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To: goldsnow who wrote (17264)	11/5/2000 1:50:33 PM
From: Yaacov	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

When Israeli troops shoot a WOG,in self defense, the world screams murder, but nobody thanks Israel for containing this mass of murderers from invading the west and destroying our lives and values. They may even ask the liberals to dress like them,in Flip-falps and dish-dash,or seven days crappers, they may even force the "mila" on them! gg I believe, like yourself, that Israel should receieve more money, and gratitude, and be given free hand to combat the subversion and terrorism. Israel is the last line of defense, it stands between the civilization and the Dark Ages!

To: goldsnow who wrote (17264)	11/7/2000 4:14:13 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

South Asia's cure to Moslem fundamentalism: High-skilled immigrants __________ KNOWLEDGE GAPS The Tug of War for Asia's Best Brains Companies and governments risk losing the global contest for IT talent--a contest that may determine the winners of the 21st-century economy. It isn't just about salaries and education; liberal new attitudes to immigration are needed too By Nayan Chanda/SINGAPORE, BANGALORE and HONG KONG Issue cover-dated November 9, 2000 feer.com Note, however, that religious fanaticism is not an Islamic exclusive: Israel has also turned into a sort of theocracy whose government is partly taken over by far-rightist "rabbis" whereas the Catholic Church has its own "stormtroopers" like Opus Dei, Knights of Malta, and several other "neo-Templars" with fascistic leanings.... I think the issue with Islam is that most Islamic countries/communities belong to the (under-)developing world, hence Islam gets geared to sociopolitical claims. In the West, religious fanaticism is essentially a bourgeois agenda whereby the (upper) middle class purport to be the bulwark of the so-called western values (as epitomized by the IIIrd Reich 60 years ago....) against eastern obscurantism. Anyway, it was to be expected that, following the demise of Marxism-Leninism, the destitute were left with their religious legacies as their only leverage on improving their situation --cf the (Christian) Liberation Movement in South America, Lamaism in Tibet, and Islam elsewhere....