Does freedom of speech excuse preaching hate?

I'm pointing out the high level of collateral damage.

I'm sure those words are of great comfort to the bereaved.

I suspect the main motivation in using drones is cost and the low risk
involved to allied forces, not concern for the welfare of the civilian population.

Its a win-win situation.

I'm pointing out the high level of collateral damage.

izzythepush wrote:

I'm pointing out the high level of collateral damage.

Presumably, the level is a lot lower
than more traditional, more brutal methods. Yes ??

I'm sure those words are of great comfort to the bereaved.

I suspect the main motivation in using drones is cost and the low risk involved to allied forces, not concern for the welfare of the civilian population.

Its a win-win situation.

Is that how you would describe the situation in the Moslem world vis a vis America?

I'm sure those words are of great comfort to the bereaved.

I suspect the main motivation in using drones is cost and the low risk involved to allied forces,
not concern for the welfare of the civilian population.

So much for hearts and minds then

America is waging a war against Islam, not extremism.

So much for hearts and minds then,

you might as well tell moderate secular Moslems

that Al Qaida is right, America is waging a war against Islam, not extremism.

The militia suspected of killing the US ambassador to Libya nearly two weeks ago has been driven out of its base in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Police and protesters stormed the HQ of the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia.

The HQ of the Sahaty Brigade, said to have official backing, was also stormed. At least nine people were killed there, another died elsewhere.

The attack on the US consulate was triggered by an amateur video made in the US which mocks Islam.

Witnesses say supporters of Ansar al-Sharia gathered outside its Benghazi headquarters, in front of the crowd, waving black and white banners.

They fired into the air to try to disperse the protesters, but fled with their weapons after the base was surrounded by waves of people shouting "No to militias".Buildings and a car were set alight and fighters evicted.

In a statement later, a spokesman for the group said militiamen had evacuated the premises after their commander had ordered to "hand them over to the people of Benghazi" to preserve security.

However, in a standoff outside the headquarters of the Sahaty Brigade in the city, three people were killed and at least 20 injured according to witnesses and officials.

Ordinary Moslems, sickened by the attack on the embassy are driving the extremists out.
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Blaming a whole swathe of people for the actions of a tiny minority puts you in the same mindset as Torquemada and Himmler

A Pakistani government minister on Saturday announced a $100,000 bounty for the killing of the person who produced an online film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad.
Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour also asked the Taliban and al-Qaida to extend support to the would-be killer.
Speaking at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, the federal minister said whoever is responsible for blasphemy deserves death.

Earlier, some 30,000 protesters marched through Benghazi calling for an end to the armed groups and a return to the rule of law.


There has been a wave of hostility towards the militias since US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others Americans died in last week's attack on the Benghazi consulate.

"I don't want to see armed men wearing Afghani-style clothes stopping me in the street to give me orders, I only want to see people in uniform," said university student Omar Mohammed, who took part in the takeover of the Ansar al-Sharia compound.