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Quote of the Day: ‘Blasphemer’

 Quote of the day from a group of 500 Pakistani "religious scholars."

Bob Dreyfuss

January 6, 2011

Quote of the Day:

"One who supports a blasphemer is also a blasphemer. What Qadri did has made every Muslim proud."

–Statement from a group of 500 Pakistani "religious scholars" (i.e., murderous fanatics), commenting on the assassination of Salman Taseer, a relentlessly secular politician who was shot more than two dozen times by one of his guards, Mumtaz Qadri. The Pakistan Daily Times headlined the act: "A brave man cut down by fanaticism."

Bob DreyfussBob Dreyfuss, a Nation contributing editor, is an independent investigative journalist who specializes in politics and national security.


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