X-Message-Number: 17574
From: "Gary Tripp" <>
Subject: Re: Islamic hate is not surprising - bullshit!
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 20:33:43 -0400

Doug Skrecky writes regarding Mike Darwin's post:

>> Message #17540 From: 
>>
>> Make no mistake, the charge Tuesday is but a small debit against a very
large
>> account of Islamic hate as a result of US support of Israel and of
capitalism
>> and freedom as we understand it.
>>

>  After watching the violent and racist actions the USA federal
>government has been directly and indirectly party to in the middle east,
>I find it hardly surprising that the USA has accumulated a lot of well
>deserved hatred from many Arabs. There are a lot of very good reasons
>it wasn't the CN Tower in Toronto, or Buchingham Palace in Britain that
>was targeted. Americans have acquired the adjective "ugly American" in
>many foreign countries. It has gotten so bad that some Americans are
>sewing Canadian flags on their luggage, while visiting France!

I think this is very short sighted. I've great respect for both Doug
and Mike but I do not think they fully appreciate the fact that the
U.S. constitutes the only credible force that stands for civilization
in a world bent on barbarism.

/gary

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