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Submitted by P.C. (United States), Feb 4, 2003 at 14:02

Mr. Pipes,

I must say that you have put the nail on the head. Islam is not only a religion but a mass political movement. It has replaced Marxism/Communism. It's the "poor people's" movement against "American Imperialism." We bow too much to the whims of American Muslims and their sensitivities.

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