Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:37 PM 7/17/04 -0600, Tim Atherton wrote: > >Marc - that's a huge oversimplification of the roots of Islamic based >terrorism and its current modus operandi. It is, among many other things, >highly political. It's certainly far more complicated than you statement >indicates. > >Such mistaken understanding and oversimplification are at the root of the >current failures to come anywhere close to dealing with the problem and >threat (indeed, such understandings seem to have fuelled the actions which >have actually increased an exacerbated the threat exponentially since 9/11 - >they are certainly characteristic of the US's dealings with the Taleban and >Al Qaeda and other Muslim extremists when they were considered allies of the >US) Well, Tim, then educate us all. Tell us HOW Islamic fundamentalism is primarily political and not cultural or religious. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!