At 08:10 PM 12/16/2006 -0300, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: ... >Sorry to tell you. Many people around the world believe the 'crazy >people' are others. Muslim never got out of their territory till the >'west'(?) messed up with them (that would've started about 1918 with >dear ole Commander Lawrence, so you see, it's not only US who is to blame). ...
Actually, I think you are incorrect in the above premise. As I recall, Islam embarked upon a series of conquests shortly after (and perhaps during) Mohammed's life. They did indeed conquer a great deal of the Middle East by killing anyone that did not convert to Islam. Those actions, probably more than any other, are at the very core of the hatred between the peoples of the Middle even today. I don't necessarily believe the religion itself is the root cause of the violence, although the Koran (Qur'an) and Hadith writings imply killing non-believers is acceptable or proper. Like anything else in the world, greedy, power-hungry individuals will grab onto anything to unify people and manipulate them. This may have been what happened in Islam early on. Again, if I recall correctly, there were a couple key Muslim attacks on Europe which failed basically because the leading 'Sultan' of that time died. In any event, Muslims initially did not get 'stirred up' by the West. -Charlie _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
