Various and sundry

[jbor]

millison at online-journalist.com wrote:

>> The fact that his credibility has
>> risen, not just in the U.S. but world-wide,
> 
> Yes, he's especially well-loved among Muslims, I hear. A chip off the old
> block.

Your simplistic Islam vs the West construction echoes bin Laden's rhetoric.
There are many Muslims across the globe who do not hold with terrorism, and
who do not pledge any allegiance to the Taliban. As usual, you present only
one side of the story to score your hit.

This address was more clear-sighted and "pacifist" in spirit than anything
you've posted in the past month:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/17/gen.hate.crimes/

"Bush denounces Muslim harassment"


Your inane bowdlerisation of Wittgenstein's dictum is to be expected.


Ironically perhaps, it seems as if the Muslim vote helped tip the scales in
Bush's favour last year, when he was elected as U.S. President (remember
that?): 

http://www.islamiqdaily.com/world/art_wld3_16102000.php4

"Muslim groups laud Bush's stand on secret evidence"

http://www.soundvision.com/politics/endorsement.shtml

"Muslim organizations endorse George W. Bush for President"

http://www.arabia.com/life/article/english/0,1690,33635,00.html

"Exit polls show Muslims voted in bloc for Bush"

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