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Reader comment on item: It's Not Road Rage, It's Terrorism
in response to reader comment: Merah's apprehension sooner would have saved lives
Submitted by stanley (United States), Apr 4, 2012 at 19:06
Myth, the reason is that if the police and government admit that these people exist and what they are doing, then they have an obligation to do something about it to solve it. That is the elephant in the room no one wants to acknowledge.
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Reader comments (100) on this item
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| 2 | Terrorism and crimes by civilized countries [66 words] | Misha | Dec 10, 2012 11:19 | 201308 | |
| Accurate reporting on reality [67 words] | stryver1 | Jul 6, 2012 20:16 | 197045 | ||
| 1 | Until we learn the difference, nothing will work [90 words] | steveN | Jun 9, 2012 22:46 | 196190 | |
| Trauma in childhood was the cause for Jihad attack?? [50 words] | saralee | May 15, 2012 18:33 | 195619 | ||
| Alquds and the dreams of muslims [752 words] | zil | May 15, 2012 14:57 | 195615 | ||
| 3 |  wrong audience [178 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 16, 2012 23:15 | 195615 | |
| 2 | Comparison [94 words] | sara | May 12, 2012 17:54 | 195570 | |
| Road rage? [109 words] | stranchan | Apr 23, 2012 22:16 | 195243 | ||
| 3 | Rashid Baz [67 words] | steven | Apr 14, 2012 07:57 | 195085 | |
| 7 | The koran teaches that terrorism against Jews is a great thing ! [95 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Phil Greend | Apr 9, 2012 01:53 | 195036 | |
| please where does it say in the Quran, please quote [10 words] | sephardi | Apr 9, 2012 19:16 | 195036 | ||
| 4 | Hadith about killing jews hiding behind a tree [62 words] | Prashant | Apr 10, 2012 00:47 | 195036 | |
| 1 | USC.edu and Jihad Watch provide insight. [12 words] | Kerry | Apr 14, 2012 21:52 | 195036 | |
| 2 | Terrorism [61 words] | Rex | Apr 15, 2012 00:04 | 195036 | |
| 3 | hatred towards Jews & other nonbelievers. [84 words] | akt | Apr 15, 2012 23:37 | 195036 | |
| 1 | Anti-Jews references in holy Koran [56 words] | akt(india) | Apr 21, 2012 13:49 | 195036 | |
| 1 | Passages against Jews and Christians [76 words] | stanley b | May 15, 2012 18:30 | 195036 | |
| none [33 words] | Ashish | Aug 16, 2012 04:14 | 195036 | ||
| 1 | stanislaus [76 words] | Insanity vs Jihadism | Apr 8, 2012 03:47 | 195031 | |
| 1 | True [16 words] | aspacia | Apr 7, 2012 10:18 | 195017 | |
| muslims, not islamists [56 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Lev Azkhar | Apr 7, 2012 10:09 | 195016 | ||
| Muslims vs Islamists [47 words] | Prashant | Apr 10, 2012 00:51 | 195016 | ||
| 1 | Bill O'Reilly [60 words] | Mark D. | Apr 11, 2012 23:20 | 195016 | |
| Not Using "Islamists" [106 words] | Mark D | Apr 13, 2012 23:28 | 195016 | ||
| 1 | Islamists vs Muslims [99 words] | Prashant | Apr 14, 2012 23:29 | 195016 | |
| 3 | Why dont so called good Muslim revolt against terrorism ? [119 words] | akt( India) | Apr 21, 2012 13:11 | 195016 | |
| 11 | Bad Things Happen, When Good People Do Nothing [947 words] | Michel C. Zala | Apr 24, 2012 12:42 | 195016 | |
| Seeing the light [26 words] | Ugri | Apr 26, 2012 05:49 | 195016 | ||
| 3 | ...one year on [309 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Apr 27, 2012 00:10 | 195016 | |
| 1 | ITS, go ahead and rubb it in [1783 words] | Michel C. Zala | Apr 29, 2012 14:24 | 195016 | |
| 3 | Gedanken aus dem Südpazifik [1869 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 1, 2012 07:17 | 195016 | |
| Wisdom [873 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 2, 2012 06:46 | 195016 | ||
| 9 | Dealing with Islam, deconstructiing the notion of appeasement [69 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 2, 2012 07:29 | 195016 | |
