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To: Sun Tzu who wrote (52215)	9/15/2001 3:46:11 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 70976

Sun, 1. Iranian people have always been friendly to the US so your point is well taken. There may be a place for an Islamic fundamentalist regime that gives up terrorism and enter the community of nations. Iran unlike the Taliban has never used religion to thwart progress. They are primarily against Western culture. 2. During the 1967 war i was a grad student at the University of Chicago. There were many Islamic student--arab and non arab. When the war broke out they barricaded themselves on the top floor of the dorm we were in. They were afraid because so many of the students were Jewish. Some of them were our friends. It took days to get them out. We all ate dinner together that night. America is a flawed country but like capitalism it is still the best. Terrorists are like the pirates of the yesteryear. When the civilized world got fed up with pirates they eliminated them. Enuff said!

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (52215)	9/15/2001 6:17:03 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Cultural exchange is a small, but quite important step. On my recent trip to Israel, I met with the Mayor of Haifa, and when I told him I am from New Hampshire, he told me that he was just back from that "neighborhood (he was in Maine), because he organized (or provided the help to organize) a multicultural camps for children form Arab countries (a large group for Egypt), Israel and Palestinian territories as well as Christian children. He could not stop telling me how successful that inter-cultural camp was. Unfortunately, only very few get to benefit from the influence of such an environment and really get to know other's and perceived "enemies's" cultures to better understand each other. Zeev