Mark and Mona — Your different anecdotes both so cleverly illustrate that Muslim outrages are probably best fought by using the (always abundant) outrage of other Muslims. It was okay that the Moroccan King paid the ransom. He should have been controlling his tribal subjects. And it is nice to see that the British Muslims are capable of turning their vehemence on the Sudanese for a change, instead of those among whom they live.

Sure it would be helpful to bring little concepts like “rule of law” into the equation. But until then, setting natural enemies upon each other is better than counting on enfeebled British will — or American blood, for that matter.