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July 19, 2005
American Canaries
Miners used to keep canaries in the mines for company. Not because they were lonely, but because they were early warning systems. If the local air became hazardous, the birds would pass out or die before people were seriously injured. This gave the miners enough warning to take preventative action.

Remember all the commotion when Newsweek incorrectly stated that Americans were desecrating the Koran? Wonder what the Arabian street will do when they see video of American citizens using legal firearms to blow away a Koran? Team Infidel has elected to serve as canaries for their fellow Americans. If any Islamic terrorists have managed to cross our somewhat porous borders, they will surely make a beeline for Team Infidel.

I'm very interested in comments on this. Should this behavior be legal? For my part, I say yes although I cringe at the potential impact this video will have when shown on Arabian television. And I'd like to publicly thank Team Infidel for their willingness to serve as our canaries.

Update: I cross posted this at my own site and I've already received a few emails about this post. Yes, Team Infidel is being crude, unpleasant, and not helpful to bringing peace to the world. Yes, my thanking them for being canaries was said tongue-in-cheek. No, I do not condone such behavior, although I support their right to be disagreeable. The first amendment does not just protect your right to your opinion. It protects the right of all individuals to express their own opinions. While disagreeing with Team Infidel's actions, I agree and defend their right to exercise their first amendment rights. I encourage frank discussion about these rights.

Posted By Admiral Quixote at July 19, 2005 06:32 PM | TrackBack
Comments

You ignore the fact that the nazislamists are collectivists. They don't care to identify and retaliate against specific individuals who deface their holy book. They will just use any pretense to cry outrage and to justify killing of innocents who belong to an "enemy" group -- i.e. anyone not submitting to them.

The victims of the various islamic bombings throughout the world were never known to have desacrated any koran. In Pakistan, a christian is thought of having burnt a page of the koran? Burn a church, kill a few unrelated christians. etc., etc.

Actually, islamic fascists themselves have destroyed more copies of korans and historic sites of islam than westerners ever will.

Posted by: Fahree [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 19, 2005 09:26 PM

And when a fanatic with dynamite strapped on his waist, blows himself up in a mosque and splatters human blood all over the Korans in people's hands, there's barely a "ho-hum" in the mainstream press.

"Hypocritical slimeballs" comes to mind.

Posted by: gus3 [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 19, 2005 11:55 PM

The guy that "led" Team Infidel has already received death threats for his target practice and he's not taking it lightly.

As for whether or not it should be legal...of COURSE it should be legal! Those guys are exercising their Freedom of Expression. Do I agree with it? Not really. I don't like it when folks burn my Country's flag but I'll defend to the death their right to express themselves...immediately after I share some of my own freedom of expression up the side of their head.;)

...and I don't give a rats arse what happens on the "arab street".

Gus is right too, the barbarians don't give a wit about what we do with any book. They would prefer that we cut the heads off our children with the pages but beyond that they don't care. Well, I take that back...if we were to all READ ANY BOOK and be alittle less vigilant...I'm sure they would like that.

Posted by: Wayne Fielder [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 20, 2005 09:59 PM

Here's the link to the "Fatwah" link on Anarchangel's site.

Posted by: Wayne Fielder [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 20, 2005 10:01 PM

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