Archive for September, 2007
Sep
11
2007
Six years on from the 9/11 attacks of 2001, Canadians still stand in solidarity with their southern neighbors.
Of course, not everyone is on the same page. Mobilization Against War and Occupation, based out of Vancouver, still spews the stale lies about the Taliban being a popular resistance movement valiantly fighting vampiric foreign devils in NATO uniforms. Osama bin Ladin’s old allies in the war on civilization may triumph in the end, but will they remember to thank MAWO on V-Day?
Ah, well. I’m sure CUPE is happy to have their support in their revolutionary struggle against the ruthless oppression of Vancouver City Hall.
Then there’s the
Republic of East Vancouver. Kevin Potvin’s socialist rag rails ceaselessly against a 9/11-inspired Islamophobia – a terrible pattern of prejudice that happily for our local Muslim community does not actually exist.
Nenonen, take a pill: Calling Muslim terrorists who kill innocent people (mostly other Muslims) barbaric is not bigoted – it’s just the way it is.
Of course, entire communities of useful idiots have mobilized around the banner of Vancouver 9/11 Truth, which includes as an unalterable provision of its constitution the following:
In the case of Sept 11, 2001, there exists an overwhelming body of evidence suggesting that (1) the attacks of that day could not have been carried out without complicity from within the highest levels of the US government, and (2) the official “investigation” was in fact a cover-up, by US authorities and media alike. The truth about 9/11 is not known, not because it is unknowable, but because it has been concealed.
Note to nutbars: Even Noam Chomsky calls the theory of US involvement in 9/11 hogwash.
Way to push the edge of the local lunatic fringe a little further out there, team!
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Sep
08
2007
The intellectual left throughout the entire Western world must be having a rough day.
The brilliant left-wing American intellectual and constant critic of American foreign policy has been bestowed with a glowing testimonial by none other than terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Coming on the heels of petrol-powered socialist crusader and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez’ recent praise of Chomsky’s intellectual heft, Osama’s statement pretty much cripples the intellectual left at a stroke. After all, once you’ve got the world’s most famous terrorist thug proudly in your corner, it’s probably time to give up the university lecture circuit.
All those who continue to cite Chomsky’s work to critique US involvement in the world are now suspect, tainted by Osama’s poison handshake.
Of course, Chomsky and his fans (many of whom can be found right here in Vancouver – the left coast) are no doubt disgusted by the announcement of Osama’s seal of approval; the American-born critic has stated that despite its foreign policy failings, its democracy and freedoms help it to remain the greatest country in the world. And while Chomsky critiques American military involvement overseas, he has stated clearly in his books that terrorism such as the 9/11 attacks ought to be condemned in the most extreme terms.
The problem is, many fans of Chomsky absorb only the professor’s well-constructed criticism of US and Western policy. They purposefully ignore Chomsky’s appreciation of US achievements and his hopes for his homeland to one day rise again to its full potential as a bastion of freedom and human rights.
Just for the record, Osama – Chomsky is Jewish. Ouch.
