>>>>>>Knowledge may not be the best word here. You know you are one of my favorite people on the UT but I don't quite get your antipathy toward Muslims. I honestly do believe most of them (99+%?) are peaceful. Nothing in the Koran says go out and slaughter those who disagree with you. This does not deny that a certain number are indeed zealots, terrorists. A recent story in the NY Times documents that there are still more Islamic terrorists in the U.S. than any of us should be comfortable with. But you're still painting with a pretty broad brush.
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>>>>>While I agree with your "99% statement" I think you had better read it before making blanket statements about what is in it or what is not. I have read it many times and I've posted about it here in the past. When you actually read it, you will find that your statement is inaccurate. You make statements about something you know nothing about. I will not post the places where violence is condoned or even ordered because that would be irreverent to the rest of it and those peaceful folks who follow it.
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>>>>Point taken (even though stated a little aggressively). I have not read the Koran and should not make blanket statements about it without having done so.
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>>>>BTW, and unrelated, interesting article in today's NY Times about sexual harassment in the military. The article says harassment is not only greatly underreported, even compared to civilians, it is on the increase.
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>>>That didn't stop you from making the same blanket statements about Beck's Common Sense, without even reading it.
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>>I read enough of it to see where he is coming from. With my reading backlog being what it is, I am not going to slog through 300 pages of it just to impress John Baird. No offense; it's just not a good use of my time.
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>>If you do not have a use for my copy of the book, the floor is now open to anyone else who wants it. Free to good home, as they say. I would rather send it to someone who will enjoy it than have it sit in the basement until the next library donation.
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>Was that the 'fair reading' you promised? I'm still waiting for those 2 books you were going to send :o) :
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>Re: Got your back Glenn, bring them down..... Message #1431168
>Re: Update on (Some Areas) in Iraq Message #1431167
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>Just kidding! I've since moved and I didn't really expect them in the mail anyway :)

Sorry about the delay. I put "The Good Soldiers" aside for a while. It didn't get any less good, I just got in the mood for something lighter (mostly mysteries). To be honest I had forgotten about "The Girl Who Played With Fire." Will finish up "The Good Soldiers" and send them both off to you. Just PM or email me an address where you will get them.