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Submitted by ANN FARMER, Aug 5, 2017 at 18:41

It does not take a genius to work out that if Muslim service people are suffering from prejudice it might be connected with the problem of Islamist terrorism. Michelle Sandhoff appears to be making a straw man out of Dr Pipes for the express purpose of demolishing him. Or she is being lazy. Or avoiding the elephant in the room, i.e. terrorism. Or - G-d forbid - she might even be afflicted by the very thing of which she accuses Dr Pipes - prejudice. Whichever, I will not be buying the book in order to find out.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
I support Daniel Pipes's views [48 words]RoseKAug 11, 2017 12:43240457
true [1 words]Jon PurizhanskyAug 10, 2017 12:51240448
1Kudos [31 words]Lisa PlummerAug 7, 2017 18:29240413
1Pseudo-intellectual retarded [15 words]Joel ScottAug 7, 2017 00:58240400
1Academics who lie by omission are not dumb. They are pragmatic and greedy. [367 words]PrashantAug 13, 2017 17:15240400
1Do Jews and Israelis Also Share Humanity? [141 words]DaveAug 6, 2017 22:00240396
1True To Form [42 words]Michael RosenbergAug 6, 2017 18:41240395
3The nature of Islam, look to the source. [343 words]J ParryAug 6, 2017 15:17240394
1Karen Armstrong is not a scholar of Islam and her views of Islam and its history should be totally rejected [124 words]dhimmi no moreAug 6, 2017 06:48240386
Camp [75 words]william carrAug 6, 2017 02:54240380
4I reject the idea of "an Islamic conspiracy to destroy the West." Conspiracy implies some central agent making plans, which does not exist. [216 words]
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KirbyAug 5, 2017 20:17240374
1It is not a conspiracy! There a command by Muhammad to convert non Muslims to islam either in peace or through war [263 words]dhimmi no moreAug 6, 2017 07:24240374
"central command" is the Quran, Muhammad, and Allah ... [58 words]KirbyAug 13, 2017 17:24240374
3One "Central Agency" That Plans The Destruction of America and the West [317 words]
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Mike RamirezAug 5, 2017 19:32240370
3Not just the Muslim Brotherhood but also Tablighees from India/Pakistan [273 words]dhimmi no moreAug 7, 2017 07:00240370
1The Caliphate Will Establish "Central Command" [427 words]Mike RamirezAug 9, 2017 23:02240370
1Dawa is very dangerous [281 words]dhimmi no moreAug 13, 2017 17:37240370
1Nubia and its Arabization and Islamization is a cautionary tale [193 words]dhimmi no moreAug 21, 2017 17:44240370
3The Straw Man Approach [97 words]ANN FARMERAug 5, 2017 18:41240369

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