There's no reason to believe things will improve in that part of the world if the radicals assume more power. The basic disconnect now is the gap between their beliefs and the modern world which is increasing every hour.
In four wars those ten countries even with the help of the USSR could not win a war against Israel s six million people, a lot of Muslims have no love for Saudia Wahhabism or Saudi kings and princes.
On 9/12 the day after 911 some americans were calling for the same thing to be done to Saudi Arabia. If you start a war with the USA you reap the whirlwind.
I hope you do realize that Saudi support of extreamist Wahhabism and terrorism that is causing chaos in Libya, Syria, Iraq...
Saudis discover new funding channels for Taliban, al Qaeda - CNN.com
But the investigation found that hundreds of millions of dollars of Saudi money had been funneled to leading Islamist politicians and political activists overseas. It also found that al Qaeda and the Taliban were still able to...
Wikileaks: Saudi Arabia, UAE funded extremist networks in Pakistan
Wikileaks: Saudi Arabia, UAE funded extremist networks in Pakistan – The Express Tribune
Charities from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates financed a network in Pakistan that recruited children as young as eight to...
We did a lot of things to win the cold war with the USSR but it was the USSR that supported Saddam with billions in military weapons and we were the ones that killed him when he needed killing. When it comes to terrorism there is no one with bloodier hands then Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia...
A majority of Iraqis (61%) still believe that ousting Saddam Hussein was worth the hardships, but this is down from the 77 percent who said this in January. Among Shias, the majority saying getting rid of Saddam Hussein was worth it has slipped from 98 percent to 75 percent, while among the...
Its kind of stupid to take anti war and anti nuclear as well as anti American propaganda about DU as gospel when th4e Atomic Energy
says
Is DU a Health Hazard?
◾Based on credible scientific evidence, there is no proven link between DU exposure and increases in human cancers or other...
HYDERABAD: In an alarming trend, an increasing number of women from across the city who wear the burqa or observe purdah are being diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency on account of inadequate exposure to sunlight. Exposure of at least hands or feet to sunlight every day for 15-20 minutes is...
I would hope it would be good old common sense that would stop any country from being a religious goverment. So far its led to disaster.
Religion has a surprisingly high correlation with poverty, according to a Gallup survey conducted in more than 100 countries. The more poverty a nation...
Slideshow: Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 25 people | Reuters.com
BAGHDAD | Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - A series of bombs killed at least 25 people across Iraq on Sunday ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, police and medical sources said.
Altogether 16 bombs went off, the...
The fact is that the UN and sanctions did not deny Iraq money for Health Care or Food, it was the choice of the Saddam regime to do that. The Gulf and Iraq war was fought with the utmost effort in the history of warfare to prevent civilian damages.
Last month 800 plus Iraqis killed each...