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To: pogbull who wrote (17560)	8/20/2002 1:10:47 AM
From: Little Joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36161

I would like to weigh in on the middle east situation. I have no solution, but I think there are a few things that are true. First and foremost, a sizeable portion of the arab muslim world are religious extremists. Like the christians of the inquistion and of the crusades they are using religion to justify evil. This does not mean that all arab muslims think this way, but it is obvious that many and probably a majority do. Their hatred of our country is deep and visceral. I am not sure that it is based solely on the Palestinan issue. I think it is more based on the religious extremists hatred of the jews, a feeling of inferiority and hatred of western ways rather than any desire for a palestinian state, which I don't believe ever existed. (If some members are more knowledgeable about this, I would like to hear your opinion). I believe that the dictators of the mid east have stoked the fires of unrest over the palestinian issue so that they can avoid sharing revenues with their subject and they have fostered hatred and cunningly and knowingly used the religion to accomplish this. I don't think this will end without a major war between the West and the arab islamic states. I truly believe that this is a situation where peace will only be found on the other side of war. In many ways I see similarities between the false pride of the arabs and the Japanese Samuri culture. It was so ingrained that we had kamikaze pilots and a belief that a man, the emperor, was god. The belief that the warrior went to heaven was part of the Samuri culture. Today arab muslim extremists believe that by dying in a jihad they will be rewarded in heaven. These beliefs are strong enough that many are willing to kill themselves for the cause. I have only a layman's knowledge of the subject, but this is what I think will happen. Little joe

To: pogbull who wrote (17560)	8/20/2002 6:28:50 AM
From: jimsioi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36161

NG for September - $3.50 in the cards.??? Nice runup out of the hole sub $3. Last of the summer strength prior to the commencement of the fall shoulder season.??? Worked into a latter over Crude and Mideast.....suggest we're due a pull back. Sept Gas futures.tradingcharts.com

To: pogbull who wrote (17560)	8/20/2002 10:19:43 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 36161

My position on Iraq is similar to that of the well known conservative Republican supply sider Jude Wanniski. Namely that Iraq is not a threat to the US and has nothing to do with terrorism. Iraq is perhaps the most secular Arab country and a bitter opponent of Islamic fundamentalism. The number two man in Iraq --Tariq Aziz -- is a Christian. US hostility to Iraq reflects the Bush regime's imperial ambitions to dominate the Middle East and control world oil supplies. It also reflects the influence of the powerful Israel lobby on Bush thinking, even though Bush got very few jewish votes.