From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Sep 22 2005 - 11:41:52 BST
Khaled
> Platt:
> > the Tamil Tigers, you'll have to educate me about them.
Khaled
> As usual you paint every body with a broad brush, then when presented
> with details you claim ignorance.
I notice you attack me rather than attempt to answer the question.
> > > 2. Do you believe that the aforementioned groups are/were secretly
> > > masterminded by Bin Laden or Arafat?
> > No. Isn't Arafat dead?
> You still haven't answered the question.
Since when is "No" not an answer?
> > > Platt continued:
> > > "When that area [the Middle East] becomes democratic, terrorism
> > will abate."
> > Killing enough of them will allow the peaceful people to rule.
> > Already we see many flocking to polls when given a chance. The yearning
> to be
> > free beats in every human breast.
> > Compared to Middle East kingdoms and theocracies, democracies give
> > people a better chance at a decent life. Wouldn't you rather live in a
> > democracy than in Iran or Saudi Arabia?
> Platt, How much Arabic do you know? How much History of that region do you
> know? They claim that the Eskimos have a couple of hundred words to
> describe snow. Because they live in it and they need to know every nuance
> about it.
>
> The Arabic language has a couple of hundred words to describe a sword.
> Until you know what ails these people, until you get into their psyche, you
> can't prescribe a remedy. Again showing your ignorance of a culture, a
> region and its people.
Are you saying Arabs don't want democracy, freedom and a better life?
Talk about painting with a broad brush!
Platt
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