Voltaire is spinning in his grave

Submitted by Lee (United States), Mar 6, 2006 at 06:20

"Islamist terrorism in the West is counterproductive because it awakens the sleeping masses; in brief, jihad provokes crusade."

Yep. Very astute, as this is how the original Crusades were provoked. You wouldn't know that from the muslims though, who are still whining about the "C" word even today.

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