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2005-01-11 Southeast Asia

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-11 10:41:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 THE spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiah says he is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of Acehâs tsunami survivors because of the humanitarian assistance from Australian and US military forces.

The downer here is that the hearts and minds being won are ONLY the tsunami survivors. The idea that our help might be seen in a favorable light by the rest of the Muslim world is nothing more than wishful thinking.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-11 11:22:00 AM|| 2005-01-11 11:22:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 and the minimum publicity given to assistance from Arab states,"

I think the Islamists would be thankful for that.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-11 11:30:12 AM|| 2005-01-11 11:30:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 "... and the minimum publicity given to assistance from Arab states, ..."

Maybe that's because there's been minimum aid?

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-01-11 11:40:49 AM|| 2005-01-11 11:40:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 In time for Valentine's Day?

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-11 2:04:10 PM|| 2005-01-11 2:04:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Every heart or mind won is one more than there was before, and one less that reflexively hates what it doesn't know. And one more, in an area governed by Sharia, open to the seduction of Western ways of thought.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-01-11 2:07:10 PM|| 2005-01-11 2:07:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The question is: how long will it last?

The Islamozoid clerics aren't going to let this take hold without a fight.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-11 2:42:40 PM|| 2005-01-11 2:42:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Let's all break into a song...."Will you still love me tomorrow...."

-- everybody now, a one and a two...

Posted by Captain America 2005-01-11 3:03:01 PM|| 2005-01-11 3:03:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Yeah, the last time I heard Soddy had only given 10 million out of all their billions that the royal family can personally claim.

Meanwhile, states like the US which must donate the hard earned money of their citizens and are therefore much more cash strapped and also more accountable to those tax payers has still managed to legally and lawfully contribute at least 35 million and has donated the exclusive use of an entire carrier group at our own great expense.

But no, the problem isn't that muslims are just stingy bastards, its that they haven't received the same attention.

All too typical shifting of blame. Its the only way they can live with themselves and their beliefs when none of it leads to either greater success or greater morality and righteousness or a better life unless, that is, the muslim is fortunate enough to live in a society dominated by some other faith, ANY other faith.

Posted by peggy 2005-01-11 4:14:54 PM|| 2005-01-11 4:14:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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