Western Resistance

JEDDAH, 21 August 2005 — The funeral of King Fahd, which was conducted in a simple manner in Riyadh earlier this month, has encouraged a well-known Christian priest in Italy to embrace Islam, press reports said.

So, who's the priest exactly? That's the first sign of a made-up story; no names, no sources. Notice the alleged prominence of the priest; the propagandist is trying to impress feeble minds with status.

The priest, who watched the late king's funeral on satellite television, was impressed by the lack of pomp and pageantry in the royal funeral, Al-Riyadh Arabic daily reported without mentioning his name.

I actually saw reporters on TV praising the simplicity of the funeral. Strangely enough, nobody seems to mention the lack of simplicity of the King's life.

King Fahd was buried in Al-Oud graveyard the next day of his death after a solemn funeral ceremony attended by world leaders.

Islamic preacher Dr. Abdullah Al-Malik said the simple funeral of the king had a dramatic effect on the priest's mind, which led him to Islam. "Although he had read several Islamic books before, they didn't have the same impact."

Again, the plausibility of the story is what makes it worthwhile propaganda: it is possible that a priest, somewhere, was impressed by the show of humility in that Saudi funeral. There have always been people impressed by good theather. (There have been documented cases of leftists turning to Islam in 'solidarity with the World's 'oppressed'.)

We should be aware of the enemy's tactics, to better fight them.