Israel is in many ways theocratic. But Sharon and many other Israeli leaders are secular.
On 8/23/05, soula avramidis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The real battle for the hearts and minds will not be won by changing the > affinities of the broad Arab mass towards the US. To win people over was > never the purpose of the US. The US will triumph by converting a real human > and political issue such as that as the ethnic cleansing and dispossession > of the Palestinian people into a theocratic and mythological war. In > instilling this mystification, it is wittingly assisted by three unlikely > theocratic allies in the region: Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia. All three > seek legitimacy through fatalistic beliefs that engender on the prospect of > war, a matter that falls neatly with the demands of an American capital that > reproduces its supremacy by means of war. > > > Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thoughts from Chairman Max: > > If the U.S. government can't construct a stable government and viable > civil society in Haiti, why do you think it can do so in Iraq? > -- > Jim Devine > "living a life of quiet desperation -- but always with style!" > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com -- Jim Devine "living a life of quiet desperation -- but always with style!"
