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To: SilentZ who wrote (143859)	4/5/2002 2:44:48 PM
From: AK2004	Respond to of 1579897

Z my take on it is that Islam is not at fault here, there loyal muslim inside of israel and some of them serve in the army Some passages in teachings can be used for brainwashing, though, sorry Mani. What is the bigger problem than Palestinian terrorists, is that some people taking their word as gospel. It was a PM so I can not tell who send it but it was from a british investor (intel, I think) who asked me why I support Israel and then included a link to "electronic antifada" as a proof that terrorists are good and actually heros and Israelis are evil. That kind of support from west is a real problem, IMHO More than that, this guy thinks that he the right to pass the judgement on both Israel and US. Regards -Albert ps I did ask hime when England is going to end occupation of Ireland and Scottland though

To: SilentZ who wrote (143859)	4/5/2002 3:03:43 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579897

>Z, when did free trade become extortion? I don't remember a law being passed requiring a SUV in every garage. Is it free trade, really? Withholding a necessary resource because we're doing what's right? Z, that's funny. The Saudis are capitalists of the first order. They are limiting oil exports because crude fell to $18 per barrel a few months ago. At that price, the Saudis could not afford to maintain their mansions, harems and BWMer 7 series and Mercedes 500s, etc. And it is free trade.......there are countries outside of OPEC such as Russia and Norway that can and do buck OPEC's decisions re oil production and export. Remember, the Saudis are supporting the terrorism which is destroying our cause. They're paying Palestinian suicide bombers. Prince Abdullah's peace plan was totally disingenuous- it was presented to the Israelis as a take-it-or-leave-it proposal, and it included a Palestinian right of return, which we all know Israel cannot accept, period. They know it, too. It's been part of the Arab strategy since the '70s. Now they can point to Israel as a country who just doesn't want peace. Private Saudi citizens may pay suicide bombers but I have yet to see evidence that their national gov't is providing money to these people. The official position of the Saudi gov't has been to develop and promote a peace plan that will bring an end to the fighting between Israel and Palestine. Look, I am not in love with the Saudis......I don't like autocratic monarchies nor ones that have religious police and in general restrict the freedoms of their citizens. However, the Saudis are as close to an ally as we have in the Middle East.........scary but true. ted -Z