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To: Road Walker who wrote (323406)	1/28/2007 5:14:51 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573003

<<re: Whether the gunfire was coming from Sunni or Shiite insurgents or militia fighters or some of the Iraqi soldiers who had disappeared into the Gotham-like cityscape, no one could say. “Who the hell is shooting at us?” shouted Sgt. First Class Marc Biletski, whose platoon was jammed into a small room off an alley that was being swept by a sniper’s bullets. “Who’s shooting at us? Do we know who they are?”>> ..and we're supposedly going to "embed" OUR troops with Iraqi troops? Look for casualties to go WAY up.

To: Road Walker who wrote (323406)	1/28/2007 5:30:18 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573003

Speaker challenges Islamic culture Saturday, January 27, 2007 By Matt Vande Bunte The Grand Rapids Press mlive.com WYOMING -- Nonie Darwish remembers being told as a child living in Gaza never to take candy from a stranger because it might be a Jew trying to poison her. Such was her education as the daughter of an Egyptian military leader who terrorized Israel before his martyrdom in 1956. "We grew up with a lot of hatred. We grew up with a lot of fear," said Darwish, now a Christian living in the United States. "When you fill the heart of a child with fear like that, terrorism becomes acceptable. And not only acceptable, but heroic." Darwish, 58, rejected the faith of her father, Lt. General Mustafa Hafez, and now is an outspoken critic of an Islamic culture that she claims fosters tyranny. She is one of two featured speakers coming Tuesday to Grand Rapids for a one-day conference on the dynamics of the Middle East. A group of local Jews, Catholics and Protestants is organizing the event at Resurrection Life Church with sponsorship from a trio of pro-Israel organizations. "Everybody has questions concerning the Middle East," said Jennifer Franson, chairwoman of the local organizing committee. "There are foundational truths that will change the way you hear everything else. "We're not agenda based. It's really just to give people a framework for filtering information on the Middle East." Franson said she wants to give West Michigan a chance to hear a different perspective than what often gets communicated in news reports. "One of the assumptions I get is if you're pro-Israel then you're anti-Arab," Franson said. "That's not the way it has to be. I am pro-Israel and pro-Arab." Her father, the Rev. Jerry Kovacs, a northern Michigan businessman, will offer biblical lessons related to Israel. The event also features Shimon Erem, a retired Israeli general who fought in several mid-20th-century wars. Darwish will share some of her experiences as a Muslim living in Gaza before she came to the United States in 1978. She will talk about a deep-seated Islamic culture that puts the Arab world at opposition to Western ideals such as diversity and women's rights. "Islam is not just a religion. It is a lifestyle imposed by force," said Darwish, who wrote the 2006 book "Now They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror." "No government is Muslim enough. In this dynamic, only tyrannical governments can survive."

To: Road Walker who wrote (323406)	1/29/2007 11:39:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573003

re: Whether the gunfire was coming from Sunni or Shiite insurgents or militia fighters or some of the Iraqi soldiers who had disappeared into the Gotham-like cityscape, no one could say. “Who the hell is shooting at us?” shouted Sgt. First Class Marc Biletski, whose platoon was jammed into a small room off an alley that was being swept by a sniper’s bullets. “Who’s shooting at us? Do we know who they are?” We need to get those boys home. Now. After learning today about the gun battle with the crazy cult-like Shia this past weekend, it can't be soon enough. BTW Clinton sounded pretty impressive on A. Cooper's show. She didn't call Cheney delusional but she came close and she called Bush incompetent several times.