The American Spectator

Special Report

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p>The Standing Commission on Anglican and International Peace with Justice Concerns is not only an ugly mouthful of words, but faithfully embodies the idea that the Other is never wrong. Since 9-11, says the committee's report, br> /p> blockquote>the world's view of the United States' role in promoting peace with justice has shifted dramatically. Peoples and nations rallied in support of those slaughtered at the symbolic centers of U.S. military and economic might. When the United States led armed forces into Afghanistan to destroy the training ground for such terrorist attacks, there was widespread support around the world. p>That support has shifted since the United States led a coalition of nations in the invasion of Iraq. ... br> The United States' reputation has been damaged by accusations of detainee abuse, by its use of so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques," by sending detainees to prisons in foreign countries and by its use of domestic surveillance. These actions created a backlash of worldwide opinion, a domestic debate on possible constitutional abuses, and highlighted the fragility of American democracy and the imperative to "respect the dignity of every human being." /p> /blockquote> br> The Other need never fret of its reputation nor fear "a backlash of worldwide opinion."

For the last three years, this justice-and-peace commission said it focused on world poverty, Palestinian-Israeli peace, Haiti, Cuba, Liberia, and immigration. The illegal immigrant, naturally an Other, should never be hampered, Israel is the oppressor, and, again, it's as though the reality of Islamic radicalism has been airbrushed like a photo in a Soviet history book. A report on Darfur, for instance, condemns the government of Sudan, but fails to mention what's behind the genocide. Methodists? Mennonites? Martians? I guess we don't know that Arab Muslims are trying to eliminate black Muslims.

When the Other hates the Other, there's no recourse -- except to fault the U.S. government for not saving the day.

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Islam, Abortion, Constitution, Military, Iraq, Israel, Africa, Immigration