Rectifyfing a friends error on Tropical storms

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993). Tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are called "tropical depressions" (This is not to be confused with the condition mid-latitude people get during a long, cold and grey winter wishing they could be closer to the equator ;-)). Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) they are typically called a "tropical storm" and assigned a name. If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph)), then they are called: • "hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E) • "typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline) • "severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E) • "severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean) • "tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean) Please Americans do you see your Hurricanes are just a Cyclone it matters not what they are called as long as you understand they are one and the same and that it in fact pisses an Aussie off when he gets an e-mail from a friend in the USA and they are likened to a tornado; which they are not of course; Which we also get by the way; In fact other countries surely must. The one we have just had Cyclone Larry was a category 5 but is now down to 2, I think after wreaking it's wrath on the top end of Queensland; I felt a few drops of rain this morning so it could be a spin off from it. For readers other than the USA here is a Picture of a Tornado does that look like a Cyclone or Hurricane to you?. Actually most of my E-pals know the difference just the odd one does not. Images courtesy Courier Mail Brisbane.

Welcome to the land down under

First up a short clip on some of our unique wildlife we have some weird to other folk’s way of thinking various animals that are not seen anywhere else in the world. Some come on over and visit we are friendly as are the animals about 22 hours from the USA or the UK that’s all. We also have some great things on view here besides the wildlife of course and we are quite civilised we are not all Crocodile Dundee’s ok lol.
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From the grave to young American voters

The following is extremely interesting and true. You can be a democrat or a republican and acknowledge that the facts below are true: My name is Mary Jo Kopechne. I would have been 65 years of age this year. Read about me and my killer below: When Sen. Ted Kennedy was merely just another Democrat bloating on Capitol Hill on behalf of liberal causes, it was perhaps excusable to ignore his deplorable past. But now that he's become a leading Republican attack dog, positioning himself as Washington's leading arbiter of truth and integrity, the days for such indulgence are now over. It's time for the GOP to stand up and remind America why this chief spokesman had to abandon his own presidential bid in 1980 - time to say the words "Mary Jo Kopechne" out loud. As is often the case, Republicans have deluded themselves into thinking that most Americans already know the story of how this "Conscience of the Democratic Party" left Miss Kopechne behind to die in the waters underneath the Edgartown Bridge in July 1969, after a night of drinking and partying with the young blonde campaign worker. But most Americans under 40 have never heard that story, or details of how Kennedy swam to safety, then tried to get his cousin Joe Garghan to say he was behind the wheel. Those young voters don't know how Miss Kopechne, trapped inside Kennedy's Oldsmobile, gasped for air until she finally died, while the Democrats' leading Iraq war critic rushed back to his compound to formulate the best alibi he could think of. Neither does Generation X know how Kennedy was thrown out of Harvard on his ear 15 years earlier -- for paying a fellow student to take his Spanish final. Or why the US Army denied him a commission because he cheated on tests. As they listen to the Democrats' "Liberal Lion" accuse President Bush of "telling lie after lie after lie" to get America to go to war in Iraq, young voters don't know about that notorious 1991 Easter weekend in Palm Beach when Uncle Teddy rounded up his nephews for a night on the town, an evening that ended with one of them credibly accused of rape. It's time for everyone to state unabashedly that they will no longer "go along with the gag" when it comes to Uncle Ted's rants about deception and moral turpitude inside the Bush White House. And if our leaders don't, let's do it ourselves by passing this forgotten disgrace around the Internet to wake up memories of what a fraud and fake Teddy really is. The Democratic Party should be ashamed to have the national disgrace from Massachusetts as their spokesman. Whether this Jerk is still in the position he had or is even still alive I know not; but he was a coward and a murderer both IMO.

