[Rhodes22-list] Terrorism vs. Radical Islam

[brad haslett]

Steve,

Errand boy?  Maybe on my days off for Mrs. Shen.  I
have people on the airplane that run the errands.  The
proper phrase is "glorified truck driver" which is a
real slander to that profession since most truck
drivers have enough self-esteem not to hang with
pilots.  Forgive me Rik.

Brad

--- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
> Nobody wants to hear what musicians say about
> politics?  Hello?  Bob Dylan,
> Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, the
> frickin' Smothers
> Brothers?  8-)  LOL
> 
> Listen here
>
Mr-high-and-mighty-nothing-but-a-glorified-errand-boy,
>   8-)
> (I kill me)  come Nov. 2nd, my vote'll count just as
> much as yours or Alice
> Cooper's!
> 
> Slim
> 
> 
> 
> On 9/27/04 10:15 PM, "brad haslett"
> <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Steve,
> > 
> > This will be quick, I've got to burn some midnight
> > oil. Literally.
> > 
> > What religion is ahead on the body count
> throughout
> > history is immaterial.  Clinton sent the military
> to
> > the Balkans to protect Muslims from Christians.
> Janet
> > Reno launched her troops against Christians in
> Waco.
> > If you act outside the law you get smacked.  Right
> now
> > ALL the terrorists have been radical Muslims.
> > 
> > My point about the Royal Saudis being party
> animals
> > was to show how they profess piety to the minions
> but
> > love sex, drugs, and rock and roll themselves. 
> Which
> > by the way, did you see Alice Cooper's comments
> last
> > week?  Cooper said "musicians party all night, do
> > drugs, chase women, why does anyone care what they
> > have to say about politics".
> > 
> > We'll talk about the French later, I gotta go fly.
> > 
> > Brad Haslett
> > "CorsShen" 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi Brad, comments below:
> >> 
> >> On 9/27/04 5:37 PM, "brad haslett"
> >> <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> but when your religion
> >>> tells you to kill all who don't believe as you,
> >>> there's a problem.
> >> 
> >> Throughout Western history, no group has done
> this
> >> more than the Christians.
> >> 
> >>  
> >> (I used to train with the Saudi Air
> >>> pilots, Americans, and have heard all their
> >> stories
> >>> about the flights to LAX to re-whore the harem.
> >> 
> >> I know more than a few American rock and rollers
> who
> >> do the same thing.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The Shah of Iran, despite his
> >>> faults, oversaw rapidly improving conditions for
> >> his
> >>> population. 
> >> 
> >> Brad, "..despite his faults..." is just not
> enough
> >> syllables.  It glosses
> >> over the atrocities committed, even sanctioned by
> >> the US.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Taking a
> >>> chance on dying and perhaps the 40 to 60 virgins
> >>> (whatever) not being there won't seem nearly as
> >>> attractive when you can enjoy some of the
> comforts
> >> the
> >>> 21st century, running water for example.
> >> 
> >> So it's come down to running water now vs.
> virgins
> >> in the hereafter?  Aren't
> >> there any other choices?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> You'll notice France
> >>> isn't taking any chances with them.  Have you
> >> followed
> >>> the news on how they are treating their own
> >>> substantial Muslim population?
> >> 
> >> By far, the most substantial religion in France
> is
> >> Catholicism, and they're
> >> playing that down as well.  The French have
> always
> >> been very secular.
> >> 
> >> Slim
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>>> Guys, I hear what you are saying about the
> >> attitudes
> >>>> of Muslims on the street towards the United
> >> States.
> >>>> But, I have a hard time declaring this a war
> >> against
> >>>> Islam.
> >>>> 
> >>>> We're talking about the Fertile Crescent here,
> >> the
> >>>> cradle of civilization.  The folks in this area
> >> of
> >>>> the world were building great engineering
> marvels
> >>>> like the Ziggurat Pyramids, aqueducts, the
> >> Hanging
> >>>> Gardens of Babylon, & living in big cities when
> >> my
> >>>> ancestors in northern Europe were barely out of
> >> the
> >>>> stone age living in thatched huts.  These folks
> >> have
> >>>> a culture that goes back several millennia &
> gave
> >> us
> >>>> some of the 1st known written languages, the
> >> legal
> >>>> code of Hamurabi, as well as great literature
> >> such
> >>>> as the epic of Gilgamish.  To think that these
> >>>> people with their long tradition of engineering
> >>>> excellence, creativity, & scholarship would not
> >> be
> >>>> able to produce their own chemical & biological
> >>>> weapons given the amount of time & resources
> >>>> available is ridiculous at the very least &
> tends
> >> to
> >>>> smell like some sort of racial bias.  Anyone
> who
> >>>> discounts their capability does so at their own
> >>>> peril.
> >>>> 
> >>>> I think a lot of our problems with the Muslim
> >> world
> >>>> stem from our relationship with Israel & with a
> >>>> general frustration with the continuing
> bloodshed
> >> &
> >>>> chaos in the region.  Whether it's fixable is
> not
> >>>> clear at this point.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Roger Pihlaja
> >>>> S/V Dynamic Equilbrium
> >>>> 
> >>
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