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Monday, July 25, 2005
"Islamo-Anarcs or Islamo-Fascists?" (Neither of the label is accurate. We don't have a mass movement that is comparable to European fascist movements. And they (the Bin Ladenite fanatics) certainly are not anarchist or anarchistic even. These people want to establish a strong and dominating state that is rigidly based on their narrow and strict interpretation of religious laws. How is that anarchist? I wish that Tariq Ali would stop using the term "Islamo-anarchists" while Christopher Hitchens keeps using the term "Islamo-fascists". These religious fanatics don't even deserve to be called "Islamo." Do we apply the term "Christiano" or "Jewisho" to terrorists using Christianity or Judaism for their own ends? No.)