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Sikhs own all those hotels along the interstates. Several Sikh families, who started out cleaning rooms, own vast numbers of hotels and motels now.

They are not Arabs, and I doubt many of them are Pakistanis since they are second only to Hindus on the Moslem "most despised" lists!

It's somewhat difficult to keep this stuff straight, but the Sikhs either have big turbans and massive beards, or they are clean cut. They organize their temples pretty much the same way most Protestants do except when there is a congregational faction fight they all have these ceremonial daggers they wear and ...... well, it can get rough.

Hindus are NOT Moslems. Indian Moslems are fairly much outside this Arab generated conflict. Pakistanis can be quite Westernized unless they are from a poor village and then they are quite old fashioned. If they are from the Tribal Territories you probably couldn't differentiate between them and your typical Afghan, and those guys belong to a dozen or so different nationalities that speak different languages and may be Shi'ite or Sunni!

I have neighbors that qualify under each category. Most of them are nice people. Many of them have been refugees. As is frequently the case, they are all quite liberal compared to the folks "back home".

Do you know where your Afghans are tonight? I do. They are across the street feeling snug and secure.

The only Muslims we need to be watchful of are those who actually believe the teachings of Mohamed. In other words, the ones who believe that if you can't convert 'em kill 'em. The rest of the Muslims, who don't believe this, are "playing church"; they are not true adherents to their faith. Most religions I know of DO NOT preach the destruction of those who won't be converted, but for some reason, this seems to energize the adherents of Mohamed to do even more destruction. When it comes right down to the real nitty-gritty, Islam is a belief whose roots are in the abyss, founded by old Satan himself. And where ever we find this fellow, we find stealing , killing & destroying. Sound familiar?

Thank you for your didactic but incorrect paternalistic utterings...as I speak Hindustani, I do understand Sikhs...and the Indians (Patel) are not the only owners of the motels...the Paks and other Muslims are and have been major owners for the last twenty years thank you... and as my son just returned from six months in India, and my father spent six years on the Hoogley, perhaps they can inform me as well as you.