One slight correction to my previous comment

Submitted by Hesperado (United States), Sep 4, 2011 at 18:49

The first quote I attributed to Daniel Pipes actually came from a reader. The second quote was Pipes responding to -- and obviously agreeing with -- the "Ismailis must be moderate" meme expressed by that reader. Thus the thrust of my comment stands.

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