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Article: Holier than thou; Religion, jihad and justice.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 14, 2004
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Byline: Diana West, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
When the White House promised to punish the murderers who sawed off Nicholas Berg's head, a spokesman said the crime "showed the true nature of the enemies of freedom."
Wrong. Or, rather, not wrong, but vague, and perilously so. It's not every enemy of freedom who shouts, "Allahu akbar [God is great]!" while committing murder in front of a camera. What Mr. Berg's heinous killing showed was the true nature of fundamentalist and unreformed Islam, according to the Koran. "Now when ye meet in battle those who disbelieve, then it is smiting of the necks," says verse 47-4 in the Marmaduke Mohammad Pickthall translation. ...