[StopGlobalWhining]

Read somewhere that his wife is a Syrian Muslim. Could that be the reason??

Only if he had been keeping her as a slave, which by the way is permitted in the Koran.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

"Kerik explained that he once worked for the Saudi's and that he is married to a Syrian, so he is in a good position to understand the radical Muslim mind. He is absolutely convinced that al Qaeda will again try for another spectacular event--they will try for another September 11th. "

http://www.tpromo.com/secmis/isc2004b.htm

(Las Vegas, Nevada (03/31/04) -- The keynote speaker for this year's Sixth Annual Industry Summit at ISC Expo West was Bernard B. Kerik, CEO, Giuliani-Kerik LLC, New York, NY. The theme of his talk was the continued security threat posed by Middle Eastern radical Muslim terrorist factions.)