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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (18598)	12/25/2002 1:19:35 PM
From: chalu2	Respond to of 23908

Well-said. The entrenched despots have a vested interest in keeping the oppressed masses focused on an external enemy. This was the key to Hitler's evil genius and power.

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (18598)	12/25/2002 7:57:41 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Muslims go on beheading, bombing rampage Residents dragged from homes for decapitation, civilians hurt in bar blast December 24, 2002 Police in Indian Kashmir report a massive spree of violence carried out by suspected Muslim extremists, leaving at least four dead by decapitation, and 15 civilians injured in a bar explosion. Two Hindus were reportedly dragged from their home today and beheaded by members of the extreme Islamist movement Lashkar-e-Taiba (The Army of the Pure). Police say five assailants hauled the father and brother of police officer Pawan Kumar from their house in the village of Khas in the Rajouri district, which borders the Pakistani zone of Kashmir. "They barged into the home of Pawan Kumar's parents early in the morning and dragged his father and brother onto the roadside where they beheaded them," a spokesman told Agence France-Presse. Their murders come on the heels of a similar incident on Friday when suspected militants beheaded two young women and gunned down a third, in what police believe could have been retaliation for their failure to abide by strict Islamic dress codes. A militant group has circulated posters directing Muslims to follow a set of guidelines like the Taliban had done in Afghanistan. Signed by the Lashkar-e-Jabbar, circulars have appeared in a Rajouri college, directing women to wear burqas, and men to wear caps and grow beards in keeping with Islamic traditions. Meanwhile, 15 civilians were injured today when militants triggered a time bomb inside a bar in the main market of Rajouri. The bomb went off around 3:45 p.m. local time. The injured were rushed to a hospital where their condition was stated to be stable. Additional police and paramilitary forces have been rushed to the area and a hunt launched for the militants. worldnetdaily.com

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (18598)	12/26/2002 4:17:12 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

They are kept in this perpetual state of strife by their repressive dictators. I understand where you are coming from re Saudi Arabia, but you might find this argument a little inadequate when applied to Chechens & Palestinians. The west wants and needs more democratic, middle class consumers around the globe to feed on. Of course. However, that is only one of the needs of the west, and not even the most important one. Another, more important, need is oil. These poor a-rabs are saturated with it from birth. What is this with your spelling of "Arab" as "A-rab"? If you mean it as a pejorative, I am afraid the meaning is lost on me. If you don't know the correct spelling, you know it now. Any government that attaches itself to royalty and religion is doomed to oppress the masses to maintain their demonic power. You mean like United Kingdom and Principality of Monaco? <g>