The Aussie wheat scandal more dirt

Diplomat destroys bribe defence It always comes out in the end and I reckon heads should roll over this. It just boils down to the fact that our government is dirty and very dishonest; I know the opposition isn’t worth a cracker either but what choice do we have? None at all at least we can break the government’s majority in the senate. At least we may be able to vote in an independent to hold the balance of power old honest John hates that me I just love to see the bastard squirm. I love watching him being interviewed on the 7.30 report, the lies and evasion are sight to see believe me Our Australian federal government are all for lining their pockets more so than the crappy opposition we have,But that can and will change if they get in just look at these back biting clowns; never turn your back on them ever. The Howard government believes, in common with George W. Bush and Adolf Hitler: - that power and wealth are sufficient for greatness, - that war can be good, - that governments can limit freedom of speech and the press when they choose, - that people can be locked up indefinitely without trial if that is convenient, - that the only value of the environment is that wealth can be got from it. All three were/are willing to damage the world for the short term 'good' of their nations. More like their own bank accounts as well I reckon. If they eventually change our flag will it look like this? lol; many of our Men died under our proper flag why should we change? I realise this is in jest but they really are trying to change it. All the same I myself wish us to remain allies with the USA; The folk there are getting a raw deal I reckon like we are here.

A Hodge podge of this and that

Hacking now that'’s a fearsome word enough to make a bloke quake and you too as well I reckon. As we all know it is getting worse and in the main the young, boredom well it could be, all the same I was amazed at reading mere schoolchildren were into this highly illegal art perhaps they could devote it to getting rid of several government folk in say the White house; nah no such luck sadly. All images courtesy of Google BTW excepting the dog who is owned by my daughter. Radiation yeah well another crook thing as well; somebody told me a few days ago they could smell it and it was doing things to them, I never really believed it until I did some researching so I have to apologise to them for that I guess, but it seems it does do all of this and worse Now I see that dogs yep plumb ordinary dogs can smell on a person whether they have cancer or not, there is a drawback to this as you don'’t know what they were sniffing previously guess I'll take my chances and get a cat no dog scan. Bungee jumping yeah that is a definite no no for this bloke; my daughter has done it she said, the strange thing is I'’m the only one who knows about this fearsome episode in her life; but it is sure not for me although I am getting a parachute drop on my birthday, but I want to, ah takes all sorts but I fancy that somewhat, a tandem one naturally. I was looking forward to a trip to the USA to see some e-mail friends and then on to the UK to see my kin there before heading home, sadly it's all a dream funds for that have now gone still I am sweating on a lotto win what a joke; mere pipe dreams still nobody can tell I guess, it actually could happen!

Condoleezza Rice ranting in Sydney again

I have to agree with her statements on her upbringing of course; I myself think it wrong but then here at the time, well when I first lobbed in it was a white Australia policy and even our indigenous people were not even counted in the census every five years; I thought that odd but kept quiet as one did in them days. "My family couldn't go to a restaurant, or stay in a hotel, when I was segregated at school - I didn't have a white classmate until we moved to Denver when I was in 10th grade." now she is the most powerful woman in the world it seems; It was a time of "church bombings, and of white supremacy, and of the Klu Klux Klan", the US Secretary of State told a crowd of 300 students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music yesterday. All the same even this yak with music students was not that peaceful. Guantanamo Bay came up in the lecture which was only to be expected. I can only presume she was sent here by her boss who is still engaged in underhand actions; nothing new there we expect it of him but we are sick of his policies as are a lot of Americans as well. I was kind of inspired to write this after reading come speak to me 2. post about Dr Condoleezza Rice I particularly liked the image of her on it with the POTUS supposedly whispering in her ear; all jokes aside she has had a decent education and her record looks impressive so she did get up out of the deep South and make something of her life; however we can do without other countries opinions just like the USA would not like lectures and rants from other countries allies or not.After all none of us likes being lectured and by a foreigner at that; Is she on a world tour doing this at the expense of the American taxpayer? you bet she is; A typical politician.

