I took no prisoners. Here’s an audio transcript of our often testy exchange.
SEPTEMBER 11: A reader notices a passage in Hillaire Belloc’s “Heresies” from 1936. He is speaking about the lifting of the Turkish siege of Vienna: “Vienna, as we saw, was almost taken and only saved by the Christian army under the command of the King of Poland on a date that ought to be among the most famous in history — September 11, 1683.” Maybe that date is no accident.
CNN THANKS A MURDERER: In an interview with a man representing a group that openly claims responsibility for killing an Israeli cabinet minister, the interviewer, Leon Harris, concludes with the following words:
“HARRIS: Mr. Rabah Mihanna, thank you very much for your time…
MIHANNA: Thank you.
HARRIS: … this morning and for your insight and your side of the story.”
This is disgusting. It’s disgusting even to have such a person on the air, let alone to treat him with respect. It is even more disgusting that CNN is now cooperating with al Qaeda’s propaganda program by submitting six questions to bin Laden. Can you imagine them in 1940? Mr Goebbels, thank you so much for your insight …
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