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• • 07 Dec 05
  • 2:10 pm

  The problem with the whole debate is that after “crying wolf” or exaggerating the facts, most of us don’t follow the debate anymore. Couple in the fact that we are fighting a savage enemy driven by a medieval theological supremacist ideology, and one wonders why the emphasis is first and foremost on our faults. It’s too bad, because a rational debate is always good for the country.

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• • 07 Dec 05
  • 3:23 pm

  As you know, lb, the average person doesn’t follow the in-depth debate on military tactics that one finds in political websites or even political magazines (judging by circulation figures.) The early reports in the media tended to be unsubstantiated accusations, unqualified use of the word torture, and generally shoddy journalism. The mere fact that most stories faded-away suggest to the average person that I know (here in New York City) that the torture charge is questionable. Thus, people are immune to the promiscuous reporting of cases that don’t hold up over time (judging from the tenacity of the media to bring …

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• • 07 Dec 05
  • 7:42 pm

  Did you not see the Abu Graib photos? That you start with Abu Graib says it all to me. After 45 days on the front page of the Times and continues media re-showing of the photo of some twit, finger shooting a man’s private parts, I figured there was nothing more to consider. That’s why I’m no longer interested in the other claims – most of which I've never heard. Like I said, I’m not alone. I ask my fellow workers and they can’t site one instance of torture. These are highly educated people, several with PhDs, in successful …

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• • 08 Dec 05
  • 9:35 am

  would you be so kind as to try and post a source for your ideas Sure. Here's a list of good books and articles on Islam. Oh, please, the example of Jesus is different than the example of Mohammad – the latter plundered, slaughtered, terrorized, conquered, and ethnically cleansed Medina of Jews. Christians are indeed a problem when then don’t follow the example of their Prophet; Muslims are a problem when they do. Please, do some reading. Try the links I provide.

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• • 08 Dec 05
  • 10:52 am

  Islamophobe? Is that like Nazi-phobe and Commie-phobe? Name-calling is a poor substitute for actually considering the ideologies in question. Yes, hate is the problem. As I’ve pointed out Islam is a supremacist ideology and if you condemn hate you condemn all supremacist ideologies. You should really learn something about Islam instead of spouting the Bush lies.

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