From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

John Beckett wrote:
> George Sherwood  wrote in message
> news::
>>> Second, whereas it's easy to see how completely absurd is the
>>> intellectual position of religious leaders in Iran etc, it's becoming
>>> harder to see any fundamental distinction between a necon christian from
>>> Washington and a whacko islamist from the other side of the world.
>>>
>> From my point of view I have problems with that statement.  As soon as you
>> find a necon christian making statements like this:
>>
>> An Iranian cleric has offered his house as a reward to anyone who kills an
>> Azeri writer he says insulted the Prophet Mohammad, the Fars News Agency
>> reported.
>
> I agree with your point, and I totally reject the over-the-top statements
> that Phil used to make, and the noises from Adam. The islamists are maybe
> 300 years behind the rest of the world ... but they have 21st century
> tools.
>

A) Which noises
B) By "the rest of the world" do you mean the West or does that
include the 3'rd World (e.g. Africa)?


"Your quote from an Iranian cleric needs no comment - the person, the
culture, the religion are all condemned."

Blimey how Islamist of you..

> ... at any rate it is
> becoming harder for me to see any explanation for Washington's behaviour
> other than a disturbing religious fundamentalism.
>

The toxic mix of incompetence & arrogance?


Adam

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