I've been to the Middle East, and I think they're all insane. Most of them anyway. They remind me of my cousins in the Ozarks who think the Trilateral Commission is poisoning the headwaters of the Arkansas River so they can destroy the alligator gar population. Fortunately my cousins never roam more than 30 miles from their birthplace, whereas in Israel and Palestine--and let's throw in Lebanon and Syria as well--we've got conspiracy theorists with weapons in every household. It's like a Kentucky blood feud being worked out on a global scale.
June 24, 2003 5:12 AM
