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July 14, 2005
A witty Nicholson cartoon published in the popular media (The Australian):
Tis a good example of the politics of pictures. An okay article by Fareed Zakaria in Newsweek. Fareed says:
'The other important difference between the London bombings and 9/11 has been the response of the world of Islam. For months after 9/11, I kept writing that it was sad and disturbing that Muslims were reluctant to condemn the attacks. This time is different. Major Muslim groups in Britain have unambiguously denounced the bombings. Even "fundamentalist" organizations have condemned it. The Muslim Association of Britain, a hard-line group with alleged ties to militants in the Middle East, called the bombings "heinous and repulsive" and urged Muslims to help the emergency services and police.'
Fareed is right when he says that simple slogans that tell us that we fight terrorists in Iraq so that we will not have to fight them here, are just slogans. They are not comprehensive policies.
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