Apologies to the “New York Times”

To paraphrase the Quran, if you hit a donkey over the head with a thick board, even that benighted creature will eventually see the light.

For recent examples from the “New York Times”:

Jodi Rudoren, “Tunnels Lead Right to the Heart of Israeli Fear,” http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/world/middleeast/tunnels-lead-right-to-heart-of-israeli-fear.html?_r=1

Rukmini Callimachi, “Ransoming Citizens, Europe Becomes Al Qaeda’s Patron,” July 29, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/world/africa/ransoming-citizens-europe-becomes-al-qaedas-patron.html?_r=0