Monday, July 18, 2005

Reporting the London Attacks II: 'The battle to ruthlessly expose their phalluses'

Yes, this was how BBC news introduced a speech by T Blair on how Islam must work to root out extremism. Perhaps more interesting was how they contrived to show a clip of 'Islam as it is practiced in Pakistan', complete with hypnotic incantations and roguish, bearded Taliban-alikes. What the reports suggest is that, contrary to what Blair says on the matter, we, the discerning public must look beyond the civilized face of Islam, and see that no matter how many intelligent and likeable British Imams condemn extremism, their religion cannot but produce young men and women prone to irrational and violent behaviour.
And as well all know - if they say it on TV, it must be true.

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