XPost: alt.religion.islam, soc.culture.iraq, soc.culture.german   
   XPost: soc.culture.french   
   From: thecats@ss.mil   
      
   > I actually don'T think it comes from the media. it's the people here, that   
   > think different. here it wasn't clear why after years of saddam there's   
   > suddenly not the time to wait for a couple of months and check out other   
   > concepts. we didn'T believe there was a threat from Iraq that justified   
   war.   
   >   
   > I don't think it is a conflict between Germans and Americans. it is a   
   > conflict between Germans and American politics, embodied by Mr. Bush and   
   his   
   > colleagues. look at rumsfeld or bush with their aggressive rhetoric. they   
   > couln't convince europe with that.   
      
   Well since this is a friendly discussion (one thats hard to find between   
   Americans and Europeans these days).... I think I might jump on board....   
   There are a couple of questions (not to be taken the wrong way, just serious   
   curiosity questions) .... When I for instance look at the threat of   
   Islamists.... I look around the world and see places like Phillipines ,   
   Sudan , Indonesia etc etc where there are alot of terrorists activities   
   going on. Taken as a whole there is (at least to me ) a big problem with   
   Islamists wanting to set up their own little nation states (where there   
   Islamic law rules) ... I am not familiar with German media but how are these   
   stories presented (if at all ) to Germans? Do Germans (in general) believe   
   there is an Islamic threat around the globe?  also I came across this story   
   and have posted it here but I will do it again.... Could you please read and   
   give an opinion as a German whether or not the article has any truth to it?   
      
      
   TIA.   
      
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