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To: KLP who wrote (95217)	4/20/2003 3:44:12 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<<and there are things that uninvited guests, or even invited ones, just don’t say or do in the house of their hosts.>> Like . "I'm from the US and I am here to help you" ???? Sig

To: KLP who wrote (95217)	4/20/2003 8:49:11 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

There is one major difference Steven...and that is the thought that 'because someone didn't like the words of someone else, then killing that person is an approved method of quieting them..." Again, understanding local context is everything. Muslims in that area have suffered severe and extended repression from the predominantly Christian government for many years. Large tracts of land have been snatched by Christian settlers. The long-simmering rebellion has been greeted by brutal human rights abuses by Government troops and "Christian" vigilantes. There have been many atrocities on both sides. None of this makes it "right" to throw grenades at missionaries. All I'm trying to say here is that it is really, really, stupid to stand up in this environment and declare that "Allah is a liar". Right or wrong, there are places in the world where stupidity can be a terminal disease, and those who die of it have to bear some responsibility for the consequences of their actions.