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To: LindyBill who wrote (32933)	3/4/2004 11:55:43 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793914

SULLIVAN - EMAIL OF THE DAY: "My Islamic History class spent 45 minutes discussing Iraq and the atrocities tonight (my course ends with Napoleon in 1798, but this is one class where I let the kids talk - what they learn impacts directly on current events.) Here is something no one has noted, but my kids did. Commentators keep seeing a link between Shia states (Iran) and wider Islamists movements such as Al-Queda.". There is no way that the bombers in Iraq could justify what they did without defining the Shia as "kaffir" (unbelievers). For the past two decades a kind of "ecumenical" Muslim movement has tried to get beyond this. This is now shattered. I am not sure how this will play out. For a Catholic like me, Shi'ite Islam is much more emotionally similar to Catholicism than Sunni Islam. Shi'ism also has the potentiality to be more progressive. Defining the Shia as a sort of "Muslim extreme" has been as major mistake in the West. What happened yesterday would be comparable to the Ulster Volunteer Force (or whatever) exploding a bomb at Lourdes. The emotional impact on the Shia is almost unimaginable. I repeat: this is a massive massive event."

To: LindyBill who wrote (32933)	3/4/2004 11:58:37 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 793914

"terrible 911 ads." what is amazing to me firt thing all various sections of the country, papers, tv radio all complaining about how awful he used firemen from 911. it is all coordinated.. so obvious they all attack the same lines. We need a third party for balance.. Ralph good luck. gg nah, he's out there slamming the president too.. When is the last time Ralph held a real job.? oops when is the first time John Kerry held a real job?

To: LindyBill who wrote (32933)	3/4/2004 12:09:33 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

Think your talking about katie couric and karen hughes this morning and when he is there matt lauer is even worse. Softballs for dems and hardball with reps. Bush ads paint a picture of what he faced when he took office: 1. a country in the beginning of a dot com bust 2. a country where corruption in business had grown in the 90s with the likes of enron, adelphia and wcom 3. a country who had its head in the sand(clinton, bush,dems, reps, you and me all included) about the terror threat to the homeland. 4. 9/11 comes and a. we are at war b. the economy takes a huge hit when we are already in recession. c. psychological hit on US lasts for a year 5. Bush rises to the occasion as: a. low interest rates b. lower taxes even at the risk of higher deficits c. afganistan and iraq Conclusion. Yes there are bumps in the road along the way and this admin has had its share of mistakes. But they took difficult stands with great risk and guess what--we are winning the war on terror and we prevented a deflation led depression a la the 1930s. And all the dems can yell about are balanced budgets and partnering with euros and UN who werent willing to do that. This is why i vote for bush regardless of the social issues. With bush we can fight those issues another day but with Kerry, if his history continues, we will lose the war on terror or retreat and cut deals with the bad guys. Difficult decisions just wont me made. Of course some feel kerry freed of massechusets might surprise if elected. If he is elected I prey that i can eat crow. mike