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In a message dated 10/11/01 12:41:31 AM, cas@... writes:

>Now, I wasn't going to write anything else, until I read this . This 
>is written from a person who OBVIOUSLY knows nothing about 
>this religion, Islam. 


You assume too much. The Koran has some passages which can be construed a 
certain way, however, the basic religion is peaceful. I'm sure its much like 
the bible - a rambling bunch of dialog which is self-contradictory and can be 
interpretted in many different ways. I don' blam Islam in general, but what I 
do blame is that most Islamic people are poor and oppressed - not by the US 
or Europe but by their own dictors or mullahs or ayatolahs. The fact of the 
matter is that there are about a billion Muslims who incorrectly attribute 
all that is wrong in the world to the US. And clearly we saw some evidence of 
that on sept 11.

One part of a 'new world order without terrorism' is to have true leaders of 
Islam teach the message of peace, love, and tolerance rather than hatred and 
death to America. Another part is to economically develop Palestine, Jordan, 
Egypt, Pakistan, and post-Saddam Iraq. This includes education and business 
opportunities to become selfsufficient on more than just oil exports.