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To: Sig who wrote (110806)	8/10/2003 2:34:05 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

As an un-infomed outside observer to the Arab world, my observation is that those Nations will form a useful, working, theratening Coalition about the time that He$$ freezes over. In general, I would concur. Too many power mongers within the Arab tribes who would prefer they be in charge, and not some rival tribe. But Islamic militancy has always had the potential of providing that unifying element, just as it did over a thousand years ago... To a traditionally warlike people living in very harsh conditions, the concept of waging Jihad has a tremendous romantic appeal.. Hawk