Re: Man, Mr. bush Jr. sure is wicked evil eh?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Powers) wrote:
>"Bill Hobba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
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>> Patrick Powers wrote:
>> > The terrorist attacks were based in Saudi Arabia, one of the
>> > wealthiest countries in the world.  So how can this be due to
>> > resentment of western wealth?
>> 
>> While Saudi Arabia is rich its wealth lies in oil - a limited resource. 
 I
>> suspect they realize quite well that their prosperity will not last and 
want
>> to escape it by the mentality of 'putting their head in the sand'.  
However
>> this is only conjecture my part - it may be entirely due to deep felt
>> religious convictions independent of their economic situation (but I 
doubt
>> it).
>> 
>
>"I'm rich but it may last only fifty more years, therefore I will kill
>myself right now in a suicide attack."?
>
>Americans certainly will stretch credulity to preserve the "we are the
>envy of the world" belief, which they have been told their whole
>lives.  So if someone is anti-US it must be due to jealousy.
>
>Perhaps just as experiment, briefly entertain the notion that the
>sensuality and materialism of the US is deeply offensive and
>threatening to some, to the degree they will die to keep it away.

Isn't it ironic that they use US production to organize the 
killing?  The Taliban shot women who showed any skin in public 
but kept the prostitute industry thriving.

/BAH

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