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To: frankw1900 who wrote (89051)	4/2/2003 9:08:21 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

> Nonetheless, certain points of view cannot coexist: True but there is no reason that they have to be at militant war with each other. Fundamentalist Islamism is more about choosing the one ideological ground that is both indigenous and has the best popular ground than anything else. Whether they realize it or not, very few of its followers actually want it or believe in it; they support it because they see it as the one thing that can maintain independence from the West. One way or another, America could worm its way into any political movement but not with fundamental Islamism This is why the middle easterners support it. IF there were alternatives that they could believe are as incorruptible, then you would see fundamentalists pushed to the fringes overnight. ST