Big brother is watching you

Can this be true you bet it is. Spying yes for many of us older folk it conjures up visions of the war, the cold war, dead drops or letter boxes in British parlance and micro dots; The US also spies on it's allies as this ex CIA agent says; His reason is much different and I think it does look as though it is a very reasonable explanation but even so the whole thing abhors me, I realise it is six years old but all the same no smoke without fire. and another explanation heavens the list is endless; it sounds like the Soviet era; here is another snippet regarding the University of Texas law School, now Texas rings a bell even to me an outsider and to you good folk in America as well I reckon! Nowadays its more the industrial espionage that is all the go; but don’t sigh with relief just yet as allies spy on one another all the time; I thought yes the USA is at it again but no not only them in fact Australia has a huge programme of spying in collaboration with America; but that’s not all worse is to come from my research; Every call and I mean every call made by a US citizen or a Brit Citizen, and the rest of us I should reckon is as well; it is harder with digital technology but it can be done and is I assure you is monitored by the US National Security Agency and the British Government Communications Headquarters eavesdrop on the whole world. The NSA is forbidden from listening in on Americans without a warrant, but the US government circumvents this problem by formally allowing the GCHQ to spy on Americans. The NSA listens in on British calls, and then the two just swap the information; so GCHC spies on American cell users and other phones I believe and the NSA at Fort Meade spy on the Brits not a gentlemanly act at all. This is worth a looksee or squizz as I call it I do hope you are paying attention now as there’s worse to come. Did you know your details can be recorded from your printer on your computer? not just your trustworthy (bad choice of words) printer from other places like this for example your Zip files you download is one and the main offenders according to this report at hand are AOL, netscape, realnet network in fact there was a court action according to this guy and really it is advisable to read all of that last link; you will be amazed at what is on it; I was even though I knew of spy cookies and the like, well most of us do that use the net.

Seems folk are finally getting serious in the U.S of A

It appears folk have had enough of their head of state and good on them as most of the world has at some point or another except our resident clown but to give him his due ours is well not honest at times but not a megalomaniac either and he does have his head screwed on. Those jokes me and millions of others have received through e-mail about him are looking more like a fact everyday All bad things must come to an end if not severe censure, impeachment or November will get you in the end; roll on November as I reckon that will be a certainty for sure. I mean the facts speak for themselves no body has to say a word when this guy does something he never thinks; were you not taught as a child to look before you leap? Hardly anyone feels sorry for you and you really have caused as many deaths as some of these other autocratic dictators if one thinks about it When you finally vanish into obscurity I reckon the Sydney council should have a massive pyrotechnic display (they will it's another excuse to party over your demise) from the Sydney Harbour bridge to really outdo the new year one they put on; a suggestion Mr.President go quietly and maybe just maybe you will not get carted off in chains.As the Japanese once said in the movie Tora Tora Tora we have awakened a sleeping giant the American people have been awakened but it was hard to do anything but now a distinct possibility is looming your gone buster. This will be your only reward for hoodwinking the people of your country and your coalition; it's a shame we Aussies are part of it, Blair can fight his own battles but he won't last long either. And your record well words fail me and billions of others I think. I reckon although this cartoon is a joke it has 99.9% reoccuring of the truth thanks to Google for the images and alternet for bringing it to my attention.

President G.W.Bush should he be impeached?

A brief summary; President of the United States World Leader Education: B.A. Yale University (1968) MBA Harvard Business School (1975) Date of Birth: July 6, 1946 Career Highlights 46th Governor of Texas (1994-2001); managing general partner of the Texas Rangers (1989-1994); private career in the Texas energy industry (1975-1986). Dossier courtesy of www.forbes.com/ 2001/10/12/gwbush.html When George W. Bush took office in January 2001, after the most contentious U.S. presidential election of the 20th century, it seemed that the biggest challenge his administration would face would be to revitalise a lethargic economy. All of that changed on Sept. 11. Now the man who was derided during the campaign for not knowing the name of the general who runs Pakistan has had to pressure Gen. Pervez Musharraf to be the first line of defense in the war on terrorism. Bush's domestic agenda--ranging from education reform to privatising Social Security--has been tabled to push through legislation that would make it easier for the U.S. to fight terrorism. He has hastily rallied an international coalition to search for terrorists and punish the nations that harbour or abet them. Holding many of these new allies to this avowed purpose could prove difficult the longer U.S. actions continue and the farther from Afghanistan they get. Really I guess it is not my place to say about President G.W.Bush being impeached; I am not American I don't even live there but his policies do come back to haunt us the Australian people; indeed many countries have allied themselves with this man and his policies; that said after reading this article I think it would be good to see him go even though it is a shameful thing to do; one must remember the shameful things he has done is still doing in fact; we are now allied more to the USA than we ever were which is a good thing; I won't argue with that. In fact I am all for that but it is also tearing our nation apart slowly; what it is doing to other allied nations which it seems is now called the coalition, is anyone'’s guess; Also funds to do this have to be met by the various taxpayers from the USA and other countries; The loss of human life I won'’t dwell on as I have before posted similar things; suffice to say it is horrendous on all sides of the coin. Actually as a Blogger I am just having my say on the matter, but it is I think dividing America in some places, which I think is a shame as I like Americans and their country and they saved us in both wars; but I think that Mr. Bush has just gone too far this time.

