Video: Victim of London bombings begs Howard to pull out of Iraq
posted at 3:11 pm on July 5, 2007 by Allahpundit
It’s Louise Barry, who was riding the Tube to work two years ago on July 7 when the bombs went off. Luckily, she wasn’t aboard any of the trains that were hit; unluckily, after she was evacuated she hopped on the same bus that Hasib Hussain ended up on. The toggle switch from his bomb reappeared in a London hospital a few days later after surgeons removed it from her leg. Naturally, she’s very angry — at John Howard, for having sent troops to Iraq.
Here’s her new spot for GetUp Australia, released at a moment when Howard’s already got his hands full trying to explain his defense minister’s remarks about oil. If you’re wondering about GetUp, they’re exactly who you think they are:
GetUp was founded by Jeremy Heimans and David Madden, two young Australian graduates of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government who have worked at the intersection of technology, new media and politics in the United States. David and Jeremy are now co-founders of Avaaz.org, a new global online political community inspired by the success of GetUp and the US group MoveOn.org.
If “Avaaz” rings a bell, that’s because they were behind this execrable piece of moral equivalence that made the rounds in May.
As you watch, let Hassan Butt’s words echo in your ears: “By blaming the government for our actions, those who pushed the ‘Blair’s bombs’ line did our propaganda work for us. More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.”
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That ad’s not very helpful. It should at least provide an address for mailing in jizya checks.
Blacklake on July 5, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Does anyone think they’d have made this commercial if she were ugly?
RightWinged on July 5, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Here we go again!
Catie96706 on July 5, 2007 at 3:21 PM
So Sheila, how many more attacks do we all endure before we take any action? Maybe a review of Islamic attacks against the west should give you insight.
Kini on July 5, 2007 at 3:21 PM
It’s that other part, you know, the Islamic extremists drive for global Islamic domination brought about through violent jihad that’s the real problem.
Pulling out of Iraq may make you feel safer, but, sound policy decisions aren’t made based on feelings. They are made based on an assessment of the facts. And, the facts, in this case, don’t support hiding our heads in the sand and hoping that the extremists will get bored with world domination before they get to our neck of the woods.
JadeNYU on July 5, 2007 at 3:22 PM
Yes, of course, it’s Howard/Bush/Blar that is causing the terrorism! They got us into this mess, didn’t they? Weren’t they responsible for WT 93, the Cole, Kobar Towers, hell, let’s blame freaking 1982 Beirut on them while we’re at it…oh wait a minute, those terrorist attacks all happened BEFORE the Howard/Bush/Blar trilogy of evil. Hmmmmm, I guess the only question left to ask is: How stupid are these people, really? Do they REALLY believe their own drivel?
JustTruth101 on July 5, 2007 at 3:23 PM
I thought it was Australia’s involvement in East Timor that pissed of the jihadis.
Useful idiot.
Stormy70 on July 5, 2007 at 3:25 PM
Yeah ! Surrender that’ll show’em.
You bloody fool!
TheSitRep on July 5, 2007 at 3:25 PM
The frightening thing is that so many people think that the “West’s” foreign policy is the cause of terrorism when it’s really simple, islamonazies want to bring about the next caliphate. They want Sharia law to rule the entire world.
Capitalist Infidel on July 5, 2007 at 3:25 PM
how does being a victim of a situation suddenly make you an expert on that same situation?
lorien1973 on July 5, 2007 at 3:25 PM
Maybe this will help with your education of Islam.
Kini on July 5, 2007 at 3:26 PM
This is why you dont let chicks run a war…just saying
DwnSouthJukin on July 5, 2007 at 3:31 PM
It is people like Louise Barry that terrorists literally salivate over, because when they see ads like this, they know they are winning. Anyone check to see if one of Louise’s ancestors here happened to be Neville Chamberlain?
pilamaye on July 5, 2007 at 3:31 PM
Let’s blame the fledgling democracy of the United States for the kidnappings and ransoms for the Barbary States because we should have known better than to conduct business in that part of the planet. Stupid me, It’s really my fault for being a Jew who we all know are the true evil ones because brother Mo said so in his delusion.
Go on now, I accept full responsibility for the mishaps of the entire f@#cking planet, because I’m a Jew.
Damn those dumbass whores! Which hospital was she getting treatment, the BBC Hospital for Brainwashed Loons? aaahhhhggg
warpmine on July 5, 2007 at 3:33 PM
Another useful idiot! She’ll look lovely in a burka being the property of her new Muslim overlords.
KC-135A on July 5, 2007 at 3:37 PM
With her logic you could pretty much blame her “in part” for her own injuries. I mean, she put herself on that bus.
Just sayin’.
Geeze.
Editor on July 5, 2007 at 3:39 PM
These people really believe ignorance is bliss. Just stick your head in the sand and the problem goes away. Same mentality as the 1930′s with Hitler. The world is stuck on stupid!
synycalwon on July 5, 2007 at 3:40 PM
Misplaced outrage.
