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	<title>Comments on: The Arrogance of the French Embassy</title>
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		<title>By: hilma loo</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-124493</link>
		<dc:creator>hilma loo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i think you are all right but we have to blame our own people you know what i mean,to put on desent life style and stop fooling around</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think you are all right but we have to blame our own people you know what i mean,to put on desent life style and stop fooling around</p>
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		<title>By: Usman</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-123538</link>
		<dc:creator>Usman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is time for us to stop blaming the Americans and Europeans for everything that goes wrong in our countries. Yes they came here they divided us and gave us names but we have since moved on and we have plenty of things that they want from us and may be that is the key to the solution. 

It is time to hold our governments responsible for our misery and lack of dignity. These our leaders don&#039;t have the problems getting Visa or being treated like dogs around the world,just because we are Muslims or belive in something. They have invited these &#039;people&#039; and given them every  right to kill torture, rape and do what ever they like. Let us hold them responsible now.

Lets start cleaning it from inside. We have what they need so badly, lets put our conditions on the table as well.

THIS IS NOT A HATE MESSAGE AGAINST ANYONE, BUT WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR EYES AND FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF OUR MISERY AND LACK OF DIGNITY.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is time for us to stop blaming the Americans and Europeans for everything that goes wrong in our countries. Yes they came here they divided us and gave us names but we have since moved on and we have plenty of things that they want from us and may be that is the key to the solution. </p>
<p>It is time to hold our governments responsible for our misery and lack of dignity. These our leaders don&#8217;t have the problems getting Visa or being treated like dogs around the world,just because we are Muslims or belive in something. They have invited these &#8216;people&#8217; and given them every  right to kill torture, rape and do what ever they like. Let us hold them responsible now.</p>
<p>Lets start cleaning it from inside. We have what they need so badly, lets put our conditions on the table as well.</p>
<p>THIS IS NOT A HATE MESSAGE AGAINST ANYONE, BUT WE HAVE TO OPEN OUR EYES AND FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF OUR MISERY AND LACK OF DIGNITY.</p>
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		<title>By: Usman</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-123537</link>
		<dc:creator>Usman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for sharing this very funny but smartt move with us. It made me laugh out so loud :)
These people should really learn to stop sticking their noses in peoples business and just be the the slaves they want to be doing the dirty jobs for the Europeans and American.. 
Well done. atleast someone told him the truth. 
Thanks,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing this very funny but smartt move with us. It made me laugh out so loud <img src='http://mahmood.tv/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
These people should really learn to stop sticking their noses in peoples business and just be the the slaves they want to be doing the dirty jobs for the Europeans and American..<br />
Well done. atleast someone told him the truth.<br />
Thanks,</p>
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		<title>By: Khalifa</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-123533</link>
		<dc:creator>Khalifa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>reminds me when I went to the Japanese embassy in Qatar.

The Japanese and Indians there were SO friendly, however the Syrian man working there to process the visa tried to add &#039;more&#039; rules, although not mentioned on the site nor on the phone. (Luckily I factored in every possible request and came prepared).

He ended the process saying 

&quot;Don&#039;t go marrying a Japanese girl while you&#039;re there. You&#039;ll make your parents very sad.&quot;

To which I replied &quot;My fiance is Japanese, please mind your own business&quot; and walked away.

Imagine! He says that and WORKS FOR the Japanese embassy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>reminds me when I went to the Japanese embassy in Qatar.</p>
<p>The Japanese and Indians there were SO friendly, however the Syrian man working there to process the visa tried to add &#8216;more&#8217; rules, although not mentioned on the site nor on the phone. (Luckily I factored in every possible request and came prepared).</p>
<p>He ended the process saying </p>
<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t go marrying a Japanese girl while you&#8217;re there. You&#8217;ll make your parents very sad.&#8221;</p>
<p>To which I replied &#8220;My fiance is Japanese, please mind your own business&#8221; and walked away.</p>
<p>Imagine! He says that and WORKS FOR the Japanese embassy.</p>
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		<title>By: Vile</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-123520</link>
		<dc:creator>Vile</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For some reason I&#039;ve read this post and all its subsequent  comments from the start to finish and I have just two remarks:

1. long way at the top of this page i could swear that this was a post about a guy that didn&#039;t get treated well at some embassy or the other, but somehow(i&#039;m guessing by the magical intervention of blog-room fanatics, they only have 1 nationality these days btw...... oh wait it was post no. 27 by steve the good american) it has developed into one of those sophisticated net forum fights about how americans are good and muslims are bad or vice versa. Since i love these kinda of friendly chats so much, I personally vote to change the title from &quot;the arrogance of the french embassy&quot; to &quot; the arrogance of.....  a.Muslims AKA(terrorists) or b.Hotheaded Americans &quot;


