P.J. O'ROURKE VISITS EGYPT: "Hatred

P.J. O’ROURKE VISITS EGYPT: “Hatred between Palestinians and Israelis abides. Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines. The threat of terrorist attacks by al Qaeda continues. Also, our car needs gas. It is important to understand Arab culture.” O’Rourke writes:

To blame the existence of al Qaeda on poverty like Egypt’s is a slur on the poor. The September 11 attackers were taking flying lessons in America, not rug-weaving lessons in a village on the Nile. Yet there must be some economic, or political-economic, roots to the burning