30566: Lally (reply) Labrom re 30555 Muslims in Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Reynald Lally <concordehaiti@yahoo.com>

I was queuing up to check in for the Port-au-Prince flight from Montreal 
recently , and I noticed a Haitian Muslim handing out copies of the Koran to 
anyone who wanted a copy , I must admit he didn't have much takers on .I hope 
that the Haitian Muslims will be like their African brothers in Senegal , 
tolerant to Christian and Jews.

Reynald Lally

p.S

Haiti and al Qaeda

April 12, 2006: American intelligence has picked up indications that the 
ongoing chaos in Haiti may be providing Islamist terrorist groups with a safe 
haven, and an opportunity  to plan, organize, and train. This sort of thing was 
also suspected in Somalia, and known to be happening in remote parts of 
Pakistan and the Philippines. It's no accident that al Qaeda has been unable to 
set up permanent and productive training operations anywhere. Many, if not 
most, of the U.S. Army Special Forces deployed worldwide are not in Afghanistan 
or Iraq, but in dozens of out-of-the-way and lawless places like Haiti. 
Restoring order to Haiti would not only do wonders for the economy (especially 
the once booming tourist business), but provide enough bright lights and bustle 
to shoo away al Qaeda. But at the moment, Haiti is most hospitable to gangsters 
and thugs. Every thing is for sale, and justice comes out of the barrel of a 
gun. The presence of UN peacekeepers in Haiti provides some
 muscle to go after any terrorist groups setting up shop. While the proximity 
to the United States may appear attractive to some Islamic terrorists, others 
know that this proximity works both ways. Keeping some Special Forces in the 
country on a regular basis, if only for intelligence gathering, would appear as 
the best antidote for al Qaeda infestation.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htterr/articles/20060412.aspx

Personally, I have no comment



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