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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (163468)	6/2/2005 7:10:41 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

And sunny is supposedly an iranian, whose people were decimated in a war the madman started. No wonder he hangs out in NY and is personna non grata in Tehran (among the students too). He may have jewish friends that are disturbed by israel but he certainly doesnt have iranian ones as he defends Saddam. mike

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (163468)	6/2/2005 8:58:38 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

Through the Looking Glass is a good read. Some schools of Zen even use it for training so one can better see the true nature of things...but somehow I doubt you've got that benefit. Now go back and reread my post. I did not say the only point was oil. I said US was unhappy that the French and Russians were making money in Iraq while America could not do so without some metaphorical egg on its face. I also said that the Israeli lobby used this situation to its advantage to make Israel's problems America's. And all you have to say about this is some misconstrued comment about FDR and Hitler? BTW, here is the link to the historical account I posted to you earlier. I don't agree with everything the author says, but he does have some very thought provoking points. PART 9: Sovereignty, democracy and militarism atimes.com You may also want to read this: PART 8: Militarism and failed states By Henry C K Liu (Click here for previous parts) Militarism is the doctrine that military might is the basic source of all security. In its mildest form it argues that military preparedness delivers peace through strength. The doctrine leads inevitably to the militarization of peace as a form of permanent preparation for war. Militarism disparages peace movements as utopian and naive...