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To: pcottraux
Still, there are plenty of Muslim terrorists and Islamic extremists who are not Arabic. To assume so would be to say that Arabs are the only ethnic group in the Middle East (which they are not).

Your point "A" and point "B" don't really relate.

Many, if not most, Muslim terrorists are not Arabic, but they are not middle easterners either. (Think Phillipines, Thailand, and Indonesia, for starters, then throw in sub-Saharan Africa.

On the other hand, you have Muslim terrorists who are Arabs, but not middle easterners. (Algerians would probably fall into that group, since Algeria is usually classified as "Near East".) And don't forget the European Muslim terrorists who were defended by the US and NATO.

For non-Arabic Islamic middle easterners, your universe is quite small, and only a tiny fraction of them are terrorists.

142 posted on 01/26/2006 8:54:26 PM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35
Your point "A" and point "B" don't really relate.

Actually, you've just proven my point. Here is the original statement:

Not all arabs are terrorist, but almost all terrorist acts are performed by arabs...do the math

I disagreed with that statement. As you have so kindly pointed out, it is at the very least a gross oversimplification.
143 posted on 01/26/2006 8:59:53 PM PST by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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