[Roberts]

"Williams makes only mild criticisms of the Islamic world. He said the Muslim world must acknowledge that its “political solutions were not the most impressive”."

Next, he'll be proclaiming "peace in our time". What a tool.

[Grizzled Bear]

THE Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday.

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Grizzled Bear has said that the THE Archbishop of Canterbury should pull his head out from between his buttocks. His lack of clean air seems to have clouded his already questionable judgment.

[hsalaw]

In a wide-ranging interview with a British Muslim magazine,

Well, that explains a lot. Starting with why he's pandering to the islamists by slamming the US. He knows we'll just shrug if he insults us, but they'll cut off his head. Coward.

[hawkeye101]

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[DB]

Well if you really want to puke, read the comments in the paper that follow the story...

[mylife]

Umm....Doofus....

The USA has never been an imperial power.
Unlike Britain, spain, france, portugal, japan...

[uglybiker]

yyyyyyyyyyyyeah.....

whatever

[elhombrelibre]

Cranks like him harm Christianity by using their leadership role to denigrate one of the powers that assured they can spout mindless poppycock by helping to defeat the Nazis and by leading the defeat of the Soviet Union. Clearly, someone must do the same today against al Qaeda and its menace. The Archbishop is playing to the anti-American crowd and ignoring the real threats in the world.

[mylife]

“Our modern western definition of humanity is clearly not working very well. There is something about western modernity which really does eat away at the soul.”

So much nobler to live in Papua New Guinea (a french imperialist hell hole)

[endthematrix]

"chosen nation myth of America"

News to me. Granted there's a flair of arrogance/ignorance in foreign affairs...thanks to Ivy League policy wonks at Foggy Bottom.

[wretchard]

The Indian example is probably the worst of all possible excuses to use. The policy of divide and rule; the tragedy of the Partition; the way the Indian empire distorted British policy for long decades; how it led to the British involvement in Egypt to protect the Suez; it’s role in securing the Horn of Africa, once the sealane to India and that in turn possible to the Scramble for Africa and other catastrophes too numerous to mention. Iraq is one example that comes to mind. It was an Anglo-French Frankenstein created under Sykes-Picot. Whatever the Archbishop’s theology is like, I think his history is suspect.

But I don’t think his understanding will get better. Certain points of view are proof against facts. But such lead to consequences which none of us can escape.

[kb2614]

Sounds like a little mental masterbation from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Eh, its easy to declare the US is the ‘worst’imperialist, fascist, or empire. There is no risk in doing so. Its not like we’ll invade Canada or nuke the UK because of it.

We’ll, not yet anyway. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :-)

[fieldmarshaldj]

Rowan, you ignorant slut. Stop getting your news from the BBC.

[LZ_Bayonet]

More like “Archbishop of Panderbury”. Expect more as Muslim numbers in Europe increase.

[denydenydeny]

Oh, for Pete’s sake. Just convert to Islam already, you senile old fool.

[agere_contra]

United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday

Both America and Britain have left the world way better than they found it. I might add: Spain at least improved most of South America, though anglic norms of jurisprudence and property law would have made a big difference there too. Compare and contrast with the Belgian Congo, Russia in Afghanistan, and Islam anywhere.

[VeniVidiVici]

In a wide-ranging interview with a British Muslim magazine...

BM magazine?

Coincidence? I think not.

[Dan Lacey]

[rogue yam]

We have only one global hegemonic power. It is not accumulating territory: it is trying to accumulate influence and control.

Nonsense. We are taking care of business and rocking out. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar.

[mkjessup]

Rowan Williams is a closet druid priest, one of Satan’s more clever tools and fools.

His babblings are nothing more than the rantings of the demon that possesses him.

[MNJohnnie]

THE Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday.

To paraphrase what Colin Powell is suppose to have told this super twit when he trotted out this stupid lie in 2002.

Utter nonsense Archbishop. The USA has fought for other people liberties in lands around the globe. In the end, all we have ever asked from those peoples is enough land to bury our dead.