Hi Bill

I would like to comment on you line "Islam is not always

bad".

What you say seems correct to me.

About 10 yrs ago, months before 9/11 we had a student staying

with us from Saudia Arabia studying English . Yes he was a

devout Muslim and he was always very happy with a big smile.

We could talk to him about anything, my son who then was 26

yrs old really liked him.

The student invited us( my family) to visit the mosque ( a big

one in Dublin, very new at the time. We were shown around the

mosque by what appeared to be a senior cleric. We were treated

with the utmost courtesy and could ask any question we liked.

He knew we were christians but never made us feel awkward.

It is true, not all muslims are terrorists. I visited Turkey (a muslim country)

this year (cruise) and came home with a whole different

attitude. previously the idea of Turkey joining the EU

worried me, not anymore. I think they can make a great

contribution in uniting the lot of us.


I think Americans need to

travel the world a bit and get to know people without judging

the world by what the see on a TV screen or newspaper, that

certainly would be a great contribution to peace for everyone.

Just my opinion.