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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (40495)	9/16/2001 9:47:07 PM
From: Jill	Respond to of 50167

Ike, stick around this time! Very interested in your views especially now. Jill

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (40495)	9/17/2001 12:31:32 AM
From: Susan G	Respond to of 50167

Welcome back! We missed you. Susan

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (40495)	9/17/2001 1:25:40 PM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

I feel like a child in such company. Iqbal, Zeev, Jerry, Metsin, and others who I have learned much from. Iqbal, I have some questions perhaps you can answer: 1) I have heard that Bin Laden warned the Saudi royals about the pending move of Hussein in Kuwait but they did not listen. Once Hussein made his move, Bin Laden offerred to bring in 1000 mujadin warriors to throw out Hussein. Instead, Saudis went with US coalition. Though Bin Ladin claimed it was the basing of non-believers on Arab peninsula that causes his US opposition, is it not possible he was angry because we did the job he wanted (we stole his glory?) 2) If it is true he was ready to fight Hussein then, is it not possible that he and Hussein are really enemies to each other? After all, Bin Laden at least makes a pretense of being a good Muslim, whereas Hussein is simply a meanass bully. I think if our military planners are wise, they willl encircle Bin Laden, make a big show like they are getting ready to attack, then SURPRISE! take out Hamas instead. It seems before you take on the dragon's head, you take out the kindling box and fireplace so there is less fire when it comes time to attack the head. 3) Can it be that the Iranian people are truly sick of the fundamentalist experiment, and wish to return to the cultures of the West, so the majority is very sincere in their current expressions of support for us? If these things are all true, if the Saudis, Jordan and Pakistan and Iran are on our side, and perhaps a majority in Lebanon and Egypt.... and Hussein is not allied so closely with Bin Laden.... it surely seems that enough of the Islamic world is against this terror. 4) Besides Palestine, are there other Islamic nations where a majority is anti-American? Sudan? Yemen? Elsewhere? Thank you for taking the time to consider my questions. Your thoughts grant me added hope to go with my anger and determination to fight no matter what comes. -Kevin