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To: RetiredNow who wrote (215986)	1/25/2005 4:16:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576617

Look up the statistics for Muslim immigration into Europe. It is by far the fastest growing group and will fundamentally change the politics of Europe within two decades. Let's hope by then, the Muslims are less radical as a whole. Please look up the restrictions European gov'ts have place on Muslim emigration. Only through births over deaths will Muslims be able to grow their population and there isn't a large enough base to make that happen for at least two generations. By then, they will be so totally assimilated that it won't make that big a difference. This is another example of right wing hysteria based on misinformation and it does none of us any good. ted

To: RetiredNow who wrote (215986)	1/25/2005 7:22:05 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1576617

Hi all, check out what Schroeder of Germany has to say about neo-Nazis. Basically, most people today realize that the last major bastion of neo-Nazi thinking today is in the Middle East where children are taught from a very early age that the holocaust did not occur. They try to minimize the crims of Nazis against Jews in order to justify their own terrorism against Jews and the rest of the world for that matter. Anyway, here is a quote from Schroeder. Very perceptive and on the mark, I might add. "It is the common duty of all democrats to confront the offensive agitation of the neo-Nazis and their continuing attempts to minimise Nazi crimes," he told the gathering at Berlin's German Theatre, organised by the International Auschwitz Committee. "No strong democracy should tolerate the enemies of democracy and tolerance." news.bbc.co.uk

To: RetiredNow who wrote (215986)	1/25/2005 7:38:38 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 1576617

Contrary to exclamations of the weak-kneed and misguided on this thread, the noose is tightening on the insurgency. It's always darkest before the dawn and glimmers of the sun's first rays are appearing. Assets of Syrian terror suspect frozen U.S. accuses man of bankrolling insurgents in Iraq Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Posted: 5:43 PM EST (2243 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration acted Tuesday to freeze the finances of a Syrian man accused of helping bankroll insurgents in Iraq by providing support to al Qaeda's top operative there. The Treasury Department's action against Sulayman Khalid Darwish means that any bank accounts or financial assets belonging to him that are found in the United States are frozen. Both the United States and Syria are asking United Nations member countries to freeze Darwish's assets. The administration contends that Darwish provided financial and material support to terror networks run by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al Qaeda's top operative in Iraq. The action comes amid an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of the January 30 elections. "This terrorist financier is helping support al-Zarqawi, who has launched violent acts against our troops, coalition partners and the Iraqi people," Treasury Secretary John Snow said in a statement. "Identifying financial operatives and choking off the flow of blood money moves us closer to our ultimate goal of fracturing the financial backbone of the Iraqi insurgency and al Qaeda." The Syrian Embassy said in a statement that Darwish "is on top of the wanted list by Syrian security forces and counterterrorism intelligence agencies." The U.S. government alleges that, among other things, Darwish served as one of al-Zarqawi's operatives and was involved in fund-raising and recruiting for the organization. "Darwish handles mostly financial issues for al-Zarqawi, collecting and distributing funds for him," a Treasury Department statement said. "Specifically, Darwish sent donations of $10,000 to $12,000 to al-Zarqawi in Iraq every 20-25 days. Darwish sent the money into Iraq through suicide attack volunteers who were entering the country." Darwish has been trained in the use of weapons and explosives and is considered an expert in preparing forged documents for the al-Zarqawi network, Treasury said. Al-Zarqawi, who allied himself with Osama bin Laden last year, is considered the most dangerous foreign fighter in Iraq. He is believed to be responsible for dozens of car bombings, beheadings and other acts of terror in Iraq. According to a letter intercepted last January, al-Zarqawi suggested drawing Iraq's Shiite Muslims into a civil war against the Sunnis, who dominated the country during the Saddam regime. Recent attacks on Shiites leading up to Iraq's elections this weekend have raised concerns about the possibility. The U.S. government offered up to $25 million for information leading to his killing or capture, putting him on par with bin Laden and his top deputy.