Will Islam and the West split?
«Chacun voit bien qu'au Proche-Orient, les lignes de fracture se rejoignent et les crises s'additionnent au-delà de ces affrontements se profile un danger majeur, celui du divorce entre les mondes, Orient contre Occident, Islam contre Chrétienté, riches contre pauvres». - Jacques Chirac

As those who have read my book already know, for a long time I have called for the two worlds to separate. Our two worlds are totally immiscible worlds, with totally and utterly different values. The "Iron Veil", as I called it, is another way of saying what Chirac has said. The only difference between Chirac and me is that he seems to think it would be a bad thing, whereas I feel it would be a logical solution.

Gulf Daily News - PARIS: French President Jacques Chirac called yesterday for a lasting settlement of the Lebanon conflict, as he warned rising tensions across the Middle East could lead to a "divorce" between Islam and the West. In a wide-ranging foreign policy speech, Chirac urged all parties to help prevent a resumption of fighting in Lebanon, two weeks into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah. Chirac warns tensions will split Islam and West

Mark Alexander