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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44340)	8/11/2003 5:55:48 PM
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"No Monopoly Lasts Forever." Very good! (Reuters) Low-Cost Linux Gaining on Microsoft in India: "About 10 percent of India's personal computers will be sold with Linux rather than Microsoft operating systems by March, 2004, says Linux distributor Red Hat Inc (Nasdaq:RHAT - news), up from nothing in January. Besides the plain switch of desktop operating systems to Linux, analysts say the bigger worry for Microsoft is the growing use of Linux among India's pool of an estimated 400,000 software developers, many of whom churn out code for giants such as General Motors (NYSE:GM - news) and American Express (NYSE:AXP - news). "

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44340)	8/11/2003 6:07:44 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

New Iraqi editorials in translation... New batch of these just in at MEMRI. Three of the more positive responses to the question should Iraq recognize Israel: "We wish that a just peace be established across the region, and that the language of understanding prevail. Presently, there is no need for perpetual wars and conflicts. Israel is a country recognized by the U.N. and has existed since 1948, so why should we oppose international will?â€¦" "Recognizing the Hebrew state is a realistic solution in the present circumstances. There is no need to spend more on weapons and on useless wars." An Iraqi citizen who said that he fought against Israel in the Golan Heights in 1973 said: "â€¦It is time to end the conflict and recognize it, just the way the Palestinians did." Link posted by Steve Antler : 6:31 AM econopundit.com