In news:9l4nu1tgb822ljqf2kifsbpdrrth8nl5r5@4ax.com,
Charles D. BohneT <me@PasoSchweiz.de> typed:

On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:44:57 GMT, "Amanda Angelika"
<manic_mandy@hotmail.com> wrote:

I don't think one could argue Islam has encouraged
much progress, considering Muslim societies are entirely reliant on
Western and indeed Far Eastern Technology.

Extend your word view:
http://www.cyberistan.org/

History goes a little more back than the existence of the USA....
try 1000 years and learn.

C.

Actually I was thinking more in terms of 2000+ years since I live in the UK.
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Amanda