Vision of Hope Blog - August 2008 http://www.sellingavisionofhope.org Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:10:08 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.sellingavisionofhope.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=-You-talkin-to-meA-You-talkin-to-meA-.html&Itemid=99999999 Remember that Robert De Nero film when he said those words? I think it was Taxi Driver, and believe me; you wouldn&#39;t want to be the one talking to him. You probably have enough troubles without getting a crazed animal on your ass. <br/><p><br/>&#160;<br/></p><br/><p><br/>Is it just my imagination, or do people in the Middle East get pissed off easily? Do you think that some of them, at least, get up in the morning wondering where the next insult will come from? And once they lose their cool, they don&#39;t [...] Nissim Dahan who we are Middle East culture http://www.sellingavisionofhope.org/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=The-Soldier-and-The-Terrorist-A-Conversation.html&Itemid=99999999 Most of us know, deep in our gut, that terrorism-the use of force against innocent civilians for the sake of political advantage-is wrong.&nbsp; But proving that is often more difficult than it first seems. The following hypothetical conversation is a case in point. <p>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Soldier</u>: I can&#39;t believe you guys; strapping on suicide bombs and blowing up innocent civilians. Have you no shame, no sense of decency?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Terrorist</u>: I can&#39;t believe you guys; st [...] Nissim Dahan will of the people terrorism military extremists