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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (307899)	10/13/2002 11:41:29 AM
From: Mr. Forthright	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Now now, don't tell me you didn't get the point again. Why is it that you can't debate a point; your arguments are predictable and one-sided. What's with ignoring the fact that Israel is a vibrant democracy surrounded by, well, you know what. Silvio Berlusconi, the Premier of Italy said it best in September 2001 when he said that Western civilization (including Israel) is superior to that of the Islamic world. "We should be confident of the superiority of our civilization, which has given people widespread prosperity and guarantees respect for human rights and religion. This respect certainly does not exist in Islamic countries." Berlusconi had said what everybody believes. Naturally, he was condemned across Europe. Naturally, Muslims demanded an apology (he refused). But something like the pride and moral clarity he expressed will be necessary to successfully pursue what is, as the old Has Bin said, a war between ways of life.