Not again surely

US warns of challenge from Iran Washington has warned that Iran's nuclear programme is one of America's biggest challenges, and refused to rule out any option including military. By this remark Mr. Bush I presume you mean the coalition again? I mean I noticed recently 2200 Canadians were sent to Afghanistan with some Romanians; we have a few there as well. By this idiotic remark do you and this Bolton Character at the UN claim to be God almighty the pair of you? How do we know for sure it is not for peaceful purposes as the Iranians claim? You said this about Iraq and look how wrong you were and how you made your own people and your Coalition such fools oh yourself included I might add. I sure hope the next Presidential nominee is not like you; whoever it is may stand down as the worlds self appointed Police Chief but I fear not. On the other hand you could be right and as I see it you are maybe trying to appease the Israeli's,nuclear image courtesy of Wikepedia and Google. Folk are still dying from the last Image BTW. And come to that a better idea would be to ban nuclear weapons from the world you included; and have it very closely monitored by an international body set up for that under the auspices of the UN instead of your government.

I am just wondering if you all know the name of the First American President?

I guess what springs to mind is George Washington but You would be wrong, in fact some of his men wanted to make him a King; still you have one now I think and most of you are not amused by him I know we here in the main are not.anyway this here is an image of the First President, in fact George Washington was the eighth President I too was wrong but then I am a foreigner. John Hanson, American Patriot and First President of the United States (1715-1783) Actually he only served for a year as that was the rule then.And his term was really from. Six other presidents were elected after him - Elias Boudinot (1783), Thomas Mifflin (1784), Richard Henry Lee (1785), Nathan Gorman (1786), Arthur St. Clair (1787), and Cyrus Griffin (1788) - all prior to Washington taking office. Why don't we ever hear about the first seven Presidents of the United States? It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something you now know as the Constitution. oddly according to this he was the third American President; I guess you will have to make your own minds up. I think really that (I'm sorry I cannot tell a lie) George was actually the first President of the United States under the constitution that America follows today. There is something I reckon would make all of them turn in their graves but. And that is the way things are done now in the USA not quite what they envisaged and I don't suppose a lot of you do either. Comments are welcome as I may have made some errors being human even though American history was a subject for me when I was a boy at School.

Not before time in my opinion

Glad to see the good old US of A having a shot at the Chinese on their human rights even though their own record is not good; And they are actually going to have a go at North Korea about it as well, Burma had slipped out of my head sadly as yes it is crook there as well. They don't care one bit about their citizens in the way we care about ours in the west. I reckon they only spoke out in this article as they are visiting the USA. Our government treats them with kid gloves just the same and I guess with good cause as they are a tad large to be reckoned with. The Chinese are also incorrect about their view of Democracy as they have their own money making Democracy yep it is called Hong Kong and it is ok to be there and be a Billionaire no question; A Chinese one I mean. I think what got up China's nose was the freedom of the internet that did not bode well in Beijing; Also I can't think of a place in America where a massacre of the likes of the Tiananmen square occured; Why did that happen Red China? you have to be ashamed of yourselves surely. And of course the internet and the web showed your Young what the world was really like and that was a shocker to those Red fanatics in power in Beijing. and old men as well; Time to get a better Image China large country or not. I realise that you have so many folk living there that you introduced a one child per family law; but it still seems unfair really as believe it or not lots of men, women and children love kids; decisions Mr Red.

Well here they are

They are known as mongrels in Australian English and to me they don't rate as high as a Dog; This mob are the perpretators of the Cronulla Beach riots and were officially released to the media so I thought I would help a little as there are two sides to each story and these are being charged as they are found; one even gave himself up, strangly he lived near where my deceased brother lived for years. of course it would be nice to get some of the others from the other camp it could happen I guess. Well maybe not.

