Man in a Shed: Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage

Friday, September 15, 2006

Oriana Fallaci, R.I.P., and the Religion of Perpetual Outrage

See Michelle Malkins obitory for Oriana Fallaci here - its worth a read.

Also EU Referendum writes about here also.

I had heard of her in passing, but now I'm going to pay more attention to what she has written.

Update: Amazon has just dispatched

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3 comments:

Fruning Graplecard said...: Sounds interesting, man in a shed, but I cannot help bringing the tone of this post down - her name sounds like some weird sex thing.

"Mark Oaten caught committing oriana fallaci on Hampstead Heath"

I'll get my coat.; 8:40 pm
Man in a Shed said...: Mentioning Mark Oaten certainly does lower the tone.

I was just impressed by the courage of the woman - despite the people who tried to crush her.; 8:47 pm
Ginro said...: Having read 'The Force of Reason' myself I know you're in for a good read.; 10:22 pm

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