"as internet access becomes ubuitous, how will they stop a nation of bloggers? "

You have just saved Western governments billions dear boy, the key to bringing about democracy is not war or diplomacy... it is blogging!

SPM,

There's a great motto: "BLOG: Your future depends on it!"

Good to see you poke your head in,old chap!

We should not be allowing Muslims to have democracy, they are not responsible enough to have it. It is quite offensive to us here in Britain when you say that those in our territories should have the same rights as us. I demand an apology.

"What will the mullah in the mountains of Afganistan do when a young student says "I think that you are wrong. I looked it up on Wikipedia"

Why would a student go to the mountains and tell a mad Mullah he has used an encyclopedia? Especially when that Mullah would simply laugh at him for not using Microsoft Encarta anyway.

"Good to see you poke your head in,old chap!"

Sometimes I think I don't do enough poking my dear boy.

The acid test of the elections that have taken place in the Muslim world, especially in Iraq, will be the type of government that develops from this process. If it is a government that discourages the type of international insurrection we have seen from Al Qaeda and other groups the result will be positive. If, on the other hand, the governments that result either condone or support international terrorist groups, we will find that our security has not been enhanced by these elections.

It is well known that Muslims are genetically unable to promote freedom, a gene known as the 'Saddam Gene' causes murderous rages and widespread brutality.

nuke em all I say, let allah sort out the good ones

Very interesting article!  Well done.

I am one of those old men you speak of that attempt to retain "some" ancient ways of life. I agree that there are many things that should be changed, but there are some "old men" like me that feel that in many old things wisdom is to be found. The saying, "there is nothing new under the sun." is well known and I accept that. Blogging is nothing new, it is just a faster version of communication with a cool name. I love blogging and I agree that it should be the force that changes the world, but with that change keep the some of the old ways that still work and apply to everydays life.
Yours Sincerely,
A very young old man

Hear, hear, Kupe.

I'd also add that terrorism is a billion dollar business, which will fall to nothing when the "Palestinian cause" and other strife around the world is solved. Terrorist organizations have a vested interest in finding SOME reason to hate us. It keeps the donations flowing in, and it keeps their arms and drug sales moving.

Meanwhile the hateful man-on-the-street stays distracted enough not to notice that those billions buy barely any death and destruction, and their "cause" is stuck in a permanent rut, requiring the existance of terrorists forever...