Much older than I thought

1623 Dutchman CORNELIUS DREBBEL, hired in 1603 as "court inventor" for James I of England, built what seems to have been the first working submarine. According to accounts, some of which may have been written by people who actually saw the submarine, it was a decked-over rowboat, propelled by twelve oarsmen, which made a submerged journey down the Thames River at a depth of about fifteen feet. There are no credible illustrations of Drebbel's boat, and no credible explanations of how it worked. Best guess: the boat was designed to have almost-neutral buoyancy, floating just awash, with a downward-sloping foredeck to act as a sort of diving plane. The boat would be driven under the surface by forward momentum . . . just as are most modern submarines. When the rowers stopped rowing, the boat would slowly rise. This is supposed to be the Worlds first true submarine Together with Palmcrantzs Verkstader, J & CG Bolinders Mekaniska Verkstads AB built the world's first submarine between 1879 and 1883. It was designed by weapons engineer Thorsten Nordenfeldt. How the world has changed in such a few years; I was prompted to write of this subject after being stuck halfway through a book on the German and true version of a U Boat at sea; it would seem that today's Submariners have a wonderful life compared to those dark days of 1939-1945. But it seems that this the first ever military Submarine was used against British forces by American revolutionaries it did not work quite as intended as the explosive failed I believe BUT it did force the Brits to have better security in New York Harbour. The first American submarine is as old as the United States itself. If the word Turtle springs to mind you are on the right track a David Bushnell a Yale graduate was the fellow. who thought of it. so I guess you could say from this Turtle to this In not all that many years longer than the way flight has evolved but the sea has a mystery of it's own never fear. These Submarines even in the first and second world wars were not only living death traps for the enemy but their own crew as well. Reading further I find that the American Subs Americans installed the much safer Diesel engine as prior to 1912 power was by Petroleum engine and battery naturally for underwater; until Nuclear power was used boats as Subs are usually called had to stay on the surface a lot not anymore; The one thing I don't like about them is the carrying of nuclear missiles. I guess I have ranted long enough about a favourite of mine but you may learn something readers who knows.

Honest John knew then regarding the AWB so what's new there?

Regarding the AWB bull we have been subjected to the last few days and the emphatic denials of a couple of Polly's in the main Alexander Downer and John Howard also Anderson and Truss; by God they lie through their teeth these jokers. Why they lie always makes me smile as I know damm well they are in 99.9 percent of cases caught out in their fabrications; I sort of thought well if I had lied to my parents the way these lie to their constituents; I would have had a damm good hiding I just read that in 1955 Honest John's lies had shot up to 35 and counting; It must be horrendous now; so somebody keeps tabs on him.

So who is right

Are they actually coming home or is it just more bull dust to our eyes. So wake up to yourself Nelson you can't both be right can you? you are not a very good Defence minister in my opinion. You should never have poked your nose into politics you should have stayed the Medical Doctor you were, still are as a matter of fact oh I see Politics more lucrative than Medicine Hmm. Anyway my faith is in the Air chief Marshall not you; Strange thing politics anyone can be a politician on a mere vote but not a Defence Chief or some Doctor who rose to fame in South Australia; Go back and do the job you trained for why bust a gut sticking your oar into politics; apart from your's and maybe Government money helping you become a Doctor that means us the tax payer by the way; your career seemed rosy enough; still sheer greed I guess is your real motive. You will find all we want is an assurance our military overseas is coming home so why not have a word with your boss good old honest John Just let him tell us they are coming home

Diana's death was an accident

Will this report finally leave the matter alone now; I don'’t know about you but I get sick of reading about her Royal Highness all the time; what the effect of that is on her family must be terrible; but I Sincerely hope they are now left with their own private memories; Tell you what I bet some larrikin brings it up again money being the ultimate meaning for most of them; me I am as poor as a church mouse but would never stoop so low as some of those Mongrels.

Australia a racist country?

