Question about the validity of "Protocols"
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Submitted by John W. Curtis (United States), Nov 6, 2002 at 16:05

I have for a few years now seen reference to the "Protocols" both pro and con and have been witness to the back and forth over their authenticity. No one ever seems willing to explain why they believe the "Protocols" are real or a forgery. Would someone please explain why they are a forgery (or real) and what evidence there is to support that notion.

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Primary tests of conservativism [17 words]	D.Jacob	Feb 23, 2008 12:09
↔ Hitler fits that conservative test [156 words]	HenryJ	Nov 21, 2008 15:14
↔ HenryJ [121 words]	Mellivora capensis	Feb 22, 2009 01:27
If you assert that Hitler was right wing, you are a fool or a liar. [904 words]	Turki bin Aziz al Fayed	Nov 12, 2005 20:48
↔ Response to Turki bin Aziz al Fayed [189 words]	Merry Whitney	Jan 29, 2006 05:20
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↔ Hitler a right-wing beast [102 words]	john Duke	Oct 2, 2006 23:51
↔ Response To Turki bin Aziz al Fayed [24 words]	Scott	Jun 11, 2008 23:19
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Hitler was an ultra conservative - look at history [146 words]	Historian	Oct 30, 2003 23:50
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↔ Right Wing?! [37 words]	Hans Hulsebos	Feb 9, 2009 23:17
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Deaths of Palestinian Children [39 words]	JN Shubert	Aug 30, 2003 04:56
Daniel Pipes....you speak truth to power... [112 words]	JNShubert	Aug 30, 2003 04:52
No bad deed goes punished? [69 words]	Irfan Khawaja	Jul 28, 2003 17:03
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Republi-pire [121 words]	Petronius	Mar 15, 2003 04:04
Dissertation...Hitler and Marx [366 words]	V	Jan 22, 2003 23:32
↔ Go to the Source [101 words]	S Frahm	Oct 20, 2008 15:12
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Nice Job [26 words]	Kali	Nov 18, 2002 11:21
Hitler: Right or Left [161 words]	Casey Strether	Nov 15, 2002 22:55
A disgrace [w/response] [777 words]	Irfan Khawaja	Nov 15, 2002 16:11
Hitler Was Indeed Left Wing [248 words]	Jonathan Pfeffer	Nov 15, 2002 11:31
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↔ Thank you [6 words]	Joe	Dec 10, 2008 18:18
↔ oh dear, oh dear, oh dear [363 words]	Ian Biddle	Mar 4, 2009 18:54
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Somalis vs Jews in Canada [426 words]	Sharmarke G. Ibrahim	Nov 13, 2002 02:01
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↔ Sharmarke G. Ibrahim [87 words]	ahmed	Jan 2, 2008 01:58
↔ GOOD Vs evil [45 words]	siyaad cali	Jul 5, 2008 08:16
↔ lost [23 words]	k	Sep 16, 2008 05:45
Thank you for making us aware [38 words]	Douglas Sprung MD	Nov 11, 2002 21:48
Bravo! [4 words]	Bernie Nagler	Nov 11, 2002 01:47
Distorted truth [23 words]	Rowena Davidson	Nov 10, 2002 18:08
Zogby's assertion [w/response] [47 words]	Cliff	Nov 9, 2002 22:52
↔ Well the Protocls of Zion do exist but it's actually fiction like Harry Potter. [74 words]	Jenny	May 1, 2006 19:40
Zogby dismissive of terrorist threat [55 words]	Brenda Walker	Nov 9, 2002 20:29
Free Speech and the Supreme Court [90 words]	JD Berman	Nov 9, 2002 18:10
Bad atmosphere for Jewish Students on College Campuses [w/response] [312 words]	KL	Nov 9, 2002 13:36
Thank you: a passionate, thoughtful, important piece [64 words]	Maxine Gold	Nov 8, 2002 21:29
Zogby and Arafat [128 words]	Larry Rosner	Nov 7, 2002 23:02
Hate Sells [27 words]	Bob P from Illinois	Nov 7, 2002 20:48
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James Zogby and "anti semitism" [38 words]	Ploome	Nov 7, 2002 15:06
Protocols In America. [178 words]	Wahid Boctor	Nov 7, 2002 12:40
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Egypt TV programming - AP report [68 words]	Arindam Banerji	Nov 7, 2002 01:06
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Microsoft Hotmail promotes Ramadan [38 words]	BrandT	Nov 6, 2002 23:27
Countermeasures [49 words]	David Foster	Nov 6, 2002 20:35
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↔ The general media is not doing it's job. [72 words]	Jenny	May 1, 2006 19:51
↔ to Jenny [95 words]	Sidda	May 2, 2006 11:52

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