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In the midst of the heated controversy over Danish cartoons disparaging Islam, a couple of drawings of a much more inflammatory nature suddenly were disseminated throughout the Muslim world, adding significant fuel to the fires of their outrage. These pictures depicted Mohamed in a manner guaranteed to incite far greater wrath and indignation from those Muslims already angered by the original cartoons.

Yet as the situation unfolded on the world scene, it became apparent that no one from Denmark or elsewhere in Europe was responsible, and that the latter images were the likely work of Islamists seeking to fully exploit Muslim hatred of Western Civilization.

Clearly, some who claim to be among the "faithful" are, in reality, willing to desecrate their own religion in order to manipulate the masses into action against the infidels. Thus their true loyalties are revealed to be far beneath any "holy calling." Unfortunately, such detestable tactics are regularly mimicked by the American left.

Al Gore's recent, outlandish remarks to a Saudi audience not only represent his own scorn for the United States, they are also reflective of this country's liberal establishment. In short, the overriding sentiment of the left towards America is one of complete contempt. And even a cursory consideration of past and present statements from prominent liberals yields ample supporting evidence for this contention.

Consider the overwhelming similarities between Gore's remarks and John Kerry's infamous 1971 testimony before the U.S. Senate, in which he accused fellow members of the American military of committing "atrocities" against innocent Vietnamese. Recently, Kerry parroted this message once again, this time substituting as America's hapless victims the innocent women and children of Iraq.

And who can forget Senator Dick Durbin (D.-IL), who compared America's treatment of terrorist prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to Nazi concentration camps, the Soviet Gulag, and the Cambodian "killing fields" of Pol Pot.

For his own part, Gore was content to claim that the United States had "indiscriminately rounded up" Muslims, who were then ostensibly held in conditions he described as "unforgivable."

Though Kerry's diatribe, along with that of Durbin, was presented in the halls of Congress, as opposed to Gore's screed, which was delivered directly to those most likely to be offended by it, all three provided great inspiration to the enemies of America who could surely be expected to lash back in outrage and anger.

It is important to understand that neither Gore, Kerry, nor Durbin is, in any manner, pro-Muslim. Rather, they are decidedly anti-American, viewing Muslims merely as the resource presently available to be exploited in service to their real agenda, which is to America and its president a black eye.

Yet as infuriating as Gore's latest stunt might be, it certainly represents nothing surprising or new from either the former Vice-President or his ideological comrades. If anything, his behavior merely expressed the typical sentiments of the left, exemplified not just by the lies he told, but also the venue from which he conveyed them.

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