Gizmo:
Barbarian regime though? I'm not sure why you'd characterize the Israeli government that way...
Care to explain why the Europeans threatened to follow the US/Israeli pullout of the UN Racism talks if they weren't behind them?
YJ: As Zadok said, I don't think that's what MOST Arab nations want. Just a few extremists (same as the white supremacists/militias in the US).
I'm not even going to bother responding to MrGnome's tirade; as he said he cannot be convinced anyway and he's entitled to his opinion, but its MY opinion that its already agreed that it's so far out there. Not to mention certain discrepancies in it anyway...
I agree that the US has had its self-interest at heart when trying to establish influence in the Middle East. However, I would aslo say the the USSR was trying to do exactly the same thing and probably would still like to, given that it's their southern border, if they didn't have money problems now.Arab countries are pissed off since ever since the Cold War when the US started playing power politics funding one group over another to try and force a friendly regime into power. And you can be certain that the complete backing the US gives to the barbarian regime in a series of Israeli governments has made the US the number one enemy to many arab nations.
Barbarian regime though? I'm not sure why you'd characterize the Israeli government that way...
Curious that you don't condemn throwing rocks to begin with. Is that an acceptable form of protest or something? And I do believe the Palestinian behavior has been condemned by everyone also, at least at the point of the disco attack.Look at the current situation in Israel, with Israeli gunships firing rockets at kids with stones. Tanks surrounding arab villages. Their behaviour is condemned by all but one nation on earth. Care to guess which nation is solidly behind Israel?
Care to explain why the Europeans threatened to follow the US/Israeli pullout of the UN Racism talks if they weren't behind them?
YJ: As Zadok said, I don't think that's what MOST Arab nations want. Just a few extremists (same as the white supremacists/militias in the US).
I was thinking that he couldn't even drink (doesn't the Koran prohibit alcohol?)It was mentioned on the news yesterday that there was a confrontation of an Arab pilot (working for an American Airline), who got drunk at a bar and refused to pay his bill. Could he have gotten away with this kind of behaviour in an Islamic country? NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!!
I'm not even going to bother responding to MrGnome's tirade; as he said he cannot be convinced anyway and he's entitled to his opinion, but its MY opinion that its already agreed that it's so far out there. Not to mention certain discrepancies in it anyway...