: Re: [rescue] God bless America

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 11:38:34PM +0500, Usman Khalid wrote:

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That less Israelis have died than Palestinians during the conflict is
true.  However, it is due to the apparent incompetence of the
Palestinians more than any design by the Israelis.

For instance, when the equivalent of Daylight Savings Time went into
effect, the Jewish parts of the country observed DST and the Pal~
parts did not.  Several suicide bombers blew themselves up because of
confusion as to when the bombs were going to go off.

My opinion is that Israel deserves to be treated nicely because they
are the only part of the Middle East that has functioning democratic
institutions.  

All the other countries nearby are despotic.

Having a working, modern country nearby to serve as an example must
freak the "royalty" out.  What happens if the non-royals figure out
they don't need King ___?


./patrick