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Thursday, April 10, 2003

# Posted 10:49 AM by Ariel David Adesnik  

IRAQIS ARE NOT ARABS: According to Egyptian political scientist Diaa Rashwan,
"The Arab street is very frustrated, and to America, I repeat, I repeat, I repeat, the real war hasn't started yet. We have to be careful with such euphoria. It will only increase the feelings of anger in the Arab world. No Arabs want to welcome an occupying power."
One can safely infer from Rashwan's final words that Iraqis are not Arabs. Right?

Perhaps the more interesting question is whether the Egyptians themselves are Arabs. According to one man quoted by the WaPo,
"If the U.S. really wanted democracy, they would have taken out just about every Arab leader we have. This is very suspect."
If such sentiments are representative of Egyptian public opinion, then one can safely infer that Egyptians aren't Arabs, either. They're neo-cons!

BTW: The headline of the WaPo article cited above is: "TV Images Stir Anger, Shock and Warnings of Backlash." Surprise!
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