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To: seventh_son who wrote (10010)	7/26/2006 7:56:57 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37803

I will be pro-Israel when Israel applies western standards of equality and justice internally and externally, and before then I will not pretend that they do so or deserve any blank cheques. & I will be pro-Islam when Islam applies western standards of equality and justice internally and externally, and before then I will not pretend that they do so or deserve any blank cheques.

To: seventh_son who wrote (10010)	7/26/2006 8:13:07 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37803

I believe that victims of terrorism are victims of terrorism, regardless of their race of nationality. Doesn't this make sense? And the biggest victims of terrorism have always been the Jews. How come you give no slack to them for having lived with all the pressure of maniacal Muslims screaming they were going to kill them and destroy their country on an hourly basis for 50 years. The psychological pressure of the bombs and the kidnappings and the murders and all that has made the whole nation just a little nutz, so they are going to over react when they are attacked.... You wouldn't get mad at a whole country of people dodging Missiles aimed at Civilians & filled with ball bearings ( definitely against the Geneva Convention) now would you.... I mean just cause the missiles are a war crime we shouldn't blame the over reacting Muslims should we. Why blame people when we can sit and pontificate....

To: seventh_son who wrote (10010)	7/26/2006 8:18:01 PM
From: Sawdusty	Respond to of 37803

"I will be pro-Israel when Israel applies western standards of equality and justice internally and externally, and before then I will not pretend that they do so or deserve any blank cheques." You may soon have to rethink that ss, as the difference between the black and white hats is being obscured by politicians like Bush and his pet Harper. What would Israeli's adopting western standards achieve when they are no different from their own? There are no good guys and bad guys in this conflict, but there is an aggressor, and there is right and wrong, whereas I don't see too many standards that stand tall, attempting to change the status quo. I remember the days when I was growing up, either the colour of the hats, or perhaps the mustache opposed to the clean shaven determined their purpose of doing good or evil, yet today that is done by the media and carefully orchestrated marketing campaigns, funded by endless dollars supplied by those with fiscal or political interests. Sadly, our positions are usually determined by our efforts, those that take the fast food quickie method against the few who look beyond the 6 o'clock news and cook for themselves. Guess which will probably win the day?