From: Adam 

Phil Payne wrote:
> What an extraordinary remark - did he think all ragheads are stupid?  The
> Arabs were writing poetry before the West had fire.  If a word starts with
> "al", an Arab probably invented it.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6360013.stm
>

As in Al-SAM ? 

The thing is that this is predicted if one follows the std thoughts &
doctrines in this area i.e. the longer you remain in an insurgency the
better the insurgents will get ergo the first period (which has passed) is
crucial.

Adam

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