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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (11961)	1/28/2006 3:57:47 PM
From: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck	Respond to of 32591

The term I belive used to describe the situation is "DANEGELD" The practice of paying extortion money to Vikings to make them go away, often associated in particular with the Anglo-Saxon king "Aethelred Unraed." His nickname means "Aethelred the Unready," or more accurately translated, "Aethelred the Uncounciled." At various points in history, British kings paid as much as 20,000 pounds in silver to appease the Vikings and prevent invasion--a disastrous policy that bankrupted the island and encouraged the return of extortionate Vikings every few years. This failed policy of Danegeld ultimately led to large portions of northern England being settled by the Vikings in the area known as the Danelaw, which in turn played a key part in the evolution of the English language through the incorporation of Scandinavian loan-words. Words like skiff, ship, and shirt, for instance, are all loan-words borrowed from the Vikings.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (11961)	1/28/2006 6:40:22 PM
From: Scoobah	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

here it comes; Hamas-stan; on the slow cooker: Hamas official: Group will make Islamic law a source for legislation By Haaretz Service A senior Hamas official told Canada's Globe and Mail on Friday that the new government the group will form will make sharia, or Islamic law, a source of law in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. He said the government will modify the existing Palestinian education system to and institute a more Islamic curriculum, and will separate boys and girls. Sheikh Mohammed Abu Tir told the paper that that as long as Israel continues occupying Palestinian lands, the struggle against the Jewish state would continue. He also said Hamas "would not go to foreign donors on bended knee" if aid to the Palestinian Authority is withdrawn. Abu Tir told the Globe and Mail that the first act of the newly elected Palestinian Legislative Council would be the introduction of sharia as a source for legislation. Abu Tir clarified that alcohol would not be banned and that it would not be mandatory for women to cover their heads when outdoors. He told the paper that by setting an example, Hamas would persuade Palestinians to follow the teachings of Islam more closely.