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2004-11-19 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-11-19 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 As is usually the case with Schwartz, damned good article. Tells the truth about Fallujah (insurgents running a Taliban-style gov't, locals glad to see us running 'em out), and lays the smackdown on the lamestream media for - let's just lay it on the line, folks - lying about it.

Schwartz is a very savvy analyst of the situation in that part of the world. He's also a convert to Sufi Islam (the gentler, mystical strain of the religion), so he has a cultural awareness that many of us admittedly lack. Only minor gripe I have with him is his past expressions of optimism that the House of Saud can change into something deserving of a destiny other than permanent enshrinement on the Endangered Species List.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2004-11-19 1:25:37 AM|| 2004-11-19 1:25:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Schwartz also has a problem with denial. He wrote a book called "The two faces of Islam" which basically blames the House of Saud for all of Islam's problems.

Well, the House of Saud does subsidize Wahabi mosques, etc. but the problem with Islam is more basica than that; much more.

Posted by mhw 2004-11-19 8:53:18 AM|| 2004-11-19 8:53:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, he IS a believing Muslim himself.

Posted by Snoluck Ulusing8632 2004-11-19 3:45:08 PM|| 2004-11-19 3:45:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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