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2003-06-03 Middle East

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Posted by Frank G 2003-06-03 01:04 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yes, these countries have much to fear. As currently practiced, Islam is little more than theocratic dictatorship that seeks to perpetuate itself through coercion and violence - with the US and Israel as their prime targets. And, now that we are no longer simply sitting back and taking it (The Clinton Doctrine), they are expressing fear, distrust and animostiy. Waaaaaaaaah. The choice is theirs - they can stop with Islamofascist BS or wait their turn to play catch the MOAB.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-06-03 13:46:16|| 2003-06-03 13:46:16|| Front Page Top

#2 "We hate you more today than yesterday,
But not half as much as tomorrow..."

Posted by Capsu78 2003-06-03 14:37:06|| 2003-06-03 14:37:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who chairs the Pew project, called these results "very disheartening, and very dangerous, frankly.I hope that this is temporary and that, if there are some improvements in the situation because of the peace process, it will change," she said. There is no way Israel is going to disappear. We will just have to find some way to mitigate those feelings."

Attitudes like that are what got us to the current situation in the first place, and the amazing Albright is one of the poster children for it. I know a way to "mitigate those feelings". Crush them like bugs and we won't have to worry about their feelings. Let THEM worry about pissing US off!

Posted by tu3031 2003-06-03 16:37:48|| 2003-06-03 16:37:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Does anyone know anything about the Pew Research Center? Politics, history, axes to grind? I've looked at their website and I get the impression that they are strongly linked to the Democrats since most of their research seems like it is designed to measure reaction the current themes I see being bandied about by Democratic operatives. They appear to have been around since 1990 in one form or another, yet I never heard of them until they started doing these opinion polls in the Muslim world. Finally, since when does an "objective" polling organization have a section labelled "commentary" on their website. Call me paranoid but I have big problems with any poll that comes up with 99% numbers on a question. You wouldn't get that kind of response to the question, "Does the sun rise in the east?"

Posted by 11A5S 2003-06-03 16:45:43|| 2003-06-03 16:45:43|| Front Page Top

#5 11A5S

PEW GIVES A LOT TO NPR.... THAT HELP?

Posted by TPF 2003-06-03 20:49:46|| 2003-06-03 20:49:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Thanks, TPF. I think that answers it.

Posted by 11A5S 2003-06-03 22:18:33|| 2003-06-03 22:18:33|| Front Page Top

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