slow-dog.entry15.04.2002: "something not so bad from arab news"

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A reasonably good discussion of suicide terrorists and morality comes from--I am not making this up--the Arab News. Here's the bit which may be problematic:

In the case of the Palestinians, the decision must come from the Palestinian National Authority, their embryonic organ of state. That authority, as far as this writer knows, has never organized or condoned suicide bombings. Its head, Yasser Arafat, has condemned such acts on several occasions, at least when speaking in English. No state can order suicides because that would amount to human sacrifice.

"At least when speaking English"? That seems more of an admission than the author acknowledges. But can one expect that if Arafat and the Palestinian Authority appeared to be more equivocal about suicide terrorists, that perhaps this would call in to question the legitimacy of their rule? One eagerly awaits Amir Taheri's next column. He could be the new voice of Islam.

04:38 PM PST