Bodvar Now you have done. You have opened a can of worms.
A lot of what you said is true. But let me elaborate. you said > Khaled harps on the sociological, economical and colonial issues, all is >somebody else's fault, but that can't be reason behind terrorism for >instance, Saudi Arabia was never a colony - except under the Ottoman >Empire and Bin Laden & Co. aren't exactly poor and huddled. Sure some people rise to the occasion and others dwell in the misery they are in. Look and India and Pakistan. I am not saying that colonialism is the cause, just a contributing factor. The Arabian peninsula was under British rule, and hence the creations of all the gulf states. Each prince his little municipality. There was no such thing as Kuwait, or Qatar, but that is the British motto, divide and conquer. As for the assimilations, well Judaism tries to claim both race and religion, sort of like the platypus of the human race. As a kid i was told that if you were a Yemeni and happen to be Jewish you were and Arab Jew, but that does not seem to be the case. You are right about the Jews not being a citizen of their country. Look at the white house chief of staff, he left the US to go serve in he Israeli army during the first gulf war. makes you wonder where loyalties lie. Public TV had a series of documentaries about the different immigrants that came to the US, and I was watching the one about the Jewish immigrants. A lot of the points you make are true. Then they were asking a lady as to why, when seeing wrong, the Jewish us citizen will not criticize Israel, she said that we have to stand together so no one over there could say: ' look your own people are saying you are wrong'. I guess Noam Chomsky was no a popular guy. As for your comment as to why one wears their religion on their sleeve, it always boggles my mind. You can make a lot of headways in a new environment by not doing so. like you said, keep the altar at home and that's your own private business and no one can stop you from doing that. But no, they have to take their religion to the point where it's in your face, then the political clashes begin. You also have 2 kinds of immigrants, those who say: "I am out of here", pack their bags and leave, arrive at their new destination, pitch a tent and all it home, and those who want to keep both feet on either side of the pond. I think dual citizenships should not be allowed. Make up your mind and pledge your loyalty to one place or the other. Such practices are most prevalent among the Semitic groups, especially when they take time to go serve in their native armies, then return back to the US. That is absolute hypocrisy. The Arabs were not known for their unity. You seem to be well versed in their history. What a shame. It makes you wonder as to how they managed to build the empires they did. Here are my two cents this morning without coffee. Khaled ____________________________________________________________ Weight Loss Program Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=zeOrcph_lF1ZjpHYMyoERAAAJ1BoN5MIA846iJgpKACKCvEMAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEUgAAAAA= Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
