Sunday, February 08, 2004

WSJ.com - A Historian's Take on Islam Steers U.S. in Terrorism Fight

WSJ.com - A Historian's Take on Islam Steers U.S. in Terrorism Fight: "'We have time, we can wait,' he quotes the Jordanian as saying. 'We got rid of the Crusaders. We got rid of the Turks. We'll get rid of the Jews.'
Hearing this claim 'one too many times,' Mr. Lewis says, he politely shot back, 'Excuse me, but you've got your history wrong. The Turks got rid of the Crusaders. The British got rid of the Turks. The Jews got rid of the British. I wonder who is coming here next.'"

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