To: 2MAR$ who wrote (4013 ) 8/23/2003 9:23:46 PM From: Machaon Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6945 You wrote:<font color=blue>"Well , not all the world has taken a stand against Israel , as our billions in aid and heightened sense of fair-play could testify."<font color=black> Even so, America has always walked a tightrope between the Israelis and the Arabs. For instance, only now is America considering the political wing of Hamas a terrorist organization. The American government also commonly equates Palestinian victims, caused by acts of Israeli self defense, with deliberate acts of Palestinian terrorism against Israeli civilians. You wrote:<font color=blue>"And any that would try and push the idea that the Arabs have been unfairly treated given the autonomy of oil rich lands they inherited by birth , religion and fabled history , is also completely nuts."<font color=black> All past atrocities committed by Muslims/Arabs are instantly forgiven and forgotten. I've just recently been researching the Armenian genocide committed by Muslim Turkey. For reference: armenian-genocide.org The Armenian genocide, or holocaust, basically began in 1914 and ended in 1921. It was a model used by Hitler for the Jewish Holocaust in Europe. Has Turkey EVER been held accountable for the barbarous, murderous ethnic cleansing of the Armenians? ===> August 22 : While addressing his military commanders at Obersalzburg, a week before the invasion of Poland, and the start of World War II, Adolph Hitler speaks of his orders "to kill without pity or mercy all men, women, and children of Polish race or language," and concludes his remarks by saying: "WHO STILL TALKS NOWADAYS OF THE EXTERMINATION OF THE ARMENIANS?" <=== armenian-genocide.org