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one-breath pundit  

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  Yusuf Islam, f/k/a Cat Stevens, a terrorist threat?  haikuEsq is skeptical.  It’s hard to disagree with
  
  
  his statement about the terrorists in Beslan, Russia:
  
  

   ”Crimes against innocent bystanders taken hostage in any circumstance have no foundation whatsoever in the life of Islam and the model example of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.”

  
  

  The lyrics and tune from Moon Shadow are rolling around pleasingly in my mind this morning, as are the hopeful words from Peace Train:.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I’ve been crying lately
  Thinking about the world as it is
  Why must we go on hating?
  Why can’t we live in bliss?
  
  For out on the edge of darkness
  There rides the peace train
  Peace train take this country
  Come take me home again

  
  
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  Do you care what music your weblogger is listening to?  Evan wants to know; Tony Pierce doesn’t care, and neither does cranky old Prof. Yabut. 
  
  
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  Update (Sept. 25, 2004):  I’ve collected a number of excerpts about Cat Stevens and the Satanic Verses fatwa here, in a response to UCL’s Comment.
  
  
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  Update (Sept. 26, 2004):  Time magazine says it was all a spelling mistake. See our post.
  
  

   

one-breath pundit  

• 
  
  Yusuf Islam, f/k/a Cat Stevens, a terrorist threat?  haikuEsq is skeptical.  It’s hard to disagree with
  
  
  his statement about the terrorists in Beslan, Russia:
  
  

   ”Crimes against innocent bystanders taken hostage in any circumstance have no foundation whatsoever in the life of Islam and the model example of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.”

  
  

  The lyrics and tune from Moon Shadow are rolling around pleasingly in my mind this morning, as are the hopeful words from Peace Train:.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I’ve been crying lately
  Thinking about the world as it is
  Why must we go on hating?
  Why can’t we live in bliss?
  
  For out on the edge of darkness
  There rides the peace train
  Peace train take this country
  Come take me home again

  
  
• 
  
  Do you care what music your weblogger is listening to?  Evan wants to know; Tony Pierce doesn’t care, and neither does cranky old Prof. Yabut. 
  
  
• 
  
  Update (Sept. 25, 2004):  I’ve collected a number of excerpts about Cat Stevens and the Satanic Verses fatwa here, in a response to UCL’s Comment.
  
  
• 
  
  Update (Sept. 26, 2004):  Time magazine says it was all a spelling mistake. See our post.