Persecution or backing murderous dictators?

A pact with the devil? Syrian Christians fear persecution.

the dirty little secret is that Christians in Iraq, Syria and Libya supported these secular tyrannies, and that they fear they are now on the wrong side if democracy takes over.

(alternative way to put it: These secular gov'ts manipulated religious minorities so they could stay in power and divide and conquer the majority of the population)

for example, the bishop in Tripoli is complaining about a few folks killed NATO bombing, i.e. echoing the dictator's propaganda machine. Of course, he is conveniently ignoring the hundreds killed by the dictator or the half a million refugees from Ghadaffy's troops... shelling civilians by his beloved dictator don't worry him a bit.

Strategypage summary here

a lot of catholic "peace and justice" folks also heart terrorists

a Strategypage summary of the problem: not just Muslim charities but the IRA, the NPA, FARC, the Tamil tigers, etc. got money to terrorize under the guise of charity donations or as supporting left wing human rights activists.

and this article explains why the "criminal justice" system doesn't work for terrorists: bribery, "lack of evidence", "improper collection of evidence", witnesses who forget or who disappear...more HERE.

and it's not just terror groups who do such things, of course...as anyone reading the press here in the Philippines can tell you.