2. Hell of a show Ibn, you are great. made it worthwhile reading this.(just a small thing, i would advice that you loose that &quot;haha&quot; part, it ruins what is otherwise a great retort.) 

p.s.: For all the good patriots out there, i appreciate your patriotism, i really do. but i think you should understand some things about your posts summarized in the following points: 
1.They are really boring.
2.They are very silly and childish.
3.They are irrational and show prejudice.
4.They are hateful.(at least to muslims and arabs)
5.They are overused(seriously, everyone is doing it these days)
6.They just show that you are not very bright.

on these grounds i would ask that the fanatics would stop posting, only i know they will never resign, so all i&#039;m asking here is that when writing hateful or silly things Dear Spammers please do only 2 small things:

1. Please try to be not so boring.
2. Try To keep it in Minimum, so we can scroll through it faster.

Thank You</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For some reason I&#8217;ve read this post and all its subsequent  comments from the start to finish and I have just two remarks:</p>
<p>1. long way at the top of this page i could swear that this was a post about a guy that didn&#8217;t get treated well at some embassy or the other, but somehow(i&#8217;m guessing by the magical intervention of blog-room fanatics, they only have 1 nationality these days btw&#8230;&#8230; oh wait it was post no. 27 by steve the good american) it has developed into one of those sophisticated net forum fights about how americans are good and muslims are bad or vice versa. Since i love these kinda of friendly chats so much, I personally vote to change the title from &#8220;the arrogance of the french embassy&#8221; to &#8221; the arrogance of&#8230;..  a.Muslims AKA(terrorists) or b.Hotheaded Americans &#8221;</p>
<p>2. Hell of a show Ibn, you are great. made it worthwhile reading this.(just a small thing, i would advice that you loose that &#8220;haha&#8221; part, it ruins what is otherwise a great retort.) </p>
<p>p.s.: For all the good patriots out there, i appreciate your patriotism, i really do. but i think you should understand some things about your posts summarized in the following points:<br />
1.They are really boring.<br />
2.They are very silly and childish.<br />
3.They are irrational and show prejudice.<br />
4.They are hateful.(at least to muslims and arabs)<br />
5.They are overused(seriously, everyone is doing it these days)<br />
6.They just show that you are not very bright.</p>
<p>on these grounds i would ask that the fanatics would stop posting, only i know they will never resign, so all i&#8217;m asking here is that when writing hateful or silly things Dear Spammers please do only 2 small things:</p>
<p>1. Please try to be not so boring.<br />
2. Try To keep it in Minimum, so we can scroll through it faster.</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
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		<title>By: Usman</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-123299</link>
		<dc:creator>Usman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am Cameroonian and I have travelled extensive but every time I have to go through a lot of stress with the embassy staff and customer officers. Get use to it, makes life easier.
Most of this arrogant embassy employees are locals who just feel very power doing the dirty Job for the Europeans and Americans. Do not give them that satisfaction by backing off. Escalate and ask to speak to other staff if you feel you have not been well treated. It pays off sometimes.
May be we should fix and make our countries comfortable and restrict access to our resources to this people who know just arrogance and injustice. Our Governments allow them to treat us like dogs.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am Cameroonian and I have travelled extensive but every time I have to go through a lot of stress with the embassy staff and customer officers. Get use to it, makes life easier.<br />
Most of this arrogant embassy employees are locals who just feel very power doing the dirty Job for the Europeans and Americans. Do not give them that satisfaction by backing off. Escalate and ask to speak to other staff if you feel you have not been well treated. It pays off sometimes.<br />
May be we should fix and make our countries comfortable and restrict access to our resources to this people who know just arrogance and injustice. Our Governments allow them to treat us like dogs.</p>
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		<title>By: Nine</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-122153</link>
		<dc:creator>Nine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ibn,
I can not criticise you for choosing to live in the US. It is the land of the free afterall. It is the richest country on earth and I do not mean in money only but in almost every human endeavour. O it is far better than the cultural desert that you left behined.

I can however, criticise you for being unreasonable. 

You dig tirelessly through two centuries of a huge country’s history trying to find the odd wrongdoing just to revile it. And guess what you find this time? Slavery!  

Well! Well! Well! 