It is so much easier (and more PC), to blame ourselves than it is to blame those trying to kill us.
nailinmyeye on July 5, 2007 at 3:46 PM
By all means, don’t fight terror. Give them Iraq and Afghanistan as well. Allow them access to whatever they desire and sit back and wait for the next 9/11, but maybe 10 times worse.
Pacifism has never won a war nor any battles. It just prolongs the inevitable and allows your enemy to become beter organized and stronger.
LewWaters on July 5, 2007 at 3:47 PM
Correst me if I am wrong but have the jihadis blown anything up in Austrailia? Sounds like Prime Minister Howars is doing a great job keeping Australia safe. If she was in Sydney instead of Londinistan she wouldn’t have been injured, right?
deadbackpacker on July 5, 2007 at 3:47 PM
Paste from TROP:
heroyalwhyness on July 5, 2007 at 3:48 PM
The minute that stupid friggen absolute moral authority cow got to the sentence where she says she isn’t an “expert on the war on terror”, she should have shut the #ell up and gone back to washing the dishes or gardening or whatever ignorant fools do with their time after watching the View or whatever other stupid show they live their lives through.
csdeven on July 5, 2007 at 3:49 PM
As an Aussie, she really should cover her meat up. The Rape Mufti says so.
Here’s a thought, lady: if you’re going to be mad at somebody, how about the people that actually blew you up?
ReubenJCogburn on July 5, 2007 at 3:49 PM
If we had stated what’s in the above post we would be called war mongerers. But since the Barbarian cult said it, it be a-ok!
warpmine on July 5, 2007 at 3:52 PM
As an Aussie, she really should cover her meat up. The Rape Mufti says so
ReubenJCogburn, If that is the extent of jihad in Australia They should feel lucky.
deadbackpacker on July 5, 2007 at 3:52 PM
Reuben: Never get caught attempting to use logic to a liberal, you’ll be called a racist.
warpmine on July 5, 2007 at 3:53 PM
The Bali attack occured in 2002, well before the invasion of Iraq. I suppose the key difference is that she was not wounded in that attack.
Defense Guy on July 5, 2007 at 3:54 PM
if the Education system was incompetent and corrupt, this wouldn’t be as big a problem because they would teach about the 400 years of Islamic crusades and how they took the Middle East by force. Instead of only giving history of the European crusades/push back that happened after that. And of course the importance of the battle of Poiters.
jp on July 5, 2007 at 3:59 PM
I know, but they’re always such easy targets.
ReubenJCogburn on July 5, 2007 at 3:59 PM
She had a choice between dishonor or war, she chose dishonor and she shall get war. Stupid git.
/Apologies to Churchill.
Andy in Agoura Hills on July 5, 2007 at 4:00 PM
I wish somone could explain to me in simple terms how people can be so blind to reality. It drives me absolutely nuts!
Rod on July 5, 2007 at 4:01 PM
So, let’s check her line of reasoning. The same terrorists who intend to do this every day, are in Iraq. We’re fighting them in Iraq. So, the logical solution is to pull out of Iraq, and let the terrorists continue to gain power. Yeah, that’ll make us safer.
Was the West’s foreign policy to blame, when these Islamists were killing each a thousand years ago? The terrorists aren’t even trying to hide their intentions. They come out with videos actually saying that their goal is to kill us, because we’re infidels. The Left’s response? It must be our foreign policy.
amerpundit on July 5, 2007 at 4:02 PM
The jihadis were just practicing preemptive retaliation!
Drew on July 5, 2007 at 4:04 PM
Vomit! Cindy Sheehan’s clone!
Gregor on July 5, 2007 at 4:04 PM
She’s Australian? Maybe she should stay home and cover up her meat.
Blake on July 5, 2007 at 4:10 PM
with republican leaders starting to crumble…lets see if conservatives can mount the same offensive they did for the border. I doubt they have the stomach any longer either. Too bad for our boys and the world. This just isn’t convenient.
tomas on July 5, 2007 at 4:10 PM
The wrong 52nd person died on 7/7.
Maybe she’d like to take a trip up to Bali one of these days?
I heard the clubs are a blast.
profitsbeard on July 5, 2007 at 4:11 PM
This is just an example of what’s going on in America, too. Teach the children that America is always wrong. That it is responsible for all of the evil in this world. That we should join the Community of Nations. That if America would only stop, all would be well. Yes, America was at fault for nuking Japan. How dare we respond to attack. And, yes, America was at fault for the attack on the Towers. Damn all of those “little Eichmann’s.”
The Socialists in this country want it to collapse. And their target is the children. They will be educated. Yes, educated to hold America in utter contempt.
