February 19, 2005

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: When Camels Fly

Thomas is optimistic about the recent events in the Arab world, but this quote makes it so very clear why the radical Islamists must be exterminated.

"But we have to be very sober about what is ahead. There will be no velvet revolutions in this part of the world. The walls of autocracy will not collapse with just one good push. As the head-chopping insurgents in Iraq, the suicide bombers in Saudi Arabia and the murderers of Mr. Hariri have all signaled: The old order in this part of the world will not go quietly into this good night. You put a flower in the barrel of their gun and they'll blow your hand and your head right off."

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