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September 15, 2006
Farewell Oriana
“I leave shreds of my soul on every experience.” - Oriana Fallaci
Oriana Fallaci has passed away.
"I do not believe in vile acquittals, phony appeasements, easy forgiveness. Even less, in the exploitation or the blackmail of the word Peace. When peace stands for surrender, fear, loss of dignity and freedom, it is no longer peace. It is suicide." - Oriana Fallaci
Oriana is one of the most renowned journalists of the modern era and in final years, was indicted by a judge in her native Italy under provisions of the Italian Penal Code which proscribe the “vilipendio” or “vilification” of “any religion admitted by the state.”
As one of the most honest and active critics of radical Islam, Oriana died while in exile from her country, where she faced imprisonment for "the defamation of Islam."
Alas, she lost her battle with cancer, yet, even in her last days, she soldiered on.
"The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage."
"Don’t believe in a dialog with Islam. That’s a naivete. It can only be a monologue. They do not believe in pluralism. There is no such thing as a “moderate Islam” and a Radical Islam. There is only one Islam."
"The real enemy is Islam and the most catastrophic threat is immigration not terror."
Our prayers are with you, Oriana. Godspeed, and thank you for being you.
Posted by LindaSoG at September 15, 2006 07:30 AM
Comments
What a loss!!! Probably the most outspoken and courageous women in our generation. Few if any will pick up the cause and carry on in her footsteps.
She has nailed the enemy precisely for what they are and what they represent. Unadulterated evil!!!
Posted by: Jack at September 15, 2006 02:00 PM
Islam has lost a powerfull foe and critic. Sad.
Posted by: sultan knish at September 15, 2006 05:36 PM
More courage than presidents with armies. More class than phony statesmen. A great vocal loss in the war for survival against islam.
Posted by: TomR at September 16, 2006 05:33 PM