If the parents continue to allow our public schools to serve as “re-education camps,” this nation is lost. Hitler knew the target – the Hitler Youth. Stalin knew the target, too – the Young Pioneers. It’s happening here, and it must be stopped, before it’s too late. I fear for this beautiful Nation.
OhEssYouCowboys on July 5, 2007 at 4:14 PM
Fine. Get out. If it will make Louise fell safer, then pull out. I’m not being sarcastic. If the Australians and the Brits really want to get out (and we have every indication that the public does) then they should pull out. But I reserve the right to point and laugh when the attacks don’t stop, indeed when they become more frequent.
This same kind of political message is coming to a tv near you this fall. The desire to end the war by any means is widespread and popular and gaining momentum. The number of supporters of staying in Iraq are fewer and fewer every day. This fall or winter we will reach a tipping point and, as they say, it’s game over, man.
Sorry to say, but Louise is the future. Embrace the suck.
Thomas the Wraith on July 5, 2007 at 4:17 PM
Maybe she just gets all wet at the thought of gang-rape, stonings and decapitation…?
I dig freaky chicks
Ochlan on July 5, 2007 at 4:18 PM
I am glad we have been attack free since 9-11.
I don’t want to have an attack here, but if we do,
my response isn’t going to be surrender.
I’ll just say “GAME ON!”
TheSitRep on July 5, 2007 at 4:20 PM
Louise is not alone by any means. She actually has some quite prominent company.
Perhaps my prior comment was too optimistic. That happens sometimes. Perhaps the tipping point is here. God help us.
Thomas the Wraith on July 5, 2007 at 4:21 PM
When will the left learn some new tricks.They always trot out a victim to star in their propaganda films. I guess you “can’t” teach and old Liberal new tricks.
netdude5 on July 5, 2007 at 4:22 PM
Oh I get it IGNORE them and they’ll just go away.
Alden Pyle on July 5, 2007 at 4:24 PM
Alden Pyle-
Works with malignant tumors, doesn’t it?
profitsbeard on July 5, 2007 at 4:27 PM
Rght Winged
Dude, the hella you drinkin’, freind? She looks like a man in drag. Let me help you out.
Alden Pyle on July 5, 2007 at 4:37 PM
I keep wondering why is military is so small still. What do we spend, 4% of our GDP on defense? That’s nothing, we should double it right now.
Anyway, this Louise Barry can go to hell, and the rest of her associates, as well. People like her only get other people killed. Stupid twit, why not make a video asking the
terroristsMuslims to stop blowing people up?reaganaut on July 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
First, she begs Howard to pull out troops. Then, she will beg The Queen of England not to knight Salman Rushdie. Then she will beg the Danes to stop publishing cartoons. etc. etc.
BohicaTwentyTwo on July 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Did anyone notice the background in her clip? It resembles the Jihadist clips. Nothing discernable about the location, no belongings, Just someone’s hallway. By being so plain, maybe it is a little telling. Again, maybe I’m wrong
Guest1.1 on July 5, 2007 at 4:50 PM
Someone needs to explain to me how leaving Iraq means the bombs stop ?
There is no evidence that it will. In fact it will more than likely mean that the bombs will increase
William Amos on July 5, 2007 at 4:59 PM
She is an idiot, but I will give her a pass….. she did have to have a toggle switch removed. I question her IQ.
kahall on July 5, 2007 at 5:03 PM
I agree, this seems to be endemic among the anti war crowd they have a problem assessing blame in the right direction and they believe “if only” we just run home and apologize the mean old bad men will go away and they’ll be safe again, as if any of us ever were safe.
The definition of brain damage is performing the same act over and over and expecting different results.
Putting you head back into the sand won’t put the world back where was, in fact Sharia will advance even faster and more westerners will die not less.
Speakup on July 5, 2007 at 5:05 PM
Cowards.
msipes on July 5, 2007 at 5:07 PM
exactly!
nottakingsides on July 5, 2007 at 5:24 PM
Was there some brain damage…? Seriously.
4shoes on July 5, 2007 at 5:37 PM
I KNEW she was riding the short bus! (pun intended)
:D
Ryan Gandy on July 5, 2007 at 6:09 PM
Her accent is hot.
What did she say though?
unamused on July 5, 2007 at 6:27 PM
Her accent is hot.
What did she say though?
Mumbo jumbo mumbo jombo ….,mumbo jumbo emphasis add.
Almost as funny as the movie “Airplane”.
warpmine on July 5, 2007 at 6:39 PM
The line followed by the left seems to be…”They can’t be doing this for no reason! Why would someone blow themselves up? They must have a legitimate reason for doing this.”
Well, there is a reason they are doing this, it just isn’t one that fits into the left’s multi-culti view of the world.
And it’s not legitimate.
