The Holy War Down Under

Continues. And yet they won’t call it by its true name:

Five men of Middle Eastern descent were yesterday arrested in Brighton-le-Sands after their mobile phones were confiscated and found to have messages that incited violence. Among the many phones confiscated yesterday one contained a text message which said: “Wake up, wake up oh lion of lebanon. Retaliate, take action … Show them we have awoken we will meet at Brighton and together exterminate the enemy of Cronulla. Send this to every lion of Lebanon.”

Well, at least they’re willing to say that they’re of Middle Eastern descent. But why can’t they use the “M” word? This is about “Arabs.” If I were a Lebanese Christian, I’d be outraged, and sending nasty letters to the editor about this broad-brush treatment.