<HTML>There is a very thoughtful article about why some
Muslims have a hatred of the United States in:
"The Roots of Muslim Rage: Why so many
Muslims deeply resent the West, and why
their bitterness will not easily be mollified
by Bernard Lewis [Professor of Near Eastern
Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University]
This article, published in 1990, is online at:
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www.theatlantic.com];
Bernard, Lewis (1990) The Roots of Muslim Rage
The Atlantic Monthly. Vol. 266, No. 3; pp. 47 - 60.
(September 1990)
Two quotes:
"ULTIMATELY, the struggle of the fundamentalists
is against two enemies, secularism and modernism."
"The instinct of the masses is not false in locating
the ultimate source of these cataclysmic changes in
the West and in attributing the disruption of their
old way of life to the impact of Western domination,
Western influence, or Western precept and example.
And since the United States is the legitimate heir of
European civilization and the recognized and unchallenged
leader of the West, the United States has inherited
the resulting grievances and become the focus for the
pent-up hate and anger."
Yours,
Keith</HTML>
