great post.

Submitted by Evan Mark (United States), Jul 6, 2011 at 12:47

"ancient Israeli history is a creation of modern Zionist propaganda, the Islamist movement already failed by 1992, water imperatives drive the Arab-Israeli conflict, and homosexuals do not exist in the Middle East."

Bwahahaha! This is what happens when those who don't understand religion or religious extremism have opinions.

Religion is at the heart of virtually everything a believer says and does on any given day. It is his raison d'etre. It is at the heart of every Islamic society. It sets the tone, and dictates priorities for all Islamic communities.

How many mistakes will the West continue to make until we understand this? :(

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