From: "Austin Meredith" <Kouroo@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>>> This would amount to a claim that the Tamil Tigers invented the suicide bomber in the late 20th Century. Such a claim would involve the assertion that there was no such thing before the late 20th Century. <<<<<< I agree it gives that impression. My aim was simply to note that suicide bombing was not exclusively Muslim. We might also note that the original claim >>>>>>>>>> "Americans know instinctively the 'Islam is a religion of peace' mantra is garbage. Islam was spread by the sword. There are no Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Buddhist suicide bombers. <<<<<<<<<< tends to equate suicide bombing and violence. In fact, of course, non-suicide bombing (etc.) also exists and can be more violent. Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html