ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY: "THE WIFE IS TO BLAME IF SHE'S BEING BEATEN BY HER HUSBAND!"

WELL, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT HE'S JUST SAID:

The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of placing Christians in the Middle East at risk through its actions in Iraq. Dr Rowan Williams told the Times ministers had ignored warnings Christians in the region "would be seen as supporters of the crusading West".

Among the results was the shrinking Christian population in Iraq, he said. Dr Williams, leader of the Anglican church, is on a pilgrimage to the region with other UK church leaders.

PILGRIMMAGE! HAH! IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE HE WENT THERE TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TERRORIZING CHRISTIANS - AND JEWS - IN THE REGION FOR NEARLY 1500 YEARS! And neither the USA or the UK have been in Iraq for 1500 years. That's why blaming jihadoterror on "crusaders" is like blaming the wife when her husband beats her.

(I should also like to remind the Archbishop that the Crusades were defensive wars waged by the West to RETAKE the Holy Lands - lands which Islam had STOLEN from the West. And remember, Rowan: A thief NEVER has a rightful claim on stolen goods - no matter how much time has passed.)