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To: Ross who wrote (52112)	9/14/2001 3:09:48 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

There is a range of emotions there as there are many divisions (based on length of residence and from which country) within the community. For those who don't know, there are about 3~4 million Arabs living in the US. About half of them are Christian and the other half is Muslim. Some have been here for more than 3 generations. On Tuesday evening my brother was in pub in Brooklyn Heights and said the atmosphere was one of asking for blood. The Arab community is very fearful and many of them have closed shops, regardless of their religion. Many are afraid of being in the streets and of sending their children to school. I am certain, that if for nothing else but their own selfish reasons of wishing to live in peace in this country, the vast majority of them wish the terrorists were iradicated. But there is more to it than selfish reasons. I know of those who are genuinely saddened by this tragedy. For some, the situation is worse than the average American because not only they are moved by the same rage and sorrow that the rest of us feel, they also feel guilt because of their ethnicity (illagical as it is). The combination of rage, sorrow, guilt, and fear is a very bad one. For example, my friend's sister who works in the hospital is on the verge of clinical nervous break down. She cried that she just wants to do something, but there are no injured, just a lot of dead. There are also those who are very angry at the terrorists who have linked Islam into their actions. Consider what it means to try to practice your peaceful beliefs when your religion is considered a justification for mass murder. There were Arab employees and vendors in WTC and its vicinity. So they have been hit on a personal level as well. The community is constantly listening to the Arabic news channels and are praying that no one from their particular country is associated with the terrorists. Somehow I don't think the public distinguishes between the many existing factions. I am sorry to say that I have heard of some that rejoiced at this tragedy. Although the ones that I heard about were Afghan, I would not be surprised to hear of those from other origins. Personally I did not see this and I can say that the people whom I heard it from all were reporting it with a sense of disgust. regards, ST PS Zeev, I have many books written (by former US officials and other experts) about the role of US in the Islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq war. I'll be happy to refer them to you if you promise to publicly write the unbiased summary of them on the thread rather than just dismissing the role of US and buying into easy explanations. Start with Mission in Iran by William Sullivan, the CIA official in Iran during the revolution.