.... "The entire Arab world has lived in total indoctrination for a very long time. They are used to being oppressed, living under Sharia, having no freedom of speech whatsoever. They hear only one side of the news, and they vote accordingly.
Even wealthy Arabs believe the most incredible theories - I had that experience even before 9/11." But Islam has been moderate from time to time, I point out. Voltaire put it best in describing it as a violent sect that had become "benign and tolerant".
"I tell you why Islam was becoming moderate, and that was because Islam was weak. Then they discovered oil and a lot of Muslims looked on Saudi's oil as a blessing from God." But it is also, perhaps, because the West does not believe in itself. [Catholic Herald] Read more
