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Old 09-12-2009, 09:54   #37
Richard
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Maybe, maybe not...

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...arrest of Muslim Khan, the spokesman of the Taliban in Swat and a skilled public advocate for the militant cause...

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Mr. Khan was not religious or particularly interested in Islam, Mr. Iqbal said. “It was only power.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/wo...er=rss&emc=rss
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Stars, Stripes, Crescent
A reassuring portrait of America's Muslims

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editor...l?id=110007151
One thing about the Internet - it so readily allows so many to lead lives of noisy desperation.

And so it goes...

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