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To: SARMAN who wrote (197912)	8/18/2006 10:34:12 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Oh you are a champion of democracy and freedom of speech. I mean this in a sarcastic way. LOL There's a difference between free speech, including hatred filled speech, and incitements to violence. What difference is there between your asserting that US FP warrants 9/11 tens times over, and threats against the President?? Either one warrants your being paid a visit by the authorities. And if you can so flippantly make, what you CLAIM TO BE, such a "sarcastic" remark, your given mental condition might just lead you to act upon, or support, such an activity. What you "Barking Dogs" need to recognize from Westerners is that WORDS MEAN SOMETHING. If you threaten me verbally, I'm likely to consider that an act of assault and notify the authorities. If you take even a single step towards carrying out that threat, I'll defend myself. And THE ARAB WORLD IS FULL OF HATE SPEECH AND THREATS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. And we don't necessarily know whether your "dogs" are just barking, or whether they have gove "Rabid" and need to be eliminated in order to prevent the disease from spreading to others. And from Israel's perspective, as a sovereign state, your barking dogs you call Hizbullah, HAVE GONE RABID, and need to be destroyed before the rest of you catch the disease. Do you really think the destruction of Israel is going to "empower" the Arab world? Do you think it will unite you and bring you economic and personal prosperity?? What will you do should you manage to destroy Israel? What "unifying force" will you rely upon THEN to promote your racist ARABISM in the Middle East? Will you then kill all of the Coptics? Kill all of the Kurds? Will you turn inward and find a positive inspiration that promotes the prosperity of your people, OR failing to achieve this, turn to SOME OTHER PERCEIVED ENEMY AND PREACH FOR THEIR DESTRUCTION?? What is your threat from US Foreign Policy in the Middle East? What is our Foreign Policy, except to promote stability and democractic reform? And why aren't you as concerned about Iranian and Syria Foreign Policy, as it seeks to deny Lebanon a democratic government, or in the case of the latter, even being recognized as a state?? You don't find it to be a threat to Lebanon that Iran has funded and armed Hizbullah to the extent that they are now more powerful than the Lebanese government? Are you concerned about how Syria has sought to deny the Lebanese people their sovereignty, and the ability to elect their own government?? Where was your concern over Syria's occupation of Lebanon for over 30 years? And why should US FP be criticized for trying to confront these imperialistic policies and promoting the independence of Lebanon? And why should US FP be criticized for overthrowing brutal and despotic dictators like Saddam and advancing a belief that INDIVIDUAL ARABS AND MUSLIMS have a right to an accountable and democratically elected government?? Yet, all you can do is focus upon Israel.. A country that just wants to be left alone as a haven for Jews, and has NEVER BARKED PUBLICLY ABOUT EXTERMINATING ALL ARABS. You can continue to look for EXTERNAL EXCUSES as to why the people of the Middle-East continue to lag behind the economic and political development of the rest of the world, blaming it on everyone from the Jews, to the "Great Satan", the US, or even "Inshallah", God's will.. But that isn't going to solve the problem, Sarman. It only plays into the hands of the powerful and established forces in that part of the world which seek to deny INDIVIDUALS the rights that they deserve in enjoying accountable government that focuses on THEIR NEEDS, and not the greedy, or megalomanical aspirations of their despotic rulers.. And I'm not threatening a nuclear war Sarman.. I'm just telling you straight out that if you seek the destruction of Israel, I hope you have fully thought out the repercussions of such an act. Play with fire, and YOU WILL GET BURNED. Maybe you should acquaint yourself with the policy of "Mutually Assured Destruction", known better by its VERY APT acronym, "M.A.D". Hawk