| 1 | good points [85 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 2, 2012 20:02 | 195016 | |
| 2 | Echte Demokratie in Libyen? Ich habe keine Ahnung [591 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 3, 2012 06:47 | 195016 | |
| 2 | post script [7 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 3, 2012 21:24 | 195016 | |
| 2 | Why stop there? [467 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 4, 2012 14:03 | 195016 | |
| 2 | Hoffnung ausgeloscht? [837 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 5, 2012 00:23 | 195016 | |
| 1 | Unbelievable - a muslim voice for reformation of Islam? [123 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 5, 2012 14:30 | 195016 | |
| 3 | QED - It is actually happening right now. [522 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 6, 2012 12:27 | 195016 | |
| 2 | a voice crying in the wilderness [246 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 7, 2012 03:11 | 195016 | |
| 1 | biased press [145 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 7, 2012 03:26 | 195016 | |
| 12 | Creeping Scharia Watch [444 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 9, 2012 09:53 | 195016 | |
| 2 | one law for all - has been the rule so far [509 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 9, 2012 22:12 | 195016 | |
| 11 | A few remarks to the "practical and pragmatic" Gerrmans [951 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 12, 2012 10:12 | 195016 | |
| 1 | good news [775 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 13, 2012 00:56 | 195016 | |
| Good news indeed [88 words] | sara | May 13, 2012 19:05 | 195016 | ||
| 1 | Good On You [169 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 14, 2012 09:00 | 195016 | |
| 1 | deportations called for [318 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 14, 2012 22:51 | 195016 | |
| 8 | Yet another brutally honest and flaming condemnation of the Hypocrisy [796 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 15, 2012 11:47 | 195016 | |
| 1 | Another tiny difference [948 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 16, 2012 03:11 | 195016 | |
| Thanks Michel for the link [76 words] | sara | May 16, 2012 18:04 | 195016 | ||
| 1 | talk-back [359 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 16, 2012 22:55 | 195016 | |
| 3 | How the Germans discuss the Salafist problem [135 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 18, 2012 10:11 | 195016 | |
| 2 | the bearded round men theme [370 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 20, 2012 00:04 | 195016 | |
| 10 | Recommended Read: Victor Davis Hanson [1016 words] | Michel C. Zala | May 21, 2012 10:50 | 195016 | |
| Insane according to whom? [114 words] | steven | Apr 6, 2012 23:39 | 195010 | ||
| 2 | The Prospect of Terrorism in Europe [1036 words] | Musa Khan Jalalzai | Apr 5, 2012 06:00 | 194985 | |
| 4 | one solution [123 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Apr 5, 2012 21:54 | 194985 | |
| 1 | Muza has a horrible case of obstucfation. [35 words] | aspacia | Apr 7, 2012 10:25 | 194985 | |
| Changing Nature of Civil War in Pakistan [990 words] | Musa Khan Jalalzai | Apr 30, 2012 08:30 | 194985 | ||
| 8 | We have the means, motive and opportunities.... [2123 words] | Michel C. Zala | Apr 30, 2012 14:19 | 194985 | |
| 6 | It's Not Road Rage. It's Terrorism [122 words] | S.C.Panda | Apr 5, 2012 04:21 | 194983 | |
| 4 | if we're nice to them, they'll be nice to us and then maybe go away. [69 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Apr 5, 2012 22:06 | 194983 | |
| 1 | Your Jewish population number is optimistic [175 words] | sara | Apr 7, 2012 17:37 | 194983 | |
| 3 | giving peace half a chance [136 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Apr 7, 2012 23:32 | 194983 | |
| True, and terror attacks in India are downplayed [118 words] | stanley b | May 15, 2012 18:27 | 194983 | ||
| True