Comments on: Terror and Liberalism http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/terror-and-liberalism/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: David Adler http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/terror-and-liberalism/#comment-2366 David Adler Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:10:26 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=598#comment-2366 I'm with Nussbaum, frankly. India's Hindu extremists have a history of responding to Islamist terrorism by rampaging through Muslim areas and slaughtering at random. It is entirely appropriate for Nussbaum to raise this as an issue for Indian society in the wake of Mumbai. Bill Kristol, who has advocated giving the Medal of Freedom to CIA torturers, has little to no moral credibility, on this or any other issue. I’m with Nussbaum, frankly. India’s Hindu extremists have a history of responding to Islamist terrorism by rampaging through Muslim areas and slaughtering at random. It is entirely appropriate for Nussbaum to raise this as an issue for Indian society in the wake of Mumbai. Bill Kristol, who has advocated giving the Medal of Freedom to CIA torturers, has little to no moral credibility, on this or any other issue.

]]> By: shriber http://blog.z-word.com/2008/12/terror-and-liberalism/#comment-2351 shriber Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:27:21 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=598#comment-2351 Excellent comment, Ben. A couple of points: I have been reading (and listening) the reactions to the Mumbai attacks on many different websites and what jumps out at me are what a paltry understanding those (mostly) liberal left pundits have of the basic facts. Over at Engage there is a good critique of a comment made by Caroline Lucas on the BBC about the attacks. http://www.engageonline.org.uk/blog/article.php?id=2244 Compare this to a professional and knowing response about the attacks broadcasted on WBUR’s On Point: “After the Terror in Mumbai” http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/12/after-the-terror-in-mumbai/ Excellent comment, Ben.

A couple of points: I have been reading (and listening) the reactions to the Mumbai attacks on many different websites and what jumps out at me are what a paltry understanding those (mostly) liberal left pundits have of the basic facts.

Over at Engage there is a good critique of a comment made by Caroline Lucas on the BBC about the attacks.

http://www.engageonline.org.uk/blog/article.php?id=2244

Compare this to a professional and knowing response about the attacks broadcasted on WBUR’s On Point:

“After the Terror in Mumbai”

http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/12/after-the-terror-in-mumbai/

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