Nick Anderson for October 19, 2012

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    Spyderred  over 11 years ago

    These flea-infested thugs have to oppress women and children with their guns in order to find somebody — anybody — with whom they can feel important rather than impotent.

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    apfelzra Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Or, as some observers have stated, the Taliban just longs for the 11th century, and desperately so.

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    Dtroutma  over 11 years ago

    Ah, yes, then there’s the “sanity” of Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist loony toons folks.

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    bobviously  over 11 years ago

    Not that they aren’t loons, but who have Westboro Baptist killed? Let alone what little girl have they shot? What buildings have they plowed planes into? Did they bomb something that I didn’t hear about? When they do so, make your comparisons, otherwise you’re just showing your lack of ability to come up with an apt parallel. If you’re trying to compare Christianity to Islam because there is one church of outspoken nuts, it’s a feeble attempt. The most vicious of Christians are pussycats compared to the meanest of the Muslims.

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    Dtroutma  over 11 years ago

    There are 36 THOUSAND “Christian sects” in the U.S..Well, without a plane, there was the Murrah building, and numerous attacks on mosques and synagogues over the years. From Jim Jones, to whackos in Waco, kids haven’t been safe in a lot of “good Christian groups”. Then there’s the gentle persuasion of the Inquisition for a few centuries of torture, and murder.

    Sorry, but it IS appropriate to compare the nut cases in the Taliban to nut cases in many other “faiths”, certainly not just Christian, but let’s not spend so much time avoiding the historical obvious, either.

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    Gary Williams Premium Member over 11 years ago

    obviously no one remembers the Inquistions in Spain or the salem witch trials or the Nazis and the holocaust. There are still Christians around that espouse all three and would bring them back when they get power, that is thier promise

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    Gary Williams Premium Member over 11 years ago

    remember a fundementalist nut is a fumdemental nut no matter what religion they preach. they are only using religion as an excuse. deep down they are just inhuman ignorant insane superstitious talking apes.

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    chazandru  over 11 years ago

    In some parts of the United States there is fear of education if it includes science and history. I’m so glad to hear Malala is improving, I hope she remains in the prayers of all. Oh, and for my atheist friends, just send some positive vibes her way. It’s all good.Peace.C.

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    Gary Williams Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Amen, c

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    Dtroutma  over 11 years ago

    Yes, C, a little girl of tremendous courage, we should all, as humans, of whatever faith, have her courage.

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    braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago

    My hope would be for her to be a Joan of Arc, but without the martyrdom.

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    markjoseph125  over 11 years ago

    Well put.

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    chayasnana  over 11 years ago

    My problem with this “binder” business is that everyone ignores the lies that prefaced the statement. Romney said he reached out to women’s groups for appropriate women, when the fact is the binder full of resumes was presented to him by a group that had prepared them for the new governor, whoever was elected. His revisions of the facts, once again, are more important than his gaffe.

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    oatmealy  over 11 years ago

    Well now,

    Anjem Choudary and quite a few on the by-the-book Islam, and not any modern views unless it furthers their cause,

    lead to some things like this,

    http://europenews.dk/en/node/47304

    beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2012/11/british-muslims-prepare-fatwa-on-15-year-old-girl-shot-by-the-obamas-peace-partners-the-taliban-2527946.html

    Hopefully no one does the Islamic penalty for that girl.

    Later this month, hardliners plan to gather at the notorious Red Mosque inIslamabad to denounce her as an apostate, accusing her of turning her backon Islam.

    Anjem Choudary, who lives in East London and is one of the founders ofal-Muhajiroun, which was banned in 2010, said the conference would announcethe fatwa.

    Although apostasy carries the death sentence according to Islamic law, heinsisted he was not calling for Malalaメs death.

    http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1609Broder is convinced that the Europeans are not willing to oppose islamization. “The dominant ethos,” he told De Volkskrant, “is perfectly voiced by the stupid blonde woman author with whom I recently debated. She said that it is sometimes better to let yourself be raped than to risk serious injuries while resisting. She said it is sometimes better to avoid fighting than run the risk of death.”

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