What did you think of Israel assassinating Rantisi?

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<i>Originally posted by phatmonky </i><b>No offense, but blaming us for your own inadequacies will do nothing.  </b>

Your countries are divided because your leaders are corrupt.  You will never be able to work together because all of the power lies in too few people's hands. The population, that may want to unite, has no presence in what is happening.

Canada Venzuela, and Mexico, all mainly Christian, are the largest sources of our petroleum, despite conspiracies to the contrary.

Not everything is  a zionist plot against you. I would argue that Americans are more worried about a terrorist attack than they are whether you will be united or not. Frankly, peace in the middle east would be a wonderful thing for us.

Why don't you tell the rest what else is happening right now? How black students are rioting at schools and blaming white people, stopping them from going to class. South Africa could be so great, but the leaders of a mere 10 years ago are already being forgotten.  

In your analogy, you use the words \"black native people\". Somehow, it seems as if you think that the white people there don't have a right to be.  

Perhaps you can explain to me why Israel doesn't have a right to be. For Iraq was created the last century, just like Israel. It took overland that wasn't Iraq, just like Israel. It controlled and oppressed the people on that land, just like Israel. Yet, it is the Americans who are aiding to keep the kurds from starting their own state and keep Iraq whole. Should we split up Iraq? Should Syria be required to stop IT'S illegal occupation of Lebanon??

So many questions, so few answers.

P.S. I admire anyone who looks for a peaceful resolve to a problem. It's a sure sign of real hope.

What is really going on SA? There was a time under the white man's rule the black people were burning down the school's. This had long since stopped. The reason for them burning down the school was a way of protesting without them having too much pressure from the police since they were underage. Now there is no need for this since they are in controll.

As for the white mans right of being here. Yes he has a right to be here, like everyone else. No higher being (I say higher being God or Allah) has sent down a child with a piece of land attached to his or her name. God/ Allah has created the land for all to live on the land equally. So if Man became greedy and tried to accquire land that is not his/hers by suppressing and robbing people then who's fault is that. Here in SA the white man robbed the natives for their land. They used the term "batter" ie. they showed and gave the native people a piece of glass and took their land in place of that. Is the land equivalent to a piece of glass. In your opinion is this fair? The white mans rule of 10 years ago is not forgotten because the black people are now doing exactly what the white man has done. It is just reverse apartheid. Good or bad - Well this is debatable.

I can not explain to you about Israel and their right to be there because with all the nonsence that the media prints out the truth is always hidden. The focus is always on the peripheral issues and not on the truth. They blow these outside issues out of proportion and try to take away the focus of the people from the real issues. If Israel has a right to the land so does the Palestinians. So why not give the Palestians equall rights to that country. Why not adopt the policy of "live let live"

As for "leaders being corrupt" show one leader that is not. It is like the "pot calling the kettle black". Do you know the saying "To be a politician you have to be two faced" In my opinion it is true saying. I urge you not to mix politics with religion. This is the fault of many people. What the americans are trying to do is brainwash the people into thinking that the "terrorism means islam" and that is what they are continously trying to portray. And this is wrong. Islam does not promote terrorism but it certainly does promote that people should not be oppressed. When I used the "land issue" here in SA and compared it with the land issue in Israel I was trying to draw attention to the way the Americans dealt with the two issues and to show you how differently the world perceived it. Yet it was the same thing the question of "Land". When the black people rose up against the white people, did the Americans jump in and now say that the blacks here are "Terrorists". All of these liitle things that happen in different countries are all treated differently. But there is one thing that is common and that is America. America is an instigator for many things and they manipulate the other government if they are going to gain from it (in whatever way ie. materially or financially). So I urge all to look deeper into these matters and see what these countries have to gain by all of this.

I will re-emphasise that Religion must not be mixed with Politics.

And that Islam is not a terrorist religion that the Israel's and Americans are trying to make Islam out to be.

Just a piece of information. I was at the JFK airport at the time of the Sept 11 bombing. I was having first hand experiance of the whole episode. The common expressions and comments from the people was " these bloody terrorist- these bloody Islamic terrorists- these bloody muslims". What was my reaction to this how was I supposed to react. I am a muslim but I am no terrorist . I have nothing to do with that bombing. So why is my religion being attacked? You see what I mean. You can not paint everyone with one brush.