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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: paul_philp who wrote (56857)11/13/2002 4:38:48 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
>>To put this more plainly: from Baghdad, it could easily be, onward to Riyadh.<<

After reading up on the connection between the House of Saud and Mecca and Medina, this one I just don't see.

As a monotheist, I do find the attachment by putative monotheists to sacred places to be puzzling, but I am not so foolish as to deny that sacred places have incredible significance to the true believer.
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