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To: LindyBill who wrote (78278)	10/17/2004 10:45:58 AM
From: SirWalterRalegh	Respond to of 793883

"Muslim faith draws converts from NZ prisons" Maybe this is why PM Helen Clark has withdrawn all 61 Army Engineers from Iraq. She says it is "too dangerous" and has no plans for future deployments to Iraq. news.com.au RB

To: LindyBill who wrote (78278)	10/17/2004 3:10:08 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 793883

Front page news Lindy! <Maori prison inmates, many of them gang members, are converting to a militant, politicised brand of Islam, raising concerns among sections of the Muslim community> That's good news. After they cut each others hands off for stealing, they'll have a lot more trouble robbing people and bashing them. There's something to be said for a good dose of Islamic law if you ask me. It beats Maoritanga, which was a brutal culture, which the British military were very wary of back in the 19th century. If the Islamic crowds of Arabia were adopting Maoritanga, you'd have something to really worry about. A million Moslems doing a haka would give me pause. My brother said wandering around Mecca you feel perfectly safe [that was 14 years ago] because robbers don't rob. They know it's not a good thing to do. A till can be left open and the money stays in it. It used to be pretty much like that in NZ too, but hanging was cancelled and memories of the White Tower, the rack and thumbscrew faded from the culture. Now NZ is like an undisciplined chimpanzee cage, with booze on tap. Bring on the scimitar say I! Mqurice