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To: LindyBill who wrote (81311)	10/28/2004 9:47:17 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) of 793779

Washington and elsewhere speak of changing the map of the Middle East, as if ancient societies and myriad peoples can be shaken up like so many peanuts in a jar. Well gee, Ed. How do you suppose the ancient civilizations rooted in the Middle East became Muslim? Could it be that ole Caliph "shake and bake by the sword" magic? Muslim rulers were imposed by the sword, and the populations adapted to the new realities and pressures. The Caliphs didn't need to radically change the societies, they mostly maintained the existing elite to run things for them. But nonetheless the whole Middle East changed to match the meme of the rulers. Victory by sword, conquest by example. Derek

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