| michael adams 2005-01-19, 5:46 pm |
| Gunsberg wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Nick wrote:
> that.
Lads, I really have read enough - may you all 'storm' each other's anal
sphincters & give the Lebanese daughters the finger at the same time &
may the 'prophet' look kindly on your vileness..
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>
> So, where is the "evidence" for this absurd accusation of yours.
> You have access to my archived post to rgc newgroups, so why don't you
> cut and past your proof.... into your next post.
> violence.
>
> You obviously have plenty of available time to do the research. So,
> show us what you've got on me. Be sure to provide the full context of
> whatever comments that you believe are objectionable. Just to be fair,
> you know.
> Attainment), whilst the Inuits have been languishing.
>
> Well, it's a fact that the quantifiable metrics pertaining to the
> Life Chances (such as Life Expectancy, Literacy, and Educational
> Attainment) of the Palestinians has shown marked improvement since the
> occupation.
>
> I won't fully dismiss their visceral feelings about their
> perceived well-being, but people do have a tendency to be myopic about
> their own human condition. I'm taking a larger view, comparing the
> situation of the Palestinians from nearly 40 years ago, to the current
> one.
> Arabs
>
> Perhaps....But I was specifically referring to the Palestinian
> Christian
> Arabs who live in the West Bank and Gaza--NOT to those who may have
> migrated.
>
> Not surprisingly, there has been a similar exodus among the
> Lebanese Christian Arab population. Also in Syria and now in Iraq. The
> commonality is that life for Christians is getting more difficult in
> the Middle East, because of intolerance by ** Muslims **
>
> Christian Arabs tend to be better educated, have less
> fundementalist views, more modernist perspectives. This makes it
> somewhat easier for them to emigrate
> from the Middle East, in comparison with their Muslim countrymen.
>
>
> Pity. Isn't Hitchens the same guy who warns against the rise of
> "Islamo-Fascism", and who fully supports the US invasion of Iraq? ;-)
> One wonders if his views on the Palestinians has also changed since
> 9/11? Apparently, he seems to think that Dubya Bush is better for the
> Palestinians, too.
>
> Yawn....
>
> Really? We'll they ought to be careful of what they wish for, given the
> preliminary evidence of what the Palestinian Authority has done to
> them.
>
>
> Yes. That looks to be a mistake
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