From: "Gary Britt" 

I'll see what I can come up with Greg, and while I usually avoid slate.com
and have little respect for their ability to discern anything other than
the gospel according to Michael Moore.  I'll check out your link when I
can.  I am certainly open to the idea that I could have been mis-informed
on this issue, and that it is possible that a case could be made that there
is no real distinction between Usama and Osama.

--
Gary

Kerry says "Bring It On"

OK Mr. Kerry How About Bringing On That Signed Form 180 To Release All Your
Military Records?
OK Mr. Kerry how about bringing on a full and complete disclosure of you
and your wife's income tax returns?

Vote Kerry.  He's Usama's Choice!


"Gregg N"  wrote in message
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> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:4124d445$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> > It is apparently common in the language used by Iraqis and Arabs,
> > that you give one pronunciation for one kind of meaning and a different
> > pronunciation for another kind of meeting.
>
> I can belive this. It is true in many languages, even English.
>
> > In other words, the Islamic
> > terrorists who look up to Usama Bin Laden and think he is a great leader
> and
> > holy man would themselves pronounce his name Osama.  If somebody who was
> an
> > Islamic person who thought Usama was a murdering thug would pronounce
his
> > name Usama.
>
> This however, I believe is a bunch of nonsense. Could you provide a
> reference to back it up? This article discusses the spellings:
>
> http://slate.msn.com/id/2057710/
>
> Gregg
>
>

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