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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (40447)	9/15/2001 9:54:37 PM
From: KHS	Respond to of 50167

Welcome back Ike..... read you article in the Iranian and then checked the thread. You are a wise man.... Do you think the Jihad expected Pakistan to choose the side with the US? Did they maybe not expect the US to use the 'choose side first' tactic? These groups are smart and I know they are always thinking a few steps ahead. I wonder if they counted on Pakistan? Keith

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (40447)	9/15/2001 11:19:38 PM
From: ILCUL8R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Ike, I have followed your posts over the last several years and I commend you for your balanced approach to the disparity between Christian, Jewish and Islamic value systems. For several years I have had Moslim friends with whom I have conversed and compared various Christian beliefs with those of Islam. I was gratified to realize we all value human existence -- we cherish the life of each and every child of God or Allah. Furthermore, my Moslim friends made me realize the seeming enmity between Jew, Christian and Taliban type Moslem is unnaceptable to true Islamic beliefs and should be labelled as false. Is there a way in which we can begin a massive public relations and educational program to make the world know that the Taliban and Bin Laden do not represent the true beliefs of Islam? Personally, I am very distressed by the reluctance of various Moslem states to make clear their support or lack of support for militant Islamic sects. Why does the Moslem community tolerate the distortion of Islamic beliefs by the Taliban and people such as Bin Laden? I see too many countries in that part of the world reluctant to make a clear statement on what they believe. It seems to me that Syria, Iraq, Iran and Egypt may be cowards. Why don't they condemn the Talibani regime in Afghanistan? Are the Jews in Israel so terrible? Is the presence of US military in Saudi Arabia, with the acceptance of the Saudi government, so terrible? I know some of the Americans over there and they did not bring in their bibles in deference to Saudi demands. What more can they do while working to protect Saudia Arabia? Why don't their coastal defense systems discourage vessels that want to invade Egypt? Why can't we all live in peace? We need a propoganda radio station, such as the Voice of America used to be, to make millions of people know about the differences between the true Islamic beliefs of the Koran, and the distortions perpetrated on us by the Taliban and Palestinian sects. Why can't all of God's children and those under Allah live in peace with each other? You have an opportunity here to make clear a means to resolve much of the enmity and misunderstanding between Americans and those of near east origin. Many Arabs are actually Christians. Many of my friends are of Moslim belief. We all get along. Why can't the rest of the world? How do we get rid of the terrible Taliban regime in Afghanistan and enable Afghanis to live in peace and allow them to each work out their own way to improve their lives? We must rid the world of the Taliban influence, both in Afghanistan and other Islamic countries such as Pakistan and Iran and Iraq and Egypt. Thanks for your help. Dick in Northern Illinois