[Mb-civic] Quote of the Month

[Alexander Harper]

Hits the nail on the head, doesn't it?

Al B

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  From: Ian
  To: Civic
  Subject: [Mb-civic] Quote of the Month
  Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 22:21:20 -0500

>From a Thomas Friedman column in the Times: "A delegation of Iraqi judges
and journalists abruptly left the U.S. today, cutting short its visit to
study the workings of American democracy.  A...spokesman said the Iraqis
were 'bewildered' by some of the behavior of the Bush administration and
felt it was best to limit their exposure to the U.S. system at this time,
when Iraq is taking its first baby steps toward democracy.  The lead
Iraqi delegate...said that he was stunned when he heard President Bush
[saying that one reason [to] support Harriet Meiers...was because of 'her
religion.'...[The spokesman] said that after two years of being lectured
by U.S. diplomats...about the need to separate 'mosque from state'...he
was floored...[He said] "How would you feel if you picked up your
newspapers next week and read that the president of Iraq justified the
appointment of an Iraqi Supreme Court justice by telling Iraqis 'Don't
pay attention to his lack of legal expertise.  Pay attention to the fact
that he is a Muslim fundamentalist and prays at a Saudi-funded Wahhabi
mosque?'  Is that the Iraq you sent your sons to build and die for?"_______________________________________________
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