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To: CountofMoneyCristo who wrote (1471)	9/26/2001 3:24:34 PM
From: FaultLine	Respond to of 281500

He also claimed Western civilization is superior because it "has at its core, as its greatest value, freedom, which is not the heritage of Islamic culture." Berlusconi went on to say that he "trusts the West will continue conquer peoples, like it conquered Communism," even if it means a confrontation with "another civilization, the Islamic one, stuck where it was 1,400 years ago." His comments came as many other Western leaders were taking pains to avoid antagonizing the Muslim world and forge a worldwide coalition against terrorism. President George W. Bush, for example, met Wednesday with American Sikhs and Muslims at the White House and issued yet another appeal for religious tolerance. The reaction in Italy to Berlusconi's comments was swift and sharp. His words were denounced by a number of Italian politicians as irresponsible and inflammatory. I'll say inflammatory... --fl