'stir the pot and see what comes up'

Chuck Grimes cgrimes at rawbw.com
Wed Sep 25 23:49:21 PDT 2002


[fwd legion_john, Globe Staff, `Iraq war hawks have plans to reshape the entire Mideast' Donnelly, Shadid..]:

``...The goal is not just a new regime in Iraq. The goal is a new Middle East,'' said Raad Alkadiri, an Iraq analyst with PFC, a Washington based energy consulting organization....''

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Stir the pot, huh? Do the math:

Muslims in Asia..........................1,022,692,000 (1996) Muslims in Africa..........................426,282,000 (1996)

Total World population...................5,771,939,007 (1996)

% of Muslims.......................................26% (1996)

Islam annual growth rate (94-95)............6.40% (from U.N.) Christianity growth rate (94-95)............1.46% (from U.N.)

Growth of Islam:

North America (1989-1998).................................25% Africa..................................................2.15% Asia...................................................12.57% Europe................................................142.35% Latin America...........................................4.73% Australia.............................................257.01%

(see, http://islamicweb.com/begin/results.htm)

It is interesting to consider just how many people the US government abuses, slanders, insults, or attacks everyday. Lucky us, most of them don't have tv's.

Chuck Grimes



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