From: perlman@qso.Colorado.EDU (Eric S. Perlman)
Subject: Re: Ajamis and Anwar Mohammad
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:33:08 GMT

In article <3547@keele.keele.ac.uk> phd21@seq1.kl.ac.uk (A. Jaber) writes:
>>From: anwar+@cs.cmu.edu (Anwar Mohammed) Said about Fuad Ajami:
>>
>>> I would also point out that while I, personally, am a fan of Ajami's, 
>>> I doubt that he is really representative of most Arabs' views.
>>
>>I'd like to 'thank' you for proving my point for Elya.
>>
>>As far as my 'line of thinking' goes, I can see how someone like you,
>>who has previously defended rape and murder in Iraqi-occupied Kuwait on 
>>this newsgroup, wouldn't be very interested in seeing diversity of 
>>opinions from Arabs. I am.
>>
>>-anwar
>
>	For the information of Anwar Mohammad, Fuad Ajami is not an
>	Arab. He wrote this himself in the New Republic in an issue
>	published after the war against Iraq last year. May be April
>	or May or June 91 (not sure which month). He talked about his
>	background and said his family came from southern Iran and
>	settled in Lebanon.  He stated that how he does not feel as
>	an Arab.

Being a subscriber of TNR myself, and one who has frequently read
numerous of Fouad Ajami's works there and otherwise, I think this is
patently *not* the case.  First of all, in every such introduction I've
ever seen to himself, including a parenthetical remark in a recent TNR
article commemmorating the 500th anniversary of Spain's expulsion of the
Jews, he has described himself as a Lebanese Shi'ite, born and bred
there.  Second of all, anyone who can describe his views as either
"sectarian" or "Khomenist" hasn't listened to *any* of his words with
even the slightest bit of comprehension.  Neither adjective applies.  In
fact, neither adjective even bears the slightest resemblance to any of
his writings.

>       He hates every thing Arab and he does not hide
>	his Khomenist views. To quote him as an Arab is quite 
>	misleading.

Untrue, from what I know.

>	If you are fond of him because of his Khomeinist Sectarian 
>	views so please tell us about you hidden agenda. As you have 
>	stated many times you have discomfort with Iraq much before 
>	Saddam invaded Kuwait. This stand was taken by many Kuwaitis
>	who harbor Khomeinist ideas. 

My oh my - a skeleton in every closet!  Conspiracy theories abound...

>	If you think that you are going to please Al-Sabah by your
>	anti-Iraqi views while entertaining your Khomeinist ideas I tell
>	you you got it wrong.  The Sabahs are well aware about any body 
>	who harbors Khomeinist ideas and they will get you sooner than
>	later. 

Thought police?  Hmmm...I wonder.

>	Yes you found an excellent opportunity by the fall of
>	relations between Al-Sabah and The Iraqis to start entertaining
>	Khomeinist ideas but sooner or later Al-Sabah the eternal rulers
>	of Kuwait ( the Gauarantee of the USA) will get back to their
>	natural ally of Iraq after the change of Saddam Hussein( Which I
>	expect to be soon) and you will be left on the Margins. May be
>	you will satart getting help from Ayatollah Mohtashimee..
>
>	Remember Al-Sabah are skillful users of the people ..... 
>	So if they used you in this conflict may be the next conflict
>	will be of a different nature !!!!!!!!

Frankly, Jaber - I doubt Anwar gives a d***.

-- 
"How sad to see/A model of decorum and tranquillity/become like any other sport
A battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee." -Tim Rice,"Chess"
     Eric S. Perlman  <perlman@qso.colorado.edu> or <eric@lyra.Colorado.EDU> 
  Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado, Boulder