Hamas chief says suicide bombings ‘a natural right’
European philosophers in the 17th and 18th centuries developed the concept that can be described as “natural law” or “natureal rights”, which was later expressed in the United States’ Declaration of Independence with the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
This was a product of that same Western Civilization that is excoriated and degraded by many in the current culture wars. It is also held up by the oh so self-righeous Islamofascists as being the very embodiment of Satanic principles in the world today.
On the other hand, the attitude of these same Islamofascists turns the concept of natral rights on it’s head, defending NOT the right to life, but rather, the right to murder.
Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal has defended Palestinian suicide bombings as a “natural right”…”Our enemies … don’t understand that a suicide operation … is a natural right,” the exiled leader told students in Damascus, adding that Palestinians live “under Israeli occupation and have the right to fight and defend themselves”.
The Chief would submit that it’s a huge stretch to equated a right to defense, to the right to engage in homicide bombing against non-official, non-military targets. Oh yeah – I keep forgetting – according to the Quran there are NO civilians – only infidels who are by definition actively fighting Islam by refusing to accept total dhimmitude (religious and social submission)!
The situation with Islamofascism seems to be nicely covered in Matthew 7:
15 Beware of afalse prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening dwolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Khaled Mashaal, rope, tree. Some assembly required.