“League of the Righteous”? But…but…don’t these righteous ones know that the Qur’an teaches peace and tolerance? Why is it that so many of the most “righteous” Muslims are, according to the propaganda that is fed to us in the West every day, Misunderstanders of Islam? How is it that those most serious about Islam get it so drastically wrong, and always in the same way? And why won’t any Western authorities ever address this question?
“Militant Video Shows Abducted American,” from AP, February 6:
(AP) A Shiite militant group in Iraq has posted an Internet video showing an American it says it abducted and who appears to be a contractor reported missing by the U.S. military.
The U.S. Department of Defense said Friday that American contractor Issa T. Salomi, 60, went missing Jan. 23 in Baghdad and that search and recovery efforts were under way, but it released no other details. The U.S. military in Baghdad on Saturday confirmed Salomi is missing but would not provide additional information.
In the video, the man – who did not identify himself – says his abductors from the League of the Righteous are demanding the release of militants and the prosecution of Blackwater security contractors accused of killing 17 Iraqis in 2007 in Baghdad.
“The second demand is to bring the proper justice and the proper punishment to those members of Blackwater company that have committed unjustifiable crimes against innocent Iraqi civilians,” the man said. “And to bring justice by proper compensation to the families that have been involved in great suffering because of this incident.”…