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Les Dernieres Nouvelles d'Alsace, France

September 11: 'The Endless Day'

 

"The damage has been done. The Muslim world is in turmoil and demonstrations knowingly kindled by the fundamentalists are multiplying. … This unwholesome agitation around that fateful date is revealing. It shows that 'September 11' is still poisoning international relations. How could it be otherwise?"

 

By Jean-Claude Kiefer

                                      

 

Translated By Mary Kenney

 

September 11, 2010

 

France - Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - Original Article (French)

Protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in London set a U.S. flag and a picture of Pastor Terry Jones on fire, Sept. 11.

BBC NEWS VIDEO: Pastor Terry Jones announces 'God is telling us to stop' and that he will never burn Qurans, Sept. 11, 00:00:32RealVideo

It's always with apprehension that we await the sad anniversary of September 11, 2001. First, because terrorist groups might "commemorate" the day with new attacks. Then, especially this year, because of the odious conduct of some, amid a climate of fear and hatred, which is "justified" by the deviance that infects all religions, whether it's Christianity, Islam or Judaism. Witness the "Burn the Quran" operation organized by an obscure self-proclaimed pastor in Florida.

 

The fact that this man, who claims to be "of God," has finally (although it remains to be seen ...) renounced his plans changes nothing. The damage has been done. The Muslim world is in turmoil and demonstrations knowingly kindled by the fundamentalists are multiplying, fanned by slogans lumping together the United States, the West and Christianity, not to mention the "Zionist plot" that features in every rant of Iranian President Ahmadinejad ...

 

The most incredible - and incomprehensible - part of this whole affair, is the media coverage of the isolated act of a guru of a sect in a largely unknown small town. Already, there have been a few beautiful souls that have found in this a pretext to denounce "Islamophobia" in the United States, undoubtedly forgetting that the construction of mosques - to say nothing of minarets - is especially problematic in Europe. And unfortunately, it is in Europe that Jewish and Muslim tombs are regularly desecrated.  

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Nevertheless, this unwholesome agitation around that fateful date is revealing. It shows that "September 11" is still poisoning international relations. How could it be otherwise? The conflict in Afghanistan has as its direct origin in the twin attack on Manhattan. It has gotten bogged down and become a political disaster for the United States and its allies. Neighboring Pakistan, prey to anarchy and terrorism, is undoubtedly sheltering the al-Qaeda leadership. The "crusade" (according to George W. Bush) in Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein, control the oil and, by the way, establish democracy, has resulted in a bloody stalemate. And since 2001, Iran, a theocracy that applies Sharia Law even to the point of stoning, has strengthened itself by entering the circle of nuclear powers. As for Islamic terrorist groups, they have spread from Indonesia to Africa ...

 

From a purely security standpoint, Americans and Europeans have probably learned the necessary lessons - despite some flaws - from the attacks in New York, London and Madrid.

 

But from a political standpoint? …

 

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