VolMagic on July 5, 2007 at 6:41 PM
My response to people who talk like her is to ask them, if they think listening is worthwhile in any conversation or if they always make up what other people have to say. Mocking the anti-globalist crowd, I follow up with the claim that their beliefs “erase the voices of the muslims.”
I’ve found my technique highly effective in that the leftists feel uncomfortable and leave the conversation. I suppose I wouldn’t recommend it if you want to pick up the moonbat, but a few moonbats will come back a little more reasonable in the next conversation.
thuja on July 5, 2007 at 7:01 PM
Liberalism is a mental disorder worldwide apparently. Had that happened to me, I’d be pissed that my president wasn’t allowing our military to KILL MORE OF THEM!
SouthernGent on July 5, 2007 at 7:19 PM
I guess this woman has forgotten that terrorists have been blowing stuff up BEFORE the war in Iraq. I just can’t stand these kinds of people who think that if we just give the terrorists what they want they will just leave us alone. That’s not how it works. Additionally, the recent attacks in Great Britain were originally hatched by Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. An Al Qaeda terrorist leader in Iraq BEFORE the war in Iraq.
SoulGlo on July 5, 2007 at 7:22 PM
I think it was Belder who said.
lowandslow on July 5, 2007 at 7:51 PM
Hmmmm…. I bet Ron Paul approves of that ad.
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GT on July 5, 2007 at 8:05 PM
There is no shortage of Doot brains to hail these animals as the saviors of the world. Remember, those who try to make nice with the tiger, usually end up in the belly of the tiger!
NEMETI IN SYRACUSE on July 5, 2007 at 8:06 PM
So I’m suppose to believe that Islam was the religion of peace before we invaded Iraq, Yah right.
KCtheKat on July 5, 2007 at 8:41 PM
Okay. Let’s all hide under our comfy pillow, read Harry Potter to each other and when we wake up, the world will be raining gumdrops and all the nasty people will just…disappear!
Cindy Sheehan with a Brit accent; nothing less, nothing more.
thejackal on July 5, 2007 at 9:02 PM
Call it what you want, but last I checked we were fighting a war against an emerging theocracy (currently in the form of Islam).
Despite being a spiritual person, I have no desire for man made theocracies to rule our planet like they did in the dark ages.
Unless God himself decides to come down and rules in the physical, I’ll choose democracy over any other type of government governed by man. Or a woman.
Darnell Clayton on July 5, 2007 at 9:04 PM
I remember 1989 when the wall came down. I remember ’91 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Maybe we thought it was over, but it wasn’t. They just changed tactics–they went underground. I’m telling you, the socialists are making their play for the West. They don’t call themselves that, and they may not even realise it themselves, but many of our left-wing friends are in fact socialists, or even communists.
Most people think that the greatest threat to the world is radical Islam, but I think that it is still socialism. The socialists are tacitly aligned with the Islamists to defeat our way of life–each side thinking they can then defeat the other in the aftermath–Islamists thinking they can kill the socialists, Socialists thinking (as they always do) that religion is for the weak-minded and therefore will not be a factor when the people experience utopia.
If we were as clear-headed about socialism as we should be, we could throw it in the junkyard where it belongs and we could stand united against Islamism, and defeat it with the vigor that it requires.
In China during the struggle against both communism and the Japanese, Chiang Kai Shek (who also was no saint) said, “The Japanese are a disease of the skin. The communists are a disease of the heart.” I believe we could change two words and it would fit our situation pretty well.
Sorry for the long post. It is just my opinion.
p40tiger on July 5, 2007 at 9:04 PM
Reads about right to me.
Glory to power of the bomb and the holy fallout.
warpmine on July 5, 2007 at 9:13 PM
Hopefully only one and she’ll be the ultimate victim.
I have a question for her.
About 200 years ago, the Barbary Pirates were kidnapping your countrymen and enslaving them, was that too related to the War in Iraq?
Tim Burton on July 6, 2007 at 1:09 AM
She says she doesn’t have the answers about what to do with Iraq and to make us safer, but she offers one: Get out.
Is it just me or is she irrational and completely stupid?
Tim Burton on July 6, 2007 at 1:11 AM
Wow. I guess sticking head into send isn’t enough for some people. Nope, it’s not until shoulder or waist depth that some people begin feeling blissfully ignorant.Of course you still choke to death.
Spc Steve on July 6, 2007 at 1:27 AM
Throw her on the barby.
Coronagold on July 6, 2007 at 7:01 AM
Mr. Prime Minister,
Can you please give the islamists whatever they ask for? I’m sure that will make them happy and not want to kill us. Plus I’m pretty sure that whith that precedent established, they will never want to threaten violence to get what they want again.
/sarcasm off
dvldog1142 on July 6, 2007 at 11:24 AM
Thank you Alden…thank you very much. Consider my bar officially raised…euphemistically speaking, of course ;-)
Ochlan on July 6, 2007 at 12:53 PM