September 24, 2006
I'M THE EMIR OF CORDOBA AND I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE:
Muslims must apologise for conquest: Aznar: Former Spanish PM defends Pope (9/24/06, Agence France-Presse)
Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar on Friday defended Pope Benedict XVI’s comments about Islam, saying the pontiff had no need to apologise and asking why Muslims never did, according to newspaper reports published on Saturday.“Why do we always have to say sorry and they never do?†Mr Aznar told a conference in the United States.
“It is interesting to note that while a lot of people in the world are asking the pope to apologise for his speech, I have never heard a Muslim say sorry for having conquered Spain and occupying it for eight centuries.†[...]
“I support Ferdinand and Isabella,†he proclaimed, in reference to the medieval Catholic monarchs who drove Muslims out of Spain in 1492.
Word is, the Spaniards are gearing up for a tough election fight, as the League of Ferdinand and Isabella tries to fend off the resurgent Patriotic Union of al-Andalus. The winner gets Madrid. The loser gets beheaded.
Since we seem to be going back in time to right all the ancient wrongs, now would be a good time for Arab traders and African chieftains to apologize for running slaves and corrupting our fledgling colonies into buying their wares.
Posted by: erp at September 25, 2006 9:22 AMTrackBack
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