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From: raghu@rlgvax.UUCP (Raghu Raghunathan)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Understanding the Shiites
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 22:44:45 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 27 22:44:45 1985
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> 
>    Our
>    track record in regards to the Middle East sadly lacks humanitarian
>    regard and basic respect for the persons of the Islamic faith.
> 

	I agree with the basic thrust of your message. I have quite a few
	Lebanese friends too. And from what I hear and read, the U.S. and
	Isreal are particularly insensitive to the needs of the Palestanians
	and other Moslems in the Middle East.

>    The US gives $7,000,000 per day in economic aid  to  Israel.   More
>    than  half  of  this  aid  is  used  to  purchase  US made arms and
>    munitions.  The  US  is  morally  accountable  for  the  deaths  of
>    thousands  of  Lebanese.   The  President has a moral obligation to
>    demand that human rights be observed by the Israelis.

	The U.S. literally supports the economy and the armed forces of
	Israel with it's generous aid. I am not surprised that the Middle
	East nations have nothing but hatred for the U.S. They see Isreal
	as the terrorist arm of the U.S., financed and supported by it.
	I can't help feeling that in many ways the U.S. is the second
	biggest terrorist organization in the world (next only to USSR).

	I hope the American people and the administration realize soon that
	they are being extremely prejudiced and unfair in their treatment
	of the Middle East countries.
							- Raghu.