-Qaida in Iraq, appointed by Osama Bin Laden, came out and agreed with President Bush. "We have declared a fierce war on this evil principle of democracy and those who follow this wrong ideology," Zarqawi declared in a statement. "Democracy is also based on the right to choose your religion," he said, and that is "against the rule of God."

Pat Buchanan wrong again. I am just so surprised. ;')

[SunkenCiv]

Buchanan made that point over ten years ago, claiming that Left and Right are natural allies.

[Howlin]

If the Far Left and the Far Right keep this up, they will meet on the other side of the pendulum And become one...... Both against America

It shouldn't be that much longer.

[Howlin]

Buchanan made that point over ten years ago, claiming that Left and Right are natural allies.

So is Pat a Hillary Republican?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well this addresses the Left Side:

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Unholy Alliance
by David Horowitz
Regnery Publishing, Inc.; ISBN: 089526076X
Hardcover - 256 pages (September 2004)

In this tour de force on the most important issue of our time, David Horowitz, confronts the paradox of how so many Americans, including the leadership of the Democratic Party, could turn against the War on Terror. He finds an answer in a political Left that shares a view of America as the “Great Satan” with America’s radical Islamic enemies. This Left, which once made common cause with Communists, has now joined forces with radical Islam in attacking America’s defenses at home and its policies abroad. From their positions of influence in the university and media culture, leftists have defined America as the “root cause” of the attacks against it. In a remarkable exploration of the “Mind of the Left,” Horowitz traces the evolution of American radicalism from its Communist past to its “anti-war” present. He then shows how this Left was able to turn the Democratic Party presidential campaign around and reshape its views on the War on Terror.

Horowitz’s Unholy Alliance, writes John Haynes, the noted historian of American Communism, “is an insightful, brilliant examination of the mental world of the radical left. Horowitz shows how today’s radicals, unwilling to reflect on the internal flaws that destroyed Marxism-Leninism from within, have embraced an all-consuming nihilism in its place. This has led them to a hatred of American institutions and a solidarity with Islamic terrorists that makes the radical left more properly regarded as dangerous than loony.”

Unholy Alliance is an eye-opening book that should unsettle conventional assumptions and reveals why intellectuals and political leaders who applaud Michael Moore are no laughing matter. As Harvey Klehr, author of Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, writes, “The world Communist movement may be moribund, but its habits of mind and ideological fantasies have not disappeared. This is a fascinating and depressing account.”

Price: $19.01 - Click here to order:

[SunkenCiv]

His problem is obvious...

The Left and Right disagree on immigration. They disagree on abortion. They disagree on a host of other things. The only place that sticks in memory where they overlap is in trade protectionism, and since Clinton got NAFTA and GATT passed (and probably that played a role in his loss of the Congress in the 1994 election), one wonders where Pitchfork Pat sees the common ground now. :')

[SunkenCiv]

Hooray! You've got a working link at last. ;') Nice presentation, BTW.

[DJ MacWoW]

Golly! You mean *gasp* Bush is right?

[tkathy]

"If the Far Left and the Far Right keep this up, they will meet on the other side of the pendulum And become one...... Both against America"

Well said. BOTH extremes are gripped by rigid ideology. Us moderates are reasonable and think for ourselves.

[blackeagle]

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