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To: Noel de Leon who wrote (127383)	3/26/2004 11:53:21 AM
From: NightOwl	Respond to of 281500

MD also believes that Madrid is a new stage in al-Qaeda's plan. Not only did it occur in Madrid(and not England or the US) because of Spain's close connection to the US and Britain but also because Spain had uncovered an al-Qaeda network and charged them in the Spanish courts. Finally MD points out that there are very few of the 300 million Arabs in the world who support terror. The west can help to strengthen democracy in the Arab world as a way of reducing terror by insuring that all factions be represented in the budding democracies, not just those which are friendly towards the West. He uses Japan's democracy as an example. Unfortunately, the article is in Danish so there is no point in reproducing it here. Very interesting Noel. Very interesting indeed. Unfortunately, MD is not GWB. But a good place for GWB or any President to start would be to educate "US" as to what the basic minimum requirements of democracy are. We seem to be aiming rather high with our Iraq efforts, but then what do I know. 0\|0