Don W wrote in
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the islamic world.

I've worked in Iran, for the Iranian Air Force under the Shahanshah. I've
fixed ships in Bahrain from Charleston Naval Shipyard, our Great White
Fleet at Bahrain's port. I left Iran about 28 days before the Shah did in
'79. I'd go back next week if they had a friendly government, again.

If you tire of the constant onslaught of Tel Aviv TV telling Americans they
are all just terrorists and want to kill us all, take a little trip to
Mahmood's Blog for fun in Bahrain to see what normal Arab people are really
like. Mahmood's Blog is in English. He's a fluent English Arab, probably
trained at the British School in Al Manama or in England. He has great
videos of all kinds of silly things Bahrainis take quite seriously. The
video yesterday was about a guy who saves an endangered Bahraini frog that
lives on the desert island the development threatens.

Note how normal Arab people are kinda laid back, not what CNN wants you to
think at all!....hee hee.

http://www.mahmood.tv/

Warning! His colorful language ISN'T what you hear coming from a
mosque!...(c; He's getting much better at video productions, of late.
There's great pointers to other Arab English language blogs from his site,
too. Bahraini Girl is a good read. Mahmood's coverage of the Formula 1
racing in Bahrain has some great pictures of beautiful expat and Bahraini
women...without the covering! Bahrainis tolerate a lot of outside ideas.
They've had 7000 years of foreign traders to corrupt them...

--
Larry

You know you've had a rough night when you wake up and you're outlined in
chalk.