Ramadan pause 'a gesture to Arabs'

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 11/08/2001 | Anton La Guardia

[Redcloak]

A "gesture" to the Arabs?

(Must British reporters use straight lines like this?!)

[copycat]

I predict we're about to see plenty of "gestures" to Arabs...

[Black Agnes]

They bombed the WTC in 1993 during LENT! Nuf said!

[Maceman]

(^) <(*|*)> (^)

Here's my gesture to the Arabs.

[Drew68]

As much as I appreciate the Telegraph's conservative English voice, I really hope they dropped the ball on this one.

[Arkinsaw]

Maybe we should go over and cook them Thanksgiving Dinner as well.

[Arkinsaw]

Maybe we should go over and cook them Thanksgiving Dinner as well.

[Mulder]

This idea is absolutely nuts. Whoever suggested it should be removed from any position of authority.

We should bomb the goblins twice as hard on their stupid satanic holiday.

[a_federalist]

To allow the enemy any chance to regroup and possibly injure American servicemen is inexcusable.

[Monti Cello]

Hopefully we will get our throat-cutters and snipers ready on the ground so we can get the ants when they leave their holes.

If there's going to be a respite in bombing perhaps we can sucker the Taliban into trying to take advantage of it.

[sheik yerbouty]

I'll give 'em a gesture!

[sheik yerbouty]

Well said!

[SAMWolf]

I've got a "gesture" for the Arabs and it has nothing to do with Ramadan!

[MissAmericanPie]

I have a gesture for them.

[xp38]

I think this is actually a chance to regroup for the US under the guise of PC. I read the US is running out of ordinance. A pause might allow some restocking. I sure hope the bomb factories are going full tilt right now.

[aomagrat]

But under pressure from Arab and other Muslim allies, officials say Washington will make a goodwill gesture - either a brief pause or at least a temporary slowing down of the campaign - to assuage Islamic sentiment.

This isn't a war, its a circus.

[The Old Raccoon]

Cook them Thanksgiving Dinner? Why wait? Let's cook them all now.

[ruoflaw]

There are no rules in war...this is positively stupid. The next thing you know is that we will sit down with them and say..ok we will fight you on this day but not the day after. I think Bin Laden would think that Christmas is the perfect time for more terrorists attacks. I am sick of the Arabs trying to call the shots in OUR war. Forget the grand gesture and give them the gesture they will understand.