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Comment from princess sapphire:

"What are we fighting now? Islam? Terrorists? Islamic fundamentalists?, Islamofacists? Islamicists? Rag heads? ...hammer "

the line to differentiate these groups of ppl is so fine. it is so ironical that ppl are using their religion to create a world of war. wat is their motive? power hunger? seeking 'revenge'?

if only there is someone out there who can find a reason or way to make them stop..

-PS

PS...

Sadly the only thing these terrible people understand is violence and power. Even in the more moderate countries, the extreme poor who cannot afford an education are sent to a free "madrassus" where they are educated and indoctrinated into a culture of hate. The parents often feel they have no choice but to send their kids off to these free schools because of ignorance, coercion or desperation. These schools are funded by wealthy patrons who are either aware of the teaching of hate or by unsuspecting charities who truly believe they are helping the less fortunate learn to read and write in a good Islamic fashion.

The only reason tyrannical dictators like Saddam, Khadaffi, Arafat and the Ayatolla Khomeni are so successful in the middle east is the fact that their rule instills such fear in the populace people dare not push for social, economic or political reform.

Often the anger and frustration built up by living in terrible oppression is then channeled outward at a new target such as Israel, the United States or Great Britain.

One way to end this cycle is to encourage moderates to broadcast more positive messages through the many middle eastern satellite television channels. I'm sure nobody is surprised that Iran has already banned some of these television channels and others have threatened to assassinate the broadcasters. Here is a prime example .

Maybe we will end up winning the war on terror with soap operas and reruns of Gilligans Island.