Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
Submitted by Bartholomew (not verified) on Wed, 09/27/2006 - 08:58.
This isn't quite fair on Khoury: Ratzinger cites Khoury's translation of the dialogue, then mentions the Koranic verse and adds "According to the experts, this is one of the suras of the early period". So Khoury isn't actually given as the source for the historical context of the sura.
The Ratzinger Fanclub forum features the translation of an interview with Khoury; one has to laugh:
Did you ever expect that your book would cause such an uproar?
An edition of Byzantine sources in French that appeared in 1966? Please.
The inconvenient facts and unanswered questions surrounding the attacks are legion, but the endemic sloppiness of the self-styled "researchers" is delegitimizing the entire project of critiquing the "official version." The ostentatiously named "Truth movement" is not clearing the air, but muddying the water.
WW4 Report pamphlets
WAR AT THE CROSSROADS
An Historical Guide Through the Balkan Labyrinth
The Balkan region is intensely multicultural - a point of crossroads and clash for some of the world's major religions, cultural spheres, and economic systems. While there have been vicious wars in Balkan history, these have taken place in the context of manipulation by imperial powers and the self-serving local leaders who cater to them.
Khoury
This isn't quite fair on Khoury: Ratzinger cites Khoury's translation of the dialogue, then mentions the Koranic verse and adds "According to the experts, this is one of the suras of the early period". So Khoury isn't actually given as the source for the historical context of the sura.
The Ratzinger Fanclub forum features the translation of an interview with Khoury; one has to laugh: