[WOMBAI]

On your first highlighted point - to be honest - I think I more or less covered that in a post to Shasown - when I said that I am most concerned, like many others, with recent events going back to 9/11 in Britain, America and Afghanistan - I am not taking about history - no I don't know enough about that - I am talking now - and how the terrorism threat from Muslims is affecting us now - and hence my opinions - not from the Daily Mail - that was quite offensive you know. You feel I have insulted you, I feel you have insulted me - tit for tat I guess.

Of course there is a lot of media hype - but these things still occured and the threat is still there - that is not just hype. I do have some issues with the Muslim religion - and have never made any secret of that - but that is with the religion - not a race issue - and I am sick of people trying to win an argument by implying I am racist. I am not.

I certainly don't consider myself a hysterical person - and feel your suggestion of that was unfounded - so of course I was likely to hit back at that. I feel I am entitled to express my opinions, without the constant criticism I receive from some when I do. If people don't agree with my opinions - fine - but I will express them - popular or not - and will defend myself against unecessary accusations of racism. People do need to distinguish between race and religion - I am talking generally here, not necessarily about you.