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On the brighter side of things if Rushdie is ever actually killed Mobay can then start pointing us to articles entitled:"Israels Mossad Assasinates Rushdie and blames Muslims"

what does it have to do with the subject of palestinians celebrating 9/11, what does that have to do with America, why would american officials care about an author and why would they ban him from flying on the 7th of sept 2001. I bet you neocons will not answer  those questions! ok here to entertain neocons what should we do about an author that has insulted the mans religion and Khomeini then put a religious death warrant on him I know lets start a war and we can just go down their and killed them all, don't worry about US deaths as long as we kill more arabs,don't worry if we are the ones that started all this in 1953-4 when we re-install their brutal dictator(which is what caused so many iranians to rally behind khomeini) and it took til 1979 to over throw their brutal dictator! don't worry about the cost we can steal their oil and hey don't worry another war, it won't do to us what happens to most empires that over extend their reach as it did to the roman empire and the british empire!!!!! and hey read my material ALL THE WAY TO THE END!!!!!

Socialism is what happened to them.

The Major Causes for the Fall of the Roman Empire

• Antagonism between the Senate and the Emperor

• Decline in Morals

• Political Corruption and the Praetorian Guard

• Fast expansion of the Empire

• Constant Wars and Heavy Military Spending

• Barbarian Knowledge of Roman Military Tactics

• Failing Economy

• Unemployment of the Working Classes (The Plebs)

• The 'Mob' and the cost of the 'Games'

• Decline in Ethics and Values

• Slave Labor

• Natural Disasters

• Christianity

• Barbarian Invasion

• The major causes for the Fall of the Roman Empire

The 20th century brought an incredible challenge to the British Empire in the form of the First World War (1914-1918). In the beginning, the British colonies were willing to send troops to aid the British, but as the war continued, and the casualties mounted, the British government had to begin conscripting troops from their colonies.

However, though the Empire gained territory, the war left Britain overextended and under managed. In this state, Britain could no longer hold all of its territories. It released Egypt in 1922, Iraq in 1932, and after a rebellion, Ireland was released in 1937.