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Sheer Nuts
Reader comment on item: Passing as Shi‘i in Iraq
in response to reader comment: Might just as well be a Shia.

Submitted by Mr. B (Canada), Aug 17, 2006 at 22:10

While I certainly do not care one whit about Islamic unity and the Sunni - Shia split, this strikes me as bizarre. I mean hey, do what you gotta do to stay alive, right? Do I go around killing someone if they fail Bible trivia? NO! That's the difference between us and them. You don't get killed if you don't know who Matthew, Mark, Luke or John are.

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important arutz7 article [646 words]alan fleckSep 15, 2006 11:05
How Can we expell Muslim Immigrants from the U.S. and Stop Muslim Immigraiton? [68 words]SueSep 6, 2006 13:59
Newspaper... [26 words]Daryoush AlizadehAug 21, 2006 03:54
It happens all the times. [43 words]Ghulam Muhammed, MumbaiAug 19, 2006 10:30
Well the Sunni terrorist squads targeted the Shi`ites [30 words]bernardAug 17, 2006 23:08
If I don't stay away from Iraq... [99 words]Peter HerzAug 17, 2006 21:28
Passing?? [71 words]Philip SnyderAug 17, 2006 19:05
The Fruits of the Bush Iraqi Policy [111 words]Phil HornAug 17, 2006 18:21
Might just as well be a Shia. [31 words]CarlAug 17, 2006 15:53
↔ ⇒ Sheer Nuts [69 words]Mr. BAug 17, 2006 22:10
↔ "Might as well be Shia"? Sheer nuts [66 words]Peter HerzAug 19, 2006 22:32
↔ Well.. [27 words]crywolfAug 20, 2006 07:51
FULL CIRCLE [134 words]JAYDEEAug 16, 2006 23:46

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