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To: elmatador who wrote (9567)	9/17/2001 2:15:31 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

I beleive aircraft Hijacking was first encouraged by the U.S. during the Korean War. Kidnaping of ambassodors and promient persons to free prisoners goes back to Middle Ages in the West. Some nations even had designated hostages. Not exactly the same, but close.

To: elmatador who wrote (9567)	9/17/2001 9:29:39 AM
From: SouthFloridaGuy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Oh please. First of all, this argument is not about who invented what. It's not about hijacking per say, it's about terrorism and EVIL and the perpetration of Evil upon innocent civilians for self-gain. When I used to live in Africa, the same idiotic arguments you use are used to explain corruption - blamed completely on the Indians. As a result, Idi Amin destroyed Uganda and governments like Mobutu and Moi plundered their countries...And the exuse is always, "who taught us this?" Circular arguments like yours of who invented what don't explain TODAY and NOW - one would hope that mankind has progressed...For god's sake, don't write like Muslims are morons. The truth of the matter is that Islam, when strictly followed, promotes fanaticism. The reason is that completely sumitting to Allah means that it is impossible to not have a non-secular Islamic state. It just doesn't work. Muslim's themselves are not bad people. Arab Americans are not bad people. The problem comes when these fanaticists take the religion too seriously. It's a problem with Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, etc. The difference is that due to the nature of Islam, the nature of "conversion" is much more severe and callous and spreads beyond borders.