As victims of massacres, persecution, ethnic cleansing, and wholesale land theft, the Assyrians never became a cause for the Left. I wonder why? This has always been puzzling to me.
"Since the US had no-fly zones over northern and southern Iraq, likely there would have been an Iraqi spring in 2011 and the regime would have been prevented, as in Libya, by US air power from putting it down with military force. The regime would have been gone, but by the Iraqi people acting unitedly, instead of by a foreign imposition that championed one ethnic group over others. The outcome would surely have been more stable."
"The important thing to note is that while one can understand Christian anger over the events in Mar Inabu, it is a tiny place way out in the boondocks, and what happened there is, while hardly unprecedented, not typical of the fate of Christians in Egypt."
Mr. Cole seems to be trying to downplay the recent events and completely ignore the increased attacks on Copts, their churches and property within the last two years.
I have heard quite a few accounts of Christian Churches allowing Muslims to use Church property for services or gatherings until the Muslim group obtains their own facilities.
My question , would Muslims, according to their laws, be inclined to do something similar?
As victims of massacres, persecution, ethnic cleansing, and wholesale land theft, the Assyrians never became a cause for the Left. I wonder why? This has always been puzzling to me.
And the attempts to steal their land and kill them persists into the 21st century.
But what about the miners?
"Since the US had no-fly zones over northern and southern Iraq, likely there would have been an Iraqi spring in 2011 and the regime would have been prevented, as in Libya, by US air power from putting it down with military force. The regime would have been gone, but by the Iraqi people acting unitedly, instead of by a foreign imposition that championed one ethnic group over others. The outcome would surely have been more stable."
Naive in the extreme.
"... but somehow American movie audiences insist that it all has to be about us."
Really?
I wonder how many of those dancing girls in the video are Pakistani?
"The important thing to note is that while one can understand Christian anger over the events in Mar Inabu, it is a tiny place way out in the boondocks, and what happened there is, while hardly unprecedented, not typical of the fate of Christians in Egypt."
Mr. Cole seems to be trying to downplay the recent events and completely ignore the increased attacks on Copts, their churches and property within the last two years.
“It turns out that the US military has to share the humiliation of Bin Laden’s having been right under their noses in Abbotabad.”
I agree. A most ridiculous assertion. At first I thought it had to be a joke.
You are making too much sense!
I have heard quite a few accounts of Christian Churches allowing Muslims to use Church property for services or gatherings until the Muslim group obtains their own facilities.
My question , would Muslims, according to their laws, be inclined to do something similar?
"The Kurds have many reasons for wanting the US military to stay in Iraq."
Yes, they do. Halabja 1988 , Al-Anfal Campaign 1986-1989, April, 1991