Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Hizbollah splits hairs
According to Reuters,
Of course, dig into the article a bit and it turns out that Hizbollah's main concern was the poor timing in the news cycle:
Meanwhile, Scrappleface imagines rage in the "Arab street":
It is tragic that this is so funny.
Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group condemned Wednesday the beheading of an American hostage by Iraqi militants as an ugly crime that flouted the tenets of Islam.
"Hizbollah condemns this horrible act that has done very great harm to Islam and Muslims by this group that claims affiliation to the religion of mercy, compassion and humane principles," the Shi'ite Muslim group said in a statement.
Of course, dig into the article a bit and it turns out that Hizbollah's main concern was the poor timing in the news cycle:
Hizbollah said Berg's killing had diverted the world's gaze from an escalating furor over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by occupation soldiers.
"The timing of this act that overshadowed the scandal over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in occupation forces prisons is suspect timing that aims to serve the American administration and occupation forces in Iraq and present excuses and pretexts for their inhumane practices against Iraqi detainees."
Meanwhile, Scrappleface imagines rage in the "Arab street":
The so-called 'Arab Street' erupted in rage and grief today, as devoted Muslims crowded into public squares by the hundreds of thousands, in dozens of cities, to denounce the brutal videotaped beheading of American Nicholas Berg by Muslim extremists affiliated with Al Qaeda.
It is tragic that this is so funny.
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