New Poll

TritonRider wrote:

Have you looked into the textbooks they use
for children, including our Saudi "friends"?

i remembered reading that saudi arabia was trying to remedy some of
that. don't know how much actually got done or how far the reforms were
supposed to go though-

"Crown Prince Abdullah, has appointed a 70-strong group of worthies,
including, unusually for Saudi Arabia, Shias, women and some noted
liberals, to debate reform and suggest remedies. At the latest session
of this vaunted “national dialogue”, Saudi researchers presented a paper
that details how textbooks inculcate values that the authors declare
conflict with both the modern age and the spirit of Islam. Scores of
examples make for a convincing argument, and education officials have
already withdrawn some texts from classrooms. The national dialogue
calls for further revision of the curriculum to promote the values of
tolerance and moderation."

the first sentence of the following paragraph is telling-

"Across the region, Islamist hardliners are interpreting any whiff of
change as part of an American-inspired plot to destroy Islam. A review
of Kuwait's religious curriculum has been met by heated protests from
Islamist parliamentarians, despite the reviewers' plea that they have
yet to find anything objectionable. In Jordan MPs have decried new
textbooks that describe suicide attacks on civilians as a form of terrorism."
http://economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=2373307

Subject: New Poll
From: (TritonRider)

Here are some
from a site I don't have much faith in. I'll have to dig for the good site.

Now maybe I should post the link.
http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cg...a=sr&ID=SR2403
Bill C

Subject: New Poll
From: (TritonRider)

Here are some
from a site I don't have much faith in. I'll have to dig for the good site.

Now maybe I should post the link.
http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cg...a=sr&ID=SR2403
Bill C

TritonRider wrote:
BTW Kyle the activities of GSG9, and the German anti-terrorist boys
make the US types look like choirboys.

So far they haven't raided me, but thanks for the heads-up!

TritonRider wrote:
BTW Kyle the activities of GSG9, and the German anti-terrorist boys
make the US types look like choirboys.

So far they haven't raided me, but thanks for the heads-up!