Mr. Manneh, I think we more or less agree on the plight of Palestinians and the need to affirm with them on their quest for decency and justice. I think it will also be fair to say that we both understand why people sign up to become suicide bombers. But does understanding equate with condoning what is at best a barbaric act, as suicide bombing certainly is? Does understanding why most junkies invariably turn to burglary mean we have to accept burglary as a legitimate act? This is the crucial point i've been making. Suicide bombing, even if we understand why people resort to it, is a barbaric, reprehensible and inexcusable act. I hope we'll condemn it in the same breath and terms as we condemn the IDF's repressive, illegal and brutal assaults on the Palestinians. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~