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[Otto]

Which reminds me of surveys telling that most of our German Turks would vote
the Christian Democratic Union if they were allowed to vote, what is mainly
prevented by the Christian Democrats...

What these people (the Muslims living in Christian countries) want is
stability, work, sending a little money back home but no terrorism. At least
this is the observation I've made among my fellow cabdrivers from Turkey,
Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Lebanon.

It would be deadly following OBL's pov of the clash of cultures. It's really
very different from Mr. Bush, encouraging American housewives to go shopping
with their Islamic neighbours (to take a very simple example).

Otto

jbor (Robert) wrote in answer to Doug:
> 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"
>
> best
>
>
>