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Thursday, November 14, 2002

Quirky Iraqi Quotes: The Iraqi Foreign Minister's letter to the UN, already highlighted by OpinionJournal's Best of the Web to be no statement of compliance whatsoever, opens with an interesting quotation:
Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds. But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Alla)."

(Allah's is the Word of Truth)


My wife saw this, and asked if Islam had suddenly adopted the book of Exodus. Didn't they edit Moses out of their version of events? And are the Iraqis supposed to be Moses and the U.S. supposed to be Pharoah in this new rendition?