At 03:24 AM 3/8/03 -0600, The Fool wrote:
Atran believes a better psychological approach would be to sideline the
extremists. I think the United States and its allies should try to
empower moderates from within the community, he said. Helping achieve an
equitable solution between Israel and the Palestinians would also help,
he added.
What does he suggest, given that the only equitable solution the
extremists we are talking about will accept is the complete extermination
of Israel?
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