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2004-01-23 Middle East

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-01-23 3:35:27 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 fatra in 3...2...

Posted by BH 2004-1-23 3:42:19 PM|| 2004-1-23 3:42:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Awesome link Dan. The for'ners I admire most critiquing the for'ners I admire least.

And yes, hats off to this Muhammad Rumayhi-san fellow. To him I say, "Don't get dead!"

Posted by Dan (not Darling) 2004-1-23 4:06:41 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:06:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Isnt it the basis of thought from the great western thinker Bill W. " the first step is admitting you have a problem"?

outstanding work. good find!

Posted by Frank Martin 2004-1-23 4:17:09 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:17:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Excellent post, Dan Darling! Thanks!

Posted by Tom 2004-1-23 4:27:05 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:27:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 How Arabs appear to the Japanese

"They all look alike to us..."

Posted by Raj 2004-1-23 4:38:49 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2004-1-23 4:38:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 --Whenever some Arabs meet at a scientific convention and Japan is mentioned, the participants compare Japanâs revival to the yearned-for Arab revival. They say that Japan succeeded in entering the new age while at the same time preserving its social culture.---

And all it took were hundreds of thousands dead and 2 bombs.

Those Japanese military historians are right, by bombing them, we saved their culture. I'm wondering if that was acknowledged in the book. I can imagine what the Arabs think of that.

Posted by Anonymous2U 2004-1-23 6:21:45 PM|| 2004-1-23 6:21:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The absence of social justice IS key!

A Lebanese friend here told me of an Iraqi pal of his dad's...The Iraqi built up $100,000 in savings doing auto body repair in Baghdad. Goes to the bank to check on savings account and is told, "You're broke." Apparently, Uday or Douche would empty people's accounts. This Iraqi kicks up a storm at bank so then is visited that evening by Mukhbarrat. Scrams to Jordan same night, lands in US. Hated Saddam. Loves USA. He's thrilled we're there now.

My brother's brother-in-law is US Army Captain--J.A.G.--in Tikrit right now. Emails that Iraqis are thrilled at prospect of the rule of law and private property rights.Tommy is helping to set up a real court system. He feels like he's doing Human Rights work there. In my opinion, the US Army is doing more for Human Rights in Iraq than Amnesty Irrational ever did.

Posted by JDB 2004-1-23 8:38:31 PM|| 2004-1-23 8:38:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Very, very cool. JDB, very, very cool!

Posted by Lucky 2004-1-24 12:02:26 AM|| 2004-1-24 12:02:26 AM|| Front Page Top

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