Jeroen wrote: ><< I do not think this is necesarily rooted in racism; it probably has to >do >with fear and security. Given the attacks on synagogues recently, I can >imagine that people right now do not want any displays of Jewish/Israeli >symbols for fear of being the next target. >> >
The United States was attacked by Muslim extremists and fanatics on September 11th, 2001. 3000 American civilians were murdered -- not soldiers, but people who committed no crime more serious than being citizens of the United States. By your analogy, out of fear, Norway and the world should have barred Americans from their soil, and certainly kept them from entering into public places like hotels, airports, restaurants, movie theaters, supermarkets and street corners to protect against retaliation. American symbols like our flag should have been removed and taken down. Hell, the world should have prevented our nation's airlines from landing in their airports. To the best of my knowledge, this didn't happen at all. Newspapers from all over the world, including the International Herald Tribune had several articles and photo pictorials on how, in a show of solidarity, American flags were being displayed in homes and government buildings in democratic countries. I have a Powerpoint slideshow with images of flowers, cards and candles placed outside American embassies in other countries. Norway sure wasn't afraid we'd bring Islamic fanatics down upon them. They didn't bar their borders to us for even a day. How do you explain this disparity? Occams Razor: Racism and anti-Semitism is alive and well in Norway. Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
