Okeley dokely, but can I pass on a good pun first? I forgot to include this in the original post.
Jon Spencer wrote: > Marc - > I congratulate you on an excellent self-analysis, and I do mean this as a > compliment. > > Now, repent! :-) > > Jon > > Marc A. Schindler wrote: > > I think it's time I correct an impression that I somehow have an anti-US > bias. I can see how that would come out, and those of you who know me > <delete > nterests. That example is Saudi Arabia. Now all of a sudden we're > realizing that the Saudis aren't our buddies. But the Saudi royal family > has gone out of its way to cooperate with the US, as I think most of you > know. One of life's delicious ironies is that after fundamentalists > attacked US barracks in the Eastern Province (where Riyadh, Dhahran, > al-Khobar and Dammam are), a new base was built for them in the desert, > far from populated areas. The idea being that this wouldn't grate on the > nerves of locals who resent the presence of "infidels" in the land of > the two shrines. The irony? The base was built by a subsidiary of SGB -- > Saudi Group Binladen, the construction firm founded by Osama bin Laden's > father, Mohammed. There's no link between SGB and Osama bin Laden per se > anymore, I just thought it was an interesting irony. > This policy that the Saudis have of trying to buy off Islamic fundamentalists has been coined by some unknown wit as "riyalpolitik". -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated�To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one�s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.� � Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in �The Peloponessian Wars� Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