ALMOST two-thirds of Australians believe there is underlying racism in the country and four in 10 people believe it can be described as a racist nation, according to a NEWS.com.au poll.Four out of every five respondents to the survey, conducted in the wake of recent controversial statements by the Howard Government, believed immigrants should be forced to adopt Australian values when they arrived. Sadly these things do happen and not only here; I have been told it is just Human nature, Hmm. I did do a post on these shameful riots sometime back but looking into it in further detail after reading this press article, I could well have been wrong; At the time I put it down to drunkenness etc but I fear it goes deeper than that; It is my fervent belief that all naturalised Australian citizens (I am one myself) should adapt at once to the Australian way of life give it their best effort as it were. It's in the ceremony when one is naturalised here as well to obey the laws of this land. A lot of the problem of course stems from in the main (but not always) Moslems; they will live together in their own Ghetto style communities, which to a degree is understandable as a lot of our Indigenous people do; not all of course; for years they too were scorned as well but we are at last making a lot of headway with them; indeed a lot of us have publicly apologised for our previous actions; AND they remember are natural born like a lot of us. Still a large number of Moslems are also now natural born and if they listened to their Grand Mufti of Australia and heeded his advice, maybe things would not have got out of hand as it did. Every Man Woman and Child here are entitled to religious freedom so they can still practice their religions; it'’s our laws they fail or do not wish to comprehend, with our way of life as well that I think irks a lot of ordinary Aussies; Its our right to go to the beach, walk around scantily clad, have a few beers or a Barbecue; even Honest John has been photographed having a beer in a Pub with locals; I myself can not see anything wrong with that I just can't find one to show you all.

Can China Sustain The Arms Race?

In my opinion the world does not need more weapons here we are on the Pacific rim allied with the USA on the so called hunt for weapons of mass destruction; Which were never found by the way. We went to a terrible war over this and red faced allied officials said none were found; the loss of human life which is still going on was and still is horrific; but have our esteemed leaders rapped North Korea or China over this? of course they haven't they are frightened of both countries. and now look at the number of Chinese who have withdrawn from their Communist party it makes one think. As of 5:02 AM EST, 8,604,683 people have submitted statements withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party or its affiliated organizations (for the text in Chinese of all of the statements, please visit the Tuidang website). Those who are current members of the CCP or its affiliated organizations are with these statements resigning their membership; former members use these statements to sever all association with these organizations. All are renouncing the CCP totally.Oh don't bother with Tuidang website unless You can read Mandarin. . Those figures are of course a mere drop in the Ocean to such a huge country but it's a start I reckon; Their police are brutal and the way they humiliate their people is disgusting; It was far worse in the days of the bloke with the red book Mao; He put government ministers working in pig styes and the like but it did not work. Mao Zedong didn't set out to be the world's most lethal dictator. It was never his goal to kill more than 80 million of his own people. But then, sometimes things just happen. And anyway, somebody's gotta be the world's deadliest political leader. I don't think ours will ever reach that stage but look over your shoulder now and again.

Can a devout Muslim be an American patriot and a loyal citizen

Can a devout Muslim be an American patriot and a loyal citizen? Consider this: I could not resist the Picture folks courtesy of Google images all of them. Theologically, no. Because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia. Scripturally, no. Because his allegiance is to the five pillars of Islam and the Quran (Koran). Geographically, no. Because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day. Socially, no. Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews. Politically, no. Because he must submit to the mullah (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan. Domestically, no. Because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34). Religiously, no. Because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256) Intellectually, no. Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt. Philosophically, no. Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co - exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic. Spiritually, no. Because when we declare "one nation under God," the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as our heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in the Quran's 99 excellent names. Therefore, after much study and deliberation....Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both good Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish...It's still the truth. PRAY!......The religious war is bigger than we know. This applies I think in all Western countries with an Arabic and or Moslem Immigrant population some of whom are natural born citizens of those countries. I myself know little of the Koran but was taught as a child it was the same as our old testament. comments are very welcome as I could learn more of this. They do really live in their own worlds or enclaves here of course and will not try to mix with us, which is not to say we the ordinary Australian would accept them; I guess the atrocities of September eleven and other events have put us off just a tad. However it might pay all of us to look at this I learnt quite a bit from it I received this via E-mail from a friend.