I didn't actually say I don't want a clash of civilizations. I wrote: <It is in Israel's interests and the interests of most people who live there for there to NOT be a clash of "civilisations", using the term loosely in the case of the Islamic Jihadist "civilisations" which are keen on head-hacking and other forms of mutilation, torture, repression, superstition, and genocide. >
But I don't want a clash. On the contrary, I want peace, light, harmony, happiness, health, prosperity, longevity, fun and love. I am doing more than wishing. I am selling CDMA-powered cyberphones [via my shareholding in QCOM] and wifi [via shareholding in zenbu.net.nz and roamad.com ] and Globalstar phones via Globalstar Australia Pty Ltd [QCOM has a shareholding through Globalstar Incorporated].
A clash of civilizations [even if they aren't really civilizations] is NOT going to help sell CDMA cyberphones. Suppose 70 million Iranians each buy a cyberphone every year or three. That would be something like $1bn a year to QCOM. My dividends from those sales would be much more enjoyable than having a neutron-bombed depopulated country. There would be other undesirable effects too.
Allen Salmasi [an emigre Iranian] has been instrumental in making QCOM a great success. There are sure to be more Iranians who will do great things. They won't if they are not born or killed as a result of Islamic Jihad MADness.
But you must admit that if the attack on the Twin Towers is anything to go by, it would be compelling TV viewing. Watching CDMA sales by comparison is boring.
This year, I took lots of photos of QCOM buildings in San Diego one Sunday and I thought the area would be packed with tourists. Not so. I could stand in the middle of Lusk Boulevard to take photos. It was a nice day too, perfect for visiting the centre of the mobile cyberspace revolution which is creating the most amazing times in biological history.
I suppose everyone was watching baseball, visiting Disneyland or planning Islamic Jihad. It baffles me that people were not there, cheek by jowl, with traffic jams and wardens, food stalls, bands and all sorts.
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