RE: Bush's War on Terrorism

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 12:32:14 BST

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    Given Grant's original definition, I'm surprised he didn't list our Israeli
    friends at the top. Or perhaps he was just interested in bashing Muslims?

    Lawrence

    > I read you as implying that it was a national pasttime to "dream of
    > killing each other or someone else". On that interpretation, the
    > countries
    > listed are pretty much moderate. But on the interpretation you give next,
    > the US and a whole lot of "western" (ie, Christian) countries come up as
    > pretty bloodthirsty places to be as well, so perhaps you'd like to revise
    > the way you set the criteria.
    > --
    > John S Wilkins
    > Head, Communication Services
    > The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    > Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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