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Vouthon
Guest
I was utterly horrified, sickened, grieved and devastated by this inhumane murder of an innocent, exemplary life - as well as the two other men who were beheaded along with Fr. Francois Murad.
It is damnable that Obama has decided to aid the rebels, under the illusion that he can condemn Al-Nursa while supporting “moderate” elements of the opposition. This is an utterly pie-in-the-sky, fantastical, fairy-tale myth that has no grounding in reality. The rebel cause is almost entirely composed of radical Islamists now and any weapons shipped to the increasingly marginal “secular” elements will obviously fall into the hands of people like these beasts.
However, just as I would not have supported Franco and Nazi Germany in the Spanish Civil War on account of the atrocities committed by Communist elements in the Republican forces that made uncountable martyrs out of priests and religious, I likewise will not on account of these murders support Assad. He has committed crimes against humanity just like the rebels have, and I will not even begin describing Iran’s crimes.
There is no “good side” in this war. Both have unjust war aims (now that the opposition is dominated by such Sunni extremists).
I can support neither Sunni nor Shia extremists in this war, nor will I. Both sides have committed evil, just as in Spain in 1936-1939 Communists fought fascists/Nazis. I have no other words with which to describe it.
May the soul of Fr Murad and all other innocent victims who have perished in this terrible civil war whether they be Christian, Muslim or else rest in peace.
And may a peaceful, negotiated solution be found to end the bloodshed.
It is damnable that Obama has decided to aid the rebels, under the illusion that he can condemn Al-Nursa while supporting “moderate” elements of the opposition. This is an utterly pie-in-the-sky, fantastical, fairy-tale myth that has no grounding in reality. The rebel cause is almost entirely composed of radical Islamists now and any weapons shipped to the increasingly marginal “secular” elements will obviously fall into the hands of people like these beasts.
However, just as I would not have supported Franco and Nazi Germany in the Spanish Civil War on account of the atrocities committed by Communist elements in the Republican forces that made uncountable martyrs out of priests and religious, I likewise will not on account of these murders support Assad. He has committed crimes against humanity just like the rebels have, and I will not even begin describing Iran’s crimes.
There is no “good side” in this war. Both have unjust war aims (now that the opposition is dominated by such Sunni extremists).
I can support neither Sunni nor Shia extremists in this war, nor will I. Both sides have committed evil, just as in Spain in 1936-1939 Communists fought fascists/Nazis. I have no other words with which to describe it.
May the soul of Fr Murad and all other innocent victims who have perished in this terrible civil war whether they be Christian, Muslim or else rest in peace.
And may a peaceful, negotiated solution be found to end the bloodshed.
