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Originally Posted by blue902
Look, T Rock, to be frank, most Muslims on the street are not aware of the people you reference. They are influenced by imams on the radio. I looked through them and some of the things your references mention match up-- and some of them don't. Arab Muslims care about Gaza, and most edicts are in reference to that.
There is apparently a culture of academia which studies Islam in the M.E. and another in the ME which seeks to counter. Having met with reps of both, I have to say neither is connected to the street reality significantly.
I met an Egyptian high senator (they do it british house of lords style) who insisted that Iran needs nukes to stabilize the ME-- and an Israeli who insisted that nuclear war was upon them-- and Palestinians who didn't have anything against Israelis. There are all kinds of people.
NMAP-- I met a CA officer attached to SF in Djibouti (sp?) who was convinced that water wars are what my generation will face in Arabia and North Africa and South America. Good thing to know some Spanish too huh?
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Is this confusing the difference between the doctrine and it's requirements (IDEOLOGY) and the PEOPLE who are under it's influence?
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