 AP Photo The central question for many in the Mideast has for years been: Why is it - since we are a superio people (Arabs) with a superior religion - that we are behind the West and what can we do about it? TAGGED: Zionism, Middle East, Jihad, Shariah Law, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, IsraelRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The U.S. intelligence community has won plaudits for helping derail a series of recent terror plots, including this week’s disclosure of an al-Qaida affiliate’s attempt to use a sophisticated underwear bomb to destroy a... more ›› |
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