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To: Condor who wrote (58687)	11/25/2002 10:03:58 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Respond to of 281500

"Most Kuwaitis want America to stay in Kuwait because they don't trust Saddam," said Abdul-Razzak al-Shayegi, an Islamic law scholar. "But how can I want America to be in Kuwait and shut my mouth about what they are doing in Israel? ... How can I give America our land to attack Iraq?" Who is this "they" ? But this is probably the closest to what the "Arab street" really thinks. They would naturally like to continue to do benefit from the protection and financial handouts the US offers the region, buy our hi tech consumer products, but naturally blame the US and Israel for all the problems the region suffers from. Which just goes to show how well the propaganda on that score really works since anyone can see that these "problems" are largely self-inflicted.

To: Condor who wrote (58687)	11/25/2002 1:33:26 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

...within.....the love hate dilemma for ME'eners for America. This follows a well established pattern, as well. There is nothing the Islamist radicals hate more that examples of peace and comity between Arabs and others, so they will pick the quietest spots to do their killing. This serves several purposes: a) it provides a soft target, b) it creates suspicion where none was before, alienating the two communities, c) if they are really lucky, it will inspire harsh punitive measures as well, driving the Arab community to sympathize more with the radicals (at least some of them, the stupid ones at any rate). This pattern has been repeated many times in Israel. Many Israelis who commonly spent time with good friends in Arab communities have been shot, not by anyone in the community, but by Fatah or Hamas infiltrators. The Christian communities are particularly vulnerable to this tactic, as well as to outright extortion by Fatah. This is why the Christian population of the West Bank is leaving in droves.