I think that we here in the US have a different culture as does the west for that matter.,and our culture is one of the dominate ones right now. Yet we can not only say that it is the Bush administration we we have many different things going on as does the the countries of Europe. our popular music gay rights more freedom for women the list goes on and on. That also is why we the Us is refered to as the Great Satan the freedoms that we hold dearly is considered a threat to some if not most forms of Islam. So it is not only or polotics it is our why of life. I think that it is for that reason most of all Islam is a very conserative religion and the notion of freedom a thing that we hold very dearly and is at the core of what makes or coutry work
   Kipp