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Putting the 'polite' into 'politics'

posted by Zed on March 20 2002 11:18

Khaled Al-Maeena is the editor in chief of the English-language Saudi newspaper Arab News. Subsequent to 9/11, he received a lot of hate email, some of which, along with his extraordinarily gracious replies are in this New York Times article.

Thank you for the journey in the dark recesses of your mind. The cool Montana weather has apparently not had an effect on you. Your generalization does not help. Today it is the Muslims, tomorrow it will be the one billion Indians whose navy is threatening. Then don't forget the rumbling Chinese, and please don't overlook the Russians, of whom 57 percent expressed satisfaction at America's discomfort. Instead of such vitriol, I would request you to join us in a prayer for world peace.

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