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updated January 8, 2002


Merry Ramadan

While I enjoyed reading your article, (Of yameesh, fawanees, and televised contemplation) there are just a couple of things wrong with it and especially with the other article "Ramadan Riddles."
In that article you are criticizing the way Christmas is celebrated in the West. You say that its a time to "spend spend spend" and that its a "steadily commercialized" holiday. Well I disagree! You must understand that spending to buy those gifts is not really as far from the meaning of Christmas as you think. In fact it's exactly what Christmas stands for; the spirit of giving. The elves, Santas, and Grinchs you mention are what make the holidays in the West enjoyable. You really must look before you speak and then you will find that it's what people enjoy. You might argue and say that you mentioned this in your article, but you only did in one phrase and I really don't think you even believe it. You speak of the connection between Christmas and Ramadan like it is a sin of some sort.
If this e-mail upsets you in any way I apologize. If you have any comments on this email you can email me back anytime. Thank you,


Adel Fouad

Wish you were here


I loved the photos. (Water-skiing on the Nile)
Hope that we can again return to perform in Egypt.
Regards,

Don Buffa
Stars Of Florida Entertainment




Shaaban -- still fascinating

Please put the Lyrics to " I hate Israel" on this site. (The singer as society's fun-house mirror) I am Jewish but have been fascinated by this song since I first heard about it. Hope all is well in Cairo.



Philip Gluckman





No difference between Egypt and Pakistan?


Very much! (Too far to see) This is the real American way of perceiving the rest of the world.


Julius




A case of mistaken identity

There was a Mohamed Saad (Limby goes it alone) seen with Bin Laden in 1993; is this the same person?

Diana Nielsen



Expanded horizons


I would like to know more about what's going on in the
Middle East, besides what we Americans are being told of by the news agencies in the United States (Israel).  Thanks

Richard Monteverde







The Bin Laden Tape


The video (The smoking gun?) seems too good to be true.

Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
Pravda.ru

After reading the article I came away with an appreciation for Mr. Atia's critical thinking skills as he appeared to scrutinize various aspects of the bin Laden tape. However, what I found wanting was a personal opinion about the authenticity of the tape.
If the tape in your estimate is dubious, just what aspects of it are? I know you mention the sound quality, and the facial features of bin Laden as being 'hidden in the shadows,' but what else would you call into question about the tape? Would it be the surrounding features, either place or people that seem out of
kilter? Or is it the figure of bin Laden himself. Does he appear
too tall, too short, too dark, too light, or what? Thank you and good day.

Frederick

On the Bin Laden video tape finally released by the Pentagon the audio quality of Bin Ladin's voice was the worst of those talking. The sound was so bad that the Arabic grammar could be heard either way, i.e. we did, we said, could also be heard as they did, they said, etc. Which makes a big difference between a person being a spectator or a mastermind. Bin Laden must be exceedingly stupid to admit in an open dinner party (while the US Air Force and Special Forces are carpet bombing the entire country) and with kids and guests all over the place that he planned and carried out the WTC attacks while previously declaring to the world he had nothing to do with it. If he is that stupid then
there is no way a person of that level of intelligence could have pulled of the sophisticated operation Washington claims he did from the caves of Afghanistan! What happened to the "concrete" proof they said they had before? Regards,

John Marshall
Oldbrook


Thanks for a great article, it really reflects what I feel. I did not
understand a word in the tapes (did you?) and I don't trust Bush either, and I know a lot about new technology, and that puts
back the fabrication theory. It's all disgusting and your article said it best.

Mohsen Ibrahim

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