: Flapdoodle trumps truth in any war. The current U.S.-Iraq conflict
: is no exception.

: For some African Americans, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is our
: brown, Third World brother fighting against the forces of racism
: and white supremacy, manifested by President Bush and crew. That
: view belies the truth: for years, perhaps centuries, Arabs in
: the Middle East and Africa have had a white supremacy agenda of
: their own.

: Sunni M. Khalid is an African American journalist and Muslim who’s
: lived in Egypt and traveled extensively in the Middle East. He’s
: commented on the situation there and pulls punches about as
: often as his boxing hero, Joe Frazier, did – which is to say not
: at all.

Tee, It seem no truer words have been spoken. I've noticed some of the same arrogance, pushing in front of you in line etc, not only by Arabs, but the Mexicans here in Phoenix also. You have to practically knock them over at times and remind them here in the US things ard done differently, like waiting your turn...

Sharon