Not polemic at all Allan,If you contain my comments to recent history,which was my intention. As far a rhetoric goes well yea . I was deliberately a little sloppy in defining Israel as a Colony. Not that I think that is completely off (rule of law or not). Maybe, standing army, outpost, or military base is more appropriate? Of course I understand that in many contexts Israel means many things to different people.

Thanks for pointing out that a big mouth like me would be dead in other countries. If I were someone of an importance in this country I would be silenced and made obscure by either party or both. We can afford pretty high morals domestically at the time, thank goodness.Kent state tells me it is a luxury that is transient.

“You also omit the part about how many Moslems are killed throughout the world by their co-religionists, or the true nature of Islam when it comes to subjugation. I would think Osama’s vision of a worldwide Caliphate completely subject to Shari’a (Islamic law) hews more closely to world domination than any plans the US might have in this regard.”

I don’t find this surprising. Faced with different tensions in the world other religions have also behaved the same way or worse. This is a red herring no? Although I find Osama’s visions as stated by yourself,appalling as well I tend to see him as forced into a reactionary position.