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[Arab Strap]

I wonder if any of our esteemed posters would like to comment on the following:

While on a recent visit to Jarir bookshop in Al Khobar I noticed copies of Mein Kampf, Arabic translation, for sale on the 'discount stand' no less.

I've also noticed a certain admiration for the 'Little Corporal' amongst our student body............although I doubt very much that any of them have tried to tackle his weighty tome.

When the old 'Hitler good strong man teacher' comes up, or, as on one occasion I find a swastika scribbled on the board, I find telling them that members of my family died fighting the Nazis usually shuts them up................for a while.

What next David Irving book signing sessions?

[trapezius]

As with any other peoples around the world, "my enemy's enemy is my friend", hold for Saudi people too.

Might be immature, irresponsible, selfish, and wrong, but hey, that's how the majority of humans on this planet are.

If the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict existed as it does, but Hitler was someone who had killed millions of South Americns, then Hitler would be a no-name for them.

Makes sense, but doesn't mean it can be excused or is "right".

Some of my Saudi students were like "Saddam yes, he good man", and when I asked why they thought that even though I knew the reason, they said it is because he defied the Americans.

To which, I felt like responding, but didnt: "You spoilt little children are too young remember that Saddam attacked your country and was threatening to burn it all except for Makkah and Madinah." And what about the fact that he killed Kuwaitis?

Apparently all that is forgotten just because he stood up to America.

Life goes on.

[Stephen Jones]

Zionists have been exploiting the Holocaust to justify their exploitation of the Palestinians and expropriation of their land for over forty years. It is therefore not surprising that Arabs tend to be suspicious of the claims and, as they had nothing to do with Hitler, act on the enemy of my enemy's principle.

That said, the Saudis would do themselves a few favours if they would tear up the copies of "The Protocols of Zion", which has long been known to be a Tsarist forgery, but which is still sold by WAMY as proof of Judaic treachery. Like the farcical "Holocaust conference" called by Amadijneed in Iran, peddling obvious falsities does little to further a good cause.

If you want to read a decent description of the mixed feelings Hitler caused in the Arab world then read the 'Cairo Trilogy' by Mahfouz.

Incidentally the same thing was seen in India with the Japanese. The hero of the Indian Independence movement, Bose, joined up with the Japanese and prepared a Japanese trained army to liberate India. The British had won round most of the Congress Party by promising independence as long as they stayed quiet, so Bose had only minority support, but he is still considered an anti-colonial hero by most Indians.

[Stephen Jones]

[Robski]

If Hitler is such as popular guy here ask you students why the highways in this country are rubbish?

[Cleopatra]

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[Cleopatra]

[huntjuliehunt]

Can anyone get rid of Cleopatra? Her annoying, uptight posts, keep spoiling these threads.

[Cleopatra]

Forgive me, resident gender-bender, but in between hunting down Riyadh's best vegetarian restaurant and finding appropriate discussion topics for you, I do need a little light relief. I'd be grateful if your hogwan-ness would be gracious enough to permit me that.

May I also take this opportunity to thank you for yet another insightful, relevant and cogent post? Of course, it is no more than we would expect from someone with so profound a knowledge of Saudi Arabian students as you have shown yourself to possess.

[007]

Hilter and Sadam are dead now, and we let history judge them.
Now, what about uncle Sam and his wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, what about millions of people who died under the bombing of uncle Sam�s F15 and 16, aren�t they as well victims of �modern holocaust�?

[Cleopatra]

[007]

[Cleopatra]

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