February 09, 2006

Shocker: Hezbollah Encouraging Cartoon Protests

In Beirut, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah urged Muslims worldwide to keep demonstrating until there is an apology over the drawings and Europe passes laws forbidding insults to the prophet.

The head of the guerrilla group, which is backed by Iran and Syria, spoke before a mass Ashoura procession. Whipping up the crowds on the most solemn day for Shiites worldwide, Nasrallah declared:

"Defending the prophet should continue all over the world. Let Condoleezza Rice and Bush and all the tyrants shut up. We are an Islamic nation that cannot tolerate, be silent or be lax when they insult our prophet and sanctities."

"We will uphold the messenger of God not only by our voices but also by our blood," he told the crowds, estimated by organizers at about 700,000. Police had no final estimates but said the figure was likely to be even higher.

What a load of hooey. First they want apologies, then they want laws passed that will forbid offending Islam. Perhaps if they are worried about offending the sanctity of religion, they won't mind if laws are passed worldwide against offending Christianity and Judaism. Oh, wait, never mind...it's the "free speech for me but not for thee" mantra.

Kind of like the American left. Who says the left has no influence?

And tyrants? Who are they to discuss tyrannical actions when they are demanding that we bend to their will?

The key phrase that we should be focusing on here is the phrase "Islamic nation." Not "Islamic religion," but "nation." Radical Islamists believe that the entire world should not only convert to Islam, but that Islam should rule every facet of our every day lives using Sharia law. And those who do not convert will be annhialated. (Kind of like the Borg of Star Trek: "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.") They won't stop on their own...we need to stop them.