Taking its cues from Hillary Clinton, the Sydney Morning Herald Recommends “Empathy” For Islamist Hostage Taker: http://t.co/LpbnBLkhTb — John Corson (@johncorson) December 15, 2014

Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit flagged this odious Sydney Morning Herald editorial urging Australians to show “empathy” for jihadist hostage-taker Sheikh Haron.

UNREAL: Sydney Morning Herald Recommends “Empathy” For Islamist Hostage Taker http://t.co/mzolybXlPq via @gatewaypundit — Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) December 15, 2014

Mark Steyn also took note:

Sydney Morning Herald editorial calls for empathy for hostage takerhttp://t.co/NplrgySaNR #sydneysiege #UndocumentedAnchorman now on #Rush — Mark Steyn (@MarkSteynOnline) December 15, 2014

Just a week ago, Hillary Clinton was preaching the same line at Georgetown University.

No, Hilary, we must destroy them. @JammieWF: Hillary: We Must Empathize With America's Enemies: http://t.co/A5CmsPgNSa — Robbie Cooper (@RobbieCooper) December 5, 2014

Progressives. Sigh.

Hey @HillaryClinton Is this a good time to show empathy for the terrorists? Asking for a friend named Sydney — Josh Earnst (@NotJoshEarnest) December 15, 2014

They don't want to lose their head over this:"Sydney Morning Herald Recommends “Empathy” For Islamist Hostage Taker http://t.co/k2BkJ2t1eW — David B. Carter (@DBCarter62) December 15, 2014

As Twitchy noted earlier today, Australia showed Iranian immigrant Sheikh Haron plenty of “empathy” after he racked up a mile-long criminal rap sheet, but was never deported.