So all Islamic leaders are at war with the West? Jesus David, you really are thick, aren't you? Grant SYD QF At 01:47 PM 25/04/06, you wrote: >Excuse me but the ISLAM LEADERS have declared war against the west. Try >reading the news once in a while! > >David R >home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html >www.sequoians.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of >Michael C. Berch >Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 20:44 >To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: Good Plan!! > > >I have to agree with Alireza and Mark. There's plenty of room for >humor on this list, but offensive ethnic stereotypes (like the >"Mexican Air Force" joke) and anti-Muslim stuff (like the Saudi/Iran >joke) really have no place here. We are supposedly a group of >cosmopolitan travelers who visit many lands and meet people from many >countries, cultures, and backgrounds, not a bunch of unsophisticated >boors who exchange ethnic slurs in the guise of "humor". What's next, >the jokes about Jews or black people? Or Polish or Irish or Italian >people? > >The Iranian people are not "our" enemy (I'm speaking to my fellow >Americans here). The Arab people (from Saudi Arabia or anywhere else) >are not our enemy. The Muslim world is not our enemy. We may have our >differences with the Iranian and Saudi governments (and indeed I do >too!) In fact, I hope the friends of democracy in those countries >will replace those governments with better ones. But in the meantime >directing thinly-disguised anti-Iranian and anti-Arab hatred at Iran >Air and Saudi Airlines in the form of an unfunny "joke" is just >embarrassing on an international list server. > >-- >Michael C. Berch >mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx