{"id":3462,"date":"2005-07-15T13:34:46","date_gmt":"2005-07-15T20:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bennett.com\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/2005\/07\/15\/why-they-hate-us-2\/"},"modified":"2005-07-15T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2005-07-15T20:34:46","slug":"why-they-hate-us-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bennett.com\/blog\/2005\/07\/15\/why-they-hate-us-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why they hate us"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tIn his own words, the murderer of Theo Van Gogh explains why he hates us:<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I take complete responsibility for my actions. I acted purely in the name of my religion,” he told its three-strong panel of judges.<\/p>\n

“I can assure you that one day, should I be set free, I would do the same, exactly the same.” Earlier, Bouyeri had insisted that he did not recognise the authority of any non-Islamic court and forbade his lawyer to mount a defence.<\/p>\n

Spectators in the maximum security courthouse in western Amsterdam gasped as Bouyeri then turned to the victim’s mother, Anneke, in the public gallery, and told her he felt nothing for her. Mrs van Gogh watched as he read out from what appeared to be a statement: “I don’t feel your pain. I have to admit that I don’t have any sympathy for you. I can’t feel for you because you’re a non-believer.”<\/p>\n

He added: “Maybe you could find some consolation if the maximum sentence is given.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I should think that would clear up the confusion about the terrorists and what we might do to appease them. How many are willing to convert to Islam? Those who criticize the war but aren’t willing to convert are terrorchickens, of course.<\/p>\n

HT Daily Pundit<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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