organization. On the other they provide schools, hospitals and quite a
lot of welfare services for the Palestinian refugee camps.
Please note I am not condoning what Hamas is or does - I'm just
pointing out the other aspects of them.
Many Muslims support Hamas because of their welfare work in the camps.
And contribute to it in accordance with their religious laws that
require the devout to contribute 10% of their income to charity.
larry
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:55:10 -0400, Jerry Johnson
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> Wasn't Cat Stevens the one who publicly agreed with the death sentence and bounty placed on Salman Rushdie for the Satanic Verses? There was even some linkage between the money he donated to one of the charities he supports and the 3 million dollar bounty by Iran, IIRC. He has openly supported Hamas for years (claming they are just a political and aid org). He spoke out in support of Saddam (and against the West) during the first Gulf War.
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> I think he probably SHOULD be on the "watch" list.
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> Jerry Johnson
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> The US is urging a change to the process of developing the watch list. However, i think contrary to what you are looking for, they are looking for ways to TIGHTEN the security.
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> Ugh. George Carlin had it right, all of this creates the mere illusion of security. You trade your personal freedoms for an illusion.
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