Was being Israeli nicer than being Palestinian?
And was being Serbian nicer than being Kosovar?
Some Palestinians soon will be begging for the Israelis to come back. A new squad of morality police has begun detaining Palestinians. “The 12-member squad appears to be an attempt by President Mahmoud Abbas' West Bank government to challenge the monopoly on religious righteousness claimed by the militant group Hamas, the rival ruler of Gaza…. In addition to booking smokers, snackers and carob juice drinkers, Qendah is also on the alert for young men whistling at girls or drivers playing their car stereos too loud.”
Does that sound reminiscent of what we are hearing here from the fat right?
Political Mavens » Like Kosovars, Palestinians are Getting what they Wished For
EDIT: "Anyone imagining that Moslem extremists must be seen as a threat only east of Suez should read Chris Deliso's alarming accounts of their activities in parts of the Balkans made vulnerable by wars and poverty." This historically volatile region saw some of the worst violence of the late 20th century in the Yugoslav Wars of Secession. During these conflicts, stunningly shortsighted and politically motivated policies of the United States and its allies directly allowed Islamic mujahedin and terrorist-related entities to establish a foothold in the region--just as with the progenitors of the Taliban a decade earlier in Afghanistan.