The West Is Duly Terrified. But It

I Confront The European Elite's Self-image As Tolerant 'while Under Their Noses Women Are Living Like Slaves.

I Don't Have Much In Me Left For Somalia, Because The Country Is So Broken, It's Not Realistic To Daydream About It.

Free Speech Is The Bedrock Of Liberty And A Free Society. And Yes, It Includes The Right To Blaspheme And Offend.

The People Who Believe Themselves To Be On The Left, And Who Defend The Agents Of Islam In The Name Of Tolerance And Culture, Are Being Rightwing. Not Just Rightwing. Extreme Rightwing. I Don't Understand How You Can Be So Upset About The Christian Right And Just Ignore The Islamic Right. I'm Talking About Equality.

There Can Only Be One Answer To This Hideous Act Of Jihad Against The Staff Of Charlie Hebdo. It Is The Obligation Of The Western Media And Western Leaders, Religious And Lay, To Protect The Most Basic Rights Of Freedom Of Expression, Whether In Satire On Any Other Form. The West Must Not Appease, It Must Not Be Silenced. We Must Send A United Message To The Terrorists: Your Violence Cannot Destroy Our Soul.