The world without Islamism

I was astounded by the remarks of Mahmoud Ahmedinajad about destroying Israel.
Clearly this islamic fundamentalist moron has not acquainted himself with the language of international diplomacy. This remarks pose a serious threat not just to the security of Israel, but the entire middle east and ultimately, the world. At the risk of plunging us into world war 3, Iran must be condemned in the strongest possible terms by all members of the UN, she must also halt her development of WMD.

The thought of a theocracy having access to WMDs frightens the daylights out of most of the world. The IAEA must take an uncompromising stance backed up by the security council to halt Iran's weapons expansion programme. The Iranian revolution was greeted with joy by ordinary Iranians, following the brutal dictatorship of the secular shah regime.
The majority of Iranians were not born until after the revolution, the west must do all it can to destroy this theocracy by democratic means. We should desist from military action, or sanctions which would result in the deaths of thousands of civilians; but we should support the pro democrtic groups and students that are challenging the islamist theocracy of the Ayatollah.

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18390

Farewell Rosa Parks

The world mourns a remarkable lady who defied the inhumanity of jim crow and pushed the civil rights movement in to action following the Montgomery bus boycott.
It is incredible that the injustices in the south would be defeated by the momentum gained by the bus boycott. The "separate but equal" policy was on its last legs, and we should never overlook the part played by the Alabama seamstress.
Farewell, Rosa, you are an inspiration to all mankind.