The stage had been rented out to him by the local city council, from which he outlined his post-jihad vision for the UK. There were maybe 5,000 of Omar Bakri's followers in Trafalgar Square when he announced that he wouldn't rest until he saw the black flag of Islam flying over Downing Street and the White House. I first met Omar Bakri Mohammed shortly after he declared holy war on Britain in 1995. The story of an American sailor in World War II whose life was saved by foreigners and then threatened repeatedly by Americans. What happens if you're not sleeping with the enemy, but instead find that you are watching The Lion King with him.Īct Two, Don't They Know It's Christmas After All? In that act, David Sedaris tries to contemplate the barrenness of a world that has Santa, but no elves.Īct Three, Newfies. Our program today in three vivid acts.Īct One, My Friend The Extremist. In this time of war, when we are all feeling a heightened sense of "us" and "them," we wanted to take up the problem of "them" with three stories of people misperceiving the "them-iness" of "them." From WBEZ Chicago, it's This American Life, distributed by Public Radio International. It's hard for there to be such a thing as "us" if you don't have a "them." And some people by disposition need a good "them." Other people tend to see "thems" of all sorts as more like "us," which is the subject of today's radio show.
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