Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Barbarians At the Gate

"They bitterly perceived the contradiction embodied by Islam’s long, steady retreat from the gates of Vienna, where on September 11— that now resonant date— in 1683, the king of Poland began the battle that turned back the farthest advance of Muslim armies."
Wright, Lawrence. The Looming Tower (p. 171)

ZH: Jan. 7th, 2015:
"It's A Butchery" - 12 Killed In Terrorist Attack On French Satirical Magazine

Reuters: Jan. 7th, 2015:
Car Bomb Kills 35(+) In Yemen
"A car bomb exploded outside a police college in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing 35 people and wounding dozens, police said, less than a week after a suicide bombing south of the capital left nearly 30 dead."

Rage Against a Collapsing Empire