Arabs in U.S. Raising Money to Back Bush

NY Times ^ | February 17, 2004 | LESLIE WAYNE

[Mr. Mojo]

The fund-raisers are people like Mori Hosseini, the Iranian-born chief executive of ICI Homes,

Newsflash: Iranians aren't Arabs.

[My Favorite Headache]

But Howard Dean calls this a racist war!!!!

[Mr. Mojo]

Big donations have brought high-level access for Dr. Malik Hasan, a native of Pakistan

....And Pakis aren't Arabs either.

[adam_az]

"Yet the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the war in Iraq have been a catalyst for some wealthy Arab-Americans to become more involved in politics. And there are still others who have a more practical reason for opening their checkbooks: access to a business-friendly White House. Already, their efforts have brought them visits with the president at his ranch in Crawford, Tex., as well as White House dinners and meetings with top administration officials."

NY Slimes at it's worst. I hate that newspaper.

Interesting though, I always suspected the 2 Zogbys were related - but didn't know they are BROTHERS!!!

No wonder I never trusted that pollster.

[olde north church]

Aren't Iranians actually Aryans? Iraqs, some of them are actually Chaldeans and Abram was Chaldean?

[blackbart.223]

"Newsflash: Iranians aren't Arabs."

They are Persians. But as long as they cling to Islam I won't trust them.

[Shermy]

One reason may be that Arab-Americans are not a monolithic group.

NYTimes admitting they're ignorance again.

""Arabs in U.S. Raising Money to Back Bush""

Something like all Hispanics are Mexican...in the eyes of the NY Times...

"The fund-raisers are people like Mori Hosseini, the Iranian-born chief executive of ICI Homes,

Big donations have brought high-level access for Dr. Malik Hasan, a native of Pakistan and the former chief executive of Foundation Health Systems of Denver,

Fred Pezeshkan counts himself among the Republican hard core. For the past 25 years, Mr. Pezeshkan has lived in Naples, Fla., where he is president of the Krate Construction Company. He is also a first-time Ranger, having raised $200,000 for Mr. Bush. In previous years, except for voting Republican, the Iranian-born Mr. Pezeshkan was not politically active.

[MJY1288]

Most Arabs and Persians living here in the States would naturally support this President, They fled those despotic Regimes to come here for a better life, President Bush's leadership has been directly responsible for liberating 30 to 50 million people from the bondage known as Islamic Law and Tyrannical Dictatorship.

I have several Arab and Persian customers who think George W. Bush can walk on water. Only the people who benefited from either the Tali-ban or the Hussein Regimes would defend them, and they are not here, they are on the run, dead or captured

[Mr. Mojo]

Most Iranians in my neighborhood are Jewish. I wonder if that holds true for the rest of the country as well?

[blackbart.223]

"Most Iranians in my neighborhood are Jewish."

What neighborhood do you live in?

[thoughtomator]

Newsflash: NY Times ignorant of what the word "Arab" means... best attempt yet: "anyone from the Middle East who isn't a dirty Jew from Israel".

[onyx]

Ditto your #7.

[Mr. Mojo]

My old neighborhood, I should say. ......on the West side of L.A.

[blackbart.223]

"Newsflash: NY Times ignorant of what the word "Arab" means..."

And they are ignorant of many other things as well.

[GeronL]

Aren't Iranians actually Aryans?

what???... no, persians

[blackbart.223]

"Your secrets are safe with me and all my friends.

Three people can keep a secret only if two of them are dead.

[GeronL]

Most Iranians in my neighborhood are Jewish.

Fascinating.

I wonder if that holds true for the rest of the country as well?

LOL

[blackbart.223]

"My old neighborhood, I should say. ......on the West side of L.A."

You have my deepest sympathy.

[Mr. Mojo]

The Iranians I've met from other parts of the country have been Jewish as well, so who knows? There was a huge exodus of Iranian Jews to the U.S. in the late 70's, for obvious reasons.