America may not be perfect but it admits its mistakes and makes amends. Until few years it had an African American as its top soldier. It is on the verge of having another on top of the helm. 

You are not only unreasonable dude but you are also a little bit ungrateful too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ibn,<br />
I can not criticise you for choosing to live in the US. It is the land of the free afterall. It is the richest country on earth and I do not mean in money only but in almost every human endeavour. O it is far better than the cultural desert that you left behined.</p>
<p>I can however, criticise you for being unreasonable. </p>
<p>You dig tirelessly through two centuries of a huge country’s history trying to find the odd wrongdoing just to revile it. And guess what you find this time? Slavery!  </p>
<p>Well! Well! Well! </p>
<p>America may not be perfect but it admits its mistakes and makes amends. Until few years it had an African American as its top soldier. It is on the verge of having another on top of the helm. </p>
<p>You are not only unreasonable dude but you are also a little bit ungrateful too.</p>
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		<title>By: M</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-122054</link>
		<dc:creator>M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Aliandra/M/Steve-The-Confederate&quot;

Well talk about being in good company; sorry, Steve.  I was of course referring to Aliandra.  :evil: 

Ibn,

Gotta tell you this is not some of your best stuff although it did start my day out with a smile.  It did make me pause to wonder if you are just saying you are here for the &quot;higher education&quot; when perhaps you are really a closet Hollywood screenwriter sent by the Palestinian underground by day and a &quot;higher education&quot; junkie by night  (aka night student for you Hollywood types) :grin:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Aliandra/M/Steve-The-Confederate&#8221;</p>
<p>Well talk about being in good company; sorry, Steve.  I was of course referring to Aliandra.  <img src='http://mahmood.tv/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_evil.gif' alt=':evil:' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
<p>Ibn,</p>
<p>Gotta tell you this is not some of your best stuff although it did start my day out with a smile.  It did make me pause to wonder if you are just saying you are here for the &#8220;higher education&#8221; when perhaps you are really a closet Hollywood screenwriter sent by the Palestinian underground by day and a &#8220;higher education&#8221; junkie by night  (aka night student for you Hollywood types) <img src='http://mahmood.tv/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':grin:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Godder</title>
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		<dc:creator>Godder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ibn wrote: &quot;Perhaps if you made more noise prodding your government to stop Israeli support, we would have stayed in our otherwise bulldozed homes instead of coming here. Call it Karma.&quot;

Karma indeed.  The Palestininans must have been quite naughty in their past lives. 

Friend, to continue your logic, by living in the United States your expenditures directly support its economy and by extension its power to levy its policies and provide aid in favour of whatever nation it likes. As Steve said, you voted in favour of it with your feet and your wallet.  

Americans who intensely dislike Saudi or China sure don&#039;t go there to live.  America isn&#039;t going to stop its support of Israel anytime soon. Either deal with it or move elsewhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ibn wrote: &#8220;Perhaps if you made more noise prodding your government to stop Israeli support, we would have stayed in our otherwise bulldozed homes instead of coming here. Call it Karma.&#8221;</p>
<p>Karma indeed.  The Palestininans must have been quite naughty in their past lives. </p>
<p>Friend, to continue your logic, by living in the United States your expenditures directly support its economy and by extension its power to levy its policies and provide aid in favour of whatever nation it likes. As Steve said, you voted in favour of it with your feet and your wallet.  </p>
<p>Americans who intensely dislike Saudi or China sure don&#8217;t go there to live.  America isn&#8217;t going to stop its support of Israel anytime soon. Either deal with it or move elsewhere.</p>
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		<title>By: Ibn</title>
		<link>http://mahmood.tv/2008/07/13/the-arrogance-of-the-french-embassy/comment-page-2/#comment-122025</link>
		<dc:creator>Ibn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aliandra/M/Steve-The-Confederate

&lt;blockquote&gt;Glib but empty rhetoric. America creates knowledge while the Saudis create nothing of value, certainly not oil. The phytoplankton from which oil is made were more productive than Saudis and more beneficial to mankind. They only profit from oil because Americans discovered it under their feet, developed it, drilled it, and treated the Saudis fairly enough to allow them the majority of the profit.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

See below.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Despite all your trash talk, you voted for America with your feet.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

See below.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Why does the great defender of the Palestinian Cause™ choose a school in the country that most supports Israel?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

When my right foot touched American soil, I voted for American &lt;i&gt;Higher Education&lt;/i&gt;. My right hand then preceded to pay for it. Are you suggesting that US &lt;i&gt;Foreign Policy&lt;/i&gt; derived from US &lt;i&gt;Higher Education&lt;/i&gt;? Haha! Come on, dont be silly - US Higher Education is actually full of really smart people. 

But on the other hand, when your right foot touches your SUV&#039;s pedal, you voted for and continue to vote for Saudi Oil, which your right hand then pays the Muslim err, terrorist clerk at the gas station for, thus indirectly also paying for his wages. 

It is just then that you notice a bunch of mini-American flags behind that Muslim/terrorist clerk, so you decide to buy one so that you can wave it at tomorrow&#039;s rally in Washington DC against the Mooslims in your country, whom one of which ironically, just sold you that same flag. But this 
Mooslim clerk happens to be a real chap, so he decides to remove the &quot;Made In China&quot; sticker from your flag&#039;s wrapper for you, just as he hands you the change to the money you just gave to help prop up Communist China. 

So lets see: 

1) You prop up Communist China everytime you buy a plastic fork.

2) Send money to the Saudis Mooslims every time you drive to your anti-Moooslim rallies.

3) Pay the wages of and hence support illegal Mexican fruit pickers every time you purchase a basket of vegetables, which this time includes a bucket of the citrus variety on advice of just about every American left-of-Barry-Goldwater you have talked to because they always end up suggesting that you go &quot;suck a lemon&quot; after their encounters with you for some strange reason.

And that, ladies, is why I am here. Because whatever reason you put forward to explain the contradictions you wake up in everyday, I will take that, divide it by ten, and give it back to you as my own answer.

Plus, come on, I have to admit - I get a real kick out of it. Teaching Americans about their native laws in their own native tongue does make for a nice juxtaposition of sorts.  :grin: 

-Ibn</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aliandra/M/Steve-The-Confederate</p>
<blockquote><p>Glib but empty rhetoric. America creates knowledge while the Saudis create nothing of value, certainly not oil. The phytoplankton from which oil is made were more productive than Saudis and more beneficial to mankind. They only profit from oil because Americans discovered it under their feet, developed it, drilled it, and treated the Saudis fairly enough to allow them the majority of the profit.</p></blockquote>
<p>See below.</p>
<blockquote><p>Despite all your trash talk, you voted for America with your feet.</p></blockquote>
<p>See below.</p>
<blockquote><p>Why does the great defender of the Palestinian Cause™ choose a school in the country that most supports Israel?</p></blockquote>
<p>When my right foot touched American soil, I voted for American <i>Higher Education</i>. My right hand then preceded to pay for it. Are you suggesting that US <i>Foreign Policy</i> derived from US <i>Higher Education</i>? Haha! Come on, dont be silly &#8211; US Higher Education is actually full of really smart people. </p>
<p>But on the other hand, when your right foot touches your SUV&#8217;s pedal, you voted for and continue to vote for Saudi Oil, which your right hand then pays the Muslim err, terrorist clerk at the gas station for, thus indirectly also paying for his wages. </p>
<p>It is just then that you notice a bunch of mini-American flags behind that Muslim/terrorist clerk, so you decide to buy one so that you can wave it at tomorrow&#8217;s rally in Washington DC against the Mooslims in your country, whom one of which ironically, just sold you that same flag. But this<br />
Mooslim clerk happens to be a real chap, so he decides to remove the &#8220;Made In China&#8221; sticker from your flag&#8217;s wrapper for you, just as he hands you the change to the money you just gave to help prop up Communist China. </p>
<p>So lets see: </p>
<p>1) You prop up Communist China everytime you buy a plastic fork.</p>
<p>2) Send money to the Saudis Mooslims every time you drive to your anti-Moooslim rallies.</p>
<p>3) Pay the wages of and hence support illegal Mexican fruit pickers every time you purchase a basket of vegetables, which this time includes a bucket of the citrus variety on advice of just about every American left-of-Barry-Goldwater you have talked to because they always end up suggesting that you go &#8220;suck a lemon&#8221; after their encounters with you for some strange reason.</p>
<p>And that, ladies, is why I am here. Because whatever reason you put forward to explain the contradictions you wake up in everyday, I will take that, divide it by ten, and give it back to you as my own answer.</p>
<p>Plus, come on, I have to admit &#8211; I get a real kick out of it. Teaching Americans about their native laws in their own native tongue does make for a nice juxtaposition of sorts.  <img src='http://mahmood.tv/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':grin:' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
<p>-Ibn</p>
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