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To: geode00 who wrote (201527)	9/6/2006 3:01:43 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Jews are very powerful in comparison to their numbers. I think they believe that as well. I don't know too many who think we're powerful beyond our 0.25 % of the world population. Influential beyond our numbers? Of course... en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org Oh; and Sandy Koufax. but powerful? LOL. The Pope, just at face value, never mind all the conspiracy stuff, has more power than all 13 mil of us combined. One word from him, and more women in the world than probably all the Jews who ever lived stop using contraception. Now that's power. "OBL and his few thousand ruling the world" I'd say, if we were talkin' world Jewish population, we should be talkin' world Muslim population, which is actually greater than your few thousand by a factor of more or less 1000; depending on the source, 1,441,041,200 estimated as of mid-2006 for countries with the largest Muslim population, representing about 92% of total world Muslim population en.wikipedia.org to the total Muslim Population is 1.79 billion in year 2006. islamicpopulation.com

To: geode00 who wrote (201527)	9/6/2006 9:51:26 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

America's backward leap ____________________________________________________________ A wealthy family that got rich on oil co-opts religious extremists to maintain its stranglehold on power. Western readers of that statement would immediately assume that I am referring to the Saudi royal family, while at least some non-Western readers would surmise that my reference is to the Bush White House. For neutral observers, the comparison is quite compelling. Much as the Saudi royal family signed away its role in society to Wahhabi leaders in return for political patronage, US Republicans have coasted to electoral victory on a combination of support for the rich that is balanced with concern for society's morals, as defined by the religious right. In other words, it is the politics of fear that is used to put harried middle-class voters into submission. This is very similar to the politics of fear that Muslim countries use to keep their populations in line, often engaging in lectures on threats to the religion. There are many other similarities. Muslim governments often change education syllabi to accommodate the demands of religious authorities. Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is virtually unknown in Muslim schools, as Islamic scholars object to the idea of human beings descending from monkeys. The religious right in the United States has adopted similar tactics of late, pushing notions such as "intelligent design" back on to campuses. The generation of Americans growing up in such schools could well approach the world with the same narrowness of mind and rigidity of purpose that Islamic countries produce. Middle Eastern dictators need Israel as an available excuse so that they can themselves stay in power. Being portrayed as an opponent of Israel in Arab media carries with it a decided advantage, as any political opponent would immediately be labeled as pro-Israeli. In much the same way, US President George W Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney probably need the Middle East to remain the sorry mess that it is for their own selfish reasons. This week, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld indulged in name-calling of Americans opposed to the Iraq war, likening them to Nazi-era sympathizers. In doing this, he has pulled a page straight out of the "Arab Despot Book of Governance"... More at: atimes.com