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To: BirdDog who wrote (2319)	10/2/2001 10:17:36 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

(Kinda reminds me of ancient Europe with the Catholic church contending for power over the people). Don't know if I've done so on this thread, but I've been using this comparison to the reformation and the diminishment of Catholic power as a comparison to the rise of extremism... In both cases traditional religious power structures that existed over governments diminish(ed) and costly wars were fought over the vacuum of power that was created. I can see the Wahhabis and Saudis as quite comparable to the symbiotic relationship that used to exist between Catholicism and the kings of Europe. And I'm sure the Wahhabis would enjoy spreading that relationship to other muslim nations, including Afghanistan (which is why SA was one of the few nations to recognize the Taliban despite Bin Laden effectively controlling that government). Some VERY complex relationships here... And what I guess we'll have to decide is just how involved we're going to be in trying to undermine the extremist Islamic elements and encourage internal conflict between moderate and radical Islamic scholars. And given that moderates are... well... moderates, they are at a distinct disadvantage against those who know now restraint on their power. Hawk