>>It is hardly news that Osama bin Laden does not share the Enlightenment value >>placed on a citizen's right to vote for a representative government.<<
IMO, this editorial is mostly nonsense. The fact that an opinion journalist would spout out this twaddle raises serious questions, in my mind, about his qualifications to write for a supposedly reputable newspaper. Why is he questioning al-Qa'ida's commitment to democracy but *not* that of the West, especially the United States and Britain? It is absurd to believe that there is any intention on that parts of these two governments to bring about democracy or freedom (whatever they are) in Iraq and other countries. If so, the U.S. and Britain would not be working so feverishly to marginalize those Iraqis who want to institute an Iranian-style Shi'ih theocracy. In other words, it is not democracy which is being promoted by these power-hungry Western regimes. It is governments friendly to globalization, both economic and political, and Zionism. Several so-called pundits have been pointing out supposed differences between President Bush and his father, a well-known internationalist. It is simply more foolishness. Nothing significant has changed but the language. The current president has simply found a way to package his father's internationalism in a manner more appealing to social conservatives. Regards, Mark A. Foster • http://markfoster.net • [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." ---- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
