Adam Magazine on the Crazy Years

Looting, killing and raping -- by twisting their words they call it "empire"; and wherever they have created a wilderness they call it "peace" -- Tacitus

Tuesday, October 21

Fareed Zakaria says that General "My God is bigger than your God" Boykin should resign.

And He%u2019s Head of Intelligence? : "         This is not simply a matter of symbolism, though that is important because this story is now being broadcast across the globe. The position Boykin holds%u2014deputy undersecretary for intelligence%u2014is one in which he would have to interact routinely with Pakistanis, Egyptians, Afghans, Indonesians; Muslims from all over the world. Will he be effective in establishing close working relationships with these officials, who have all watched him slur their religion? Is this a man who will be able to objectively sift through intelligence and analysis about the state of Muslim societies, the difference between moderates and extremists, the distinctions among various fundamentalist groups? Or does he look at them all and see ... Satan?
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