Re quicker to wipe out the Taliban from that Country xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx sadly not so Os. One of my friends there tells me he and his family travel in fear and have to keep on the move for fear of the Taliban who are well entrenched in that country and Afghanistan, especially in the backwoods where the people are not well educated and adhere to the old style Islam, Sharia and all that. It all boils down to education, and that's probably why the Taliban are against it. All the Muslims I know in this country, from whatever walk in life, are at least more liberal minded even if they still adhere in theory to their religion but which they interpret to suit their own lifestyles!. The ONLY aspect yet I have known all to stick by is the non eating of pork, all other don'ts being conveniently forgotten! As I say to them, become westernised, which most are in the process of becoming. I am in Southampton at present and went into a Tesco small branch type late this afternoon and the till person was very friendly, enquired re my day so far etc. I asked him where he came from, an Arab he said to which I said I am Jewish, showing him my Star of David ring, assuming he would be aghast, but no, how nice he said, very good people, we have many in Iraq ( where he apparently comes from ), large Jewish area in Baghdad but I told him more in the past than now. I have yet to come across any Muslim who is anti Jewish or indeed anti Israel, and I know them from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. I am not Jewish but almost became converted years ago and still wear the ring I had then but have Jewish members within my close family, not as though they follow that religion per se.
Tony Price ● 4945d