The Arabs I know

Arab News ^ | 8-8-02 | Frank Fugate

[SouthernFreebird]

Hmmmmm, the Arabs I know (of) flew planes into the towers and murdered thousands. They raise money for those who murder innocent babies in strollers
...... I really don't need to know anymore, gag.

[texson66]

Good, bad, indifferent Arabs...If you are in the US..

GO HOME NOW!

[nightdriver]

"They love their families, they love their country, they love their land, they want to better themselves, they want to live in peace, and they worship the same God as Christians and Jews."

Of course this last is not true.

I'm glad Mr. Fugate has had such a great experience with Arabs. The case can be made that it's sometimes better to be blissfully ignorant of religion.

[Twodees]

I know some good arabs too, all of them Christians from Lebanon and Israel. The author has met nothing but good arabs and he didn't ever notice whether they were Christian or muslim. Why isn't he still over there living with them if he trusts them so well?

What's your point here, SJackson?

[Destructor]

"How many of these poll participants have seen an Arab, talked to an Arab, or worked with an Arab? Very few, I would venture. On what then do they base their opinion? They are largely influenced by the biased news media, which give no quarter in making sure we see all Arabs as bad Arabs. Are there bad Arabs? Of course there are. Are there bad Americans? We have plenty of them."

You damn sure do! They work in our convenience stores, and they're rude as hell to us "infidels" when we go in.

Truth be know the vast majority of Arabs were celebrating the attack of 9/11! Don't think that Americans are so dumb that we don't know about it. We know and we will remember!!

[Kenton]

(Frank Fugate is a former Aramco senior vice president.)

Oh really? I could have sworn this was written by a hostage with a gun at his head...

[kapn kuek]

The muslim arabs SUCK.

Very well put! Since September 11, 2001, I have come to realize that we are at war and have been at war with muslims for 1600 years. I also realize that there is nothing peaceful about the muslim cult. I now believe that islam is a cult of people that worship a Jew hating thief and bow to a meteorite in the sand.

[Between the Lines]

Where are all the bad Israelis? There must be some. Why don’t we hear more about them?

Apparently he does not read the Arab press.

[2banana]

This is the basic thinking of Muslims (rich) I know that come to America (vacation, business, etc.)

We are the infidels. It is OK to drink in the infidel's land. It is OK to f*ck his women becuase they are infidels also (not really human so it is not breaking any muslim laws - I had one tell me it would be like me screwing an insect). It is OK to be dishonest or steal from the infidel because they are infidels (again, they are not really human). It is Ok with Muslim law to do anything or say anything against an infidel.

Of course, we tolerate it becuase we want their money.

[SJackson]

What's your point here, SJackson?

I'm not sure there's a particularly significant point here. It's a rather myopic view of a country which Americans, as a matter of course, aren't allowed to visit as tourists. I actually posted it as a companion to the piece below, also from the Saudis, which I thought was very good, though it won't attract the same number of comments.

When the hold on reality is destroyed (The lost Arab generation)

[MissAmericanPie]

I agree that not all "Arabs" are bad, Muslims however are a different story.

[xJones]

One of the finest examples of Christian Lebanese is the late actor, Danny Thomas. He made a vow to establish a children's hospital and did so in Memphis, Tennessee. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is known throughout the world for its clinical and scientific contributions to the fight against catastrophic childhood diseases.

[gcraig]

To Arabs, peace is not rhetoric; it is a way of life.

Yeah, whatever. The Arabs that I've been involved with fighting are trying to kill me. The Arabs that hijacked those aircraft on 9/11 killed innocents. The Arabs that blow themselves up on crowded Israeli streets really demonstrate that peace is a way of life, huh?

[Aquinasfan]

To Arabs, peace is not rhetoric; it is a way of life.

He's kidding, right?

[End Times Sentinel]

Not to get pedantic here, but I’d thought that all “arabs” were muslims. Egyptians, Lebanese, etc who were Christians were considered something else (Copts, Maronites)? But again, I’m not sure about this.

Owl_Eagle

”Unleash the Hogs of Peace.”

[MrB]

The Arabs I've known -

Will be friendly with you as long as you have some good or service that they want.

Will stab you in the back and screw you on payment when you no longer have more to offer them.

Will treat you as their best friend until they have no further use for you.