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A Good Rebuttal to Ackerman
Reader comment on item: No American Muslim Terrorists? [A Reply to Spencer Ackerman]

Submitted by David Jacob (United States), Dec 12, 2005 at 17:07

Thanks for this rebuttal to Ackerman's article in TNR, which I had read previously and was admittedly seduced by his sophistry.

Dr. Pipes you've got it right with one salient statement, which I quote, "...the differences between U.S. and European Muslims have less to do with their respective social virtues than with their Muslim populations. America's Muslims tend to be engineers and doctors; Europe's tend to be factory hands and street sweepers.
" WELL SAID!

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Irfan Kathwari Foundation Funds PBS Islam Puff-Piece [124 words]StanDec 13, 2006 13:58
Take article and story lines to advertisers of TV shows like "Friends" [140 words]Deborah ChavezDec 25, 2005 17:33
No American Terrorists?.. Art. No.3196 [64 words]S.C.PandaDec 22, 2005 05:22
Re: Talks against Muslims [604 words]Anonymous from IndiaDec 21, 2005 17:25
Very good comments [62 words]Truth will triumphJan 3, 2007 18:01
Dhimmitude from India...more like.. [49 words]AkashJul 1, 2007 18:57
Most of the anti Muslim diatribes [232 words]N.J.Oct 20, 2009 01:38
Oklahoma City Bombing [48 words]Sharon KowalskiDec 19, 2005 11:28
Oklahoma City Bombing [93 words]Patrick T. AltmanDec 16, 2005 19:26
Ackerman's few! a few not even needed [129 words]Ed BrophyDec 15, 2005 13:07
WHITE SUPREMECIST V ISLAMIC TROUBLE IN AMERICA [195 words]Asim AhmedDec 15, 2005 09:44
Evolution or Eviction [165 words]AZA346Dec 14, 2005 21:30
Americans and Europeans are still asleep [126 words]L. EbrahimDec 14, 2005 14:24
Thank you- L.Ibraham-re tranlation from arabic [140 words]Ed BrophyDec 15, 2005 13:49
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[w/response] [97 words]
Bruce BoymanDec 14, 2005 13:36
Marco/L.A. gangs vs. arab gangs [296 words]P.O.D.Dec 14, 2005 05:24
re: article on American muslim terrorists [10 words]sheilaDec 13, 2005 20:41
Armanious family, motive contradictions [193 words]Merry WhitneyDec 13, 2005 13:14
I know [9 words]AnonDec 29, 2005 19:29
Australian race riots brewing for two decades. [559 words]MarcoDec 13, 2005 08:55
American Muslim Terrorists? [309 words]Ed GordonDec 13, 2005 06:14
Muslim terrorists in Pakistan [2707 words]n.krishnaDec 13, 2005 03:32
To Krishna, Paradise is guaranteed for those who slay and are slain [361 words]HishamDec 14, 2005 17:09
reply to NKRISHNA - hindu terrorism [50 words]Asim AhmedDec 15, 2005 09:49
To Asim: Muslims killed 80 million hindus in 500 years (Durant and Elst) [634 words]A.AhmedDec 15, 2005 14:50
Response to Asim Ahmed: Hindu massacres by muslims in India [77 words]John S.Dec 15, 2005 15:12
Response to John S [74 words]F AlamDec 16, 2005 15:18
Response to F Alam, Quran prescribes retaliation [148 words]John SDec 19, 2005 12:00
Response to F.Alam [128 words]Daniel HassanDec 20, 2005 04:20
Response to Daniel Hassan [51 words]F AlamDec 22, 2005 15:04
reply to asim ahmed [291 words]jamal_USofADec 30, 2005 07:41
when compared to the Bloody-violent track record of Islam.....Hinduism is snow white. [33 words]NjiJan 6, 2006 19:22
Glass houses should NOT throw stones [43 words]NajiJan 6, 2006 19:43
Response to F.Alam [77 words]S.ThiagarajanAug 20, 2006 08:58
Pipes please listen [310 words]liloOct 5, 2006 15:37
agreement with lilo [298 words]valleydogMar 16, 2008 13:51
Tired of muslim excuses [89 words]TiredofmuslimexcusesDec 1, 2008 11:22
No American Muslim Terrorists? [58 words]johnApr 24, 2009 08:53
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All Terrorists Muslims? [89 words]Joseph WallaceDec 12, 2005 17:17
Re: Mr. Wallaces' comment [86 words]DanDec 13, 2005 11:06
Re: Dan's Comments [54 words]Joseph WallaceDec 13, 2005 15:01
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Who or What is responsible for bring in all these Muslims? [380 words]Yehoshua ZellerDec 12, 2005 17:12
Reply to Yehoshua Zeller [1242 words]Mu'een Ud DeenDec 13, 2005 09:21
Confirmation and support to Yehoshua Zeller [48 words]L. EbrahimDec 14, 2005 15:03
Reply to Mueen Ud Deen [124 words]L. EbrahimDec 14, 2005 15:29
Yehoshua Zeller and L. Ebrahim lets not go down to their level [178 words]AllonehhobDec 14, 2005 17:11
To Allonehhob, appeasement does not work [56 words]Abdullah A.Dec 15, 2005 12:39
A clarification for Allonehhob [79 words]L. EbrahimDec 16, 2005 16:52
⇒ A Good Rebuttal to Ackerman [74 words]David JacobDec 12, 2005 17:07
Americans are in denial [50 words]Nonie DarwishDec 12, 2005 16:45
RE: No American Muslim Terrorists? [187 words]JOvertonDec 12, 2005 16:36
Homegrown or immigrant Muslim terrorists [47 words]Donald W. BalesDec 12, 2005 16:33
How Many Terrorists Are Coming? [155 words]Richard BrooksDec 12, 2005 16:27
US born son of Ethan Allen furniture CEO Farooq Kathwari - died fighting Jihad [434 words]Ben van de PolderDec 12, 2005 15:56
Ben Van de P [29 words]P.O.D.Dec 13, 2005 00:27
us born son of Ethan Allen ceo
[w/response] [268 words]
ElaineMar 24, 2006 13:01
Farooq Kathwari - hidden hand in Kashmir violence [119 words]K.R.KJan 22, 2007 18:44
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Muslim fanatisism [15 words]MotialsAug 19, 2008 12:23
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Muslim assassin?
[w/response] [13 words]
Howard SchamestDec 12, 2005 15:36
Except what? [30 words]William FielderDec 12, 2005 15:17
Oklahoma bombing [33 words]Maureen ThompsonDec 12, 2005 14:22
Does That Include "Sleeper Cells"?
[w/response] [66 words]
AlexDec 12, 2005 13:56
The Armanious family massacre
[w/response] [32 words]
Joseph WallaceDec 12, 2005 13:40
The Armanious family was not killed by Muslims [29 words]Ed KehmDec 12, 2005 13:46
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Armanious may have been killed by Muslims after all [338 words]Karl EricsonDec 13, 2005 02:59
Armanious Family massacre update [67 words]John GintyDec 15, 2005 10:01
Muslim Marauders [152 words]Jay Martin BennettDec 12, 2005 12:56
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Just Attend a Pipes Campus Speech [159 words]JoeDec 12, 2005 11:37
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Being aware of the danger our mist. [97 words]John ManittaDec 12, 2005 11:13
Thanks [143 words]SondraDec 11, 2005 19:26

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