The Coalition of The Swilling has a short post today comparing an attack on a Jewish synagogue to ripping a few pages of the Koran. Good point. Once again the religion of peace at work.

What struck me as hilarious was the statement of responsibility released by the terrorists who blew up the synagogue which states their demands:

1. They should release our prisoners who are in the American prisons, especially Guantanamo prisoners and the mujahid Sheikh Omar Abdul-Rahman, and those who are in the prisons of the followers of America: the Arabs, the non-Arabs, the Iranians, and the Jews.

2. They should stop their war on Islam and the Muslims throughout the world in the name of fighting terror.

3. [They should] purge all the lands of Islam and the Muslims from the dirt of the Jews and the Americans, including Al-Quds and Kashmir. [emphasis mine]

4. And that America would not interfere between us and the idolatrous governments that rule the Muslims, and that we establish a virtuous Islamic Caliphate state, God willing.

A little bit lofty goals eh? I mean, it is going to take some time to purge ALL Jews and Americans from the lands of Islam. You are going to have to give us some time.

More proof that you can not negotiate with these people *cough* Europe *cough*.

First they say they want us out of Saudi Arabia…done….well now they want us out of Iraq…don’t worry in a year or two we will be gone…they want a Palestinian state….wait a few years that may happen. Then what? Gee, maybe the world will begin to see that it is not grievances committed against Islam, but rather that the militant wing of Islam wants to subdue the entire world. In the process, killing off ALL the Jews and a good many Americans. And our Liberal Left calls Bush Hitler…….

There demands reminded me of the demands PFJ in Monty Python’s Life of Brian:

FRANCIS: We’re gettin’ in through the underground heating system here, up through into the main audience chamber here, and Pilate’s wife’s bedroom is here. Having grabbed his wife, we inform Pilate that she is in our custody and forthwith issue our demands. Any questions?

COMMANDO XERXES: What exactly are the demands?

REG: We’re giving Pilate two days to dismantle the entire apparatus of the Roman Imperialist State, and if he doesn’t agree immediately, we execute her.

MATTHIAS: Cut her head off?

FRANCIS: Cut all her bits off. Send ‘em back on the hour every hour. Show them we’re not to be trifled with.

REG: And of course, we point out that they bear full responsibility when we chop her up, and that we shall not submit to blackmail!

COMMANDOS: No blackmail!

And about their plans for world supremacy:

REG: Right. Now, uh, item four: attainment of world supremacy within the next five years. Uh, Francis, you’ve been doing some work on this.

FRANCIS: Yeah. Thank you, Reg. Well, quite frankly, siblings, I think five years is optimistic, unless we can smash the Roman empire within the next twelve months.

REG: Twelve months?

FRANCIS: Yeah, twelve months. And, let’s face it. As empires go, this is the big one, so we’ve got to get up off our arses and stop just talking about it!

COMMANDOS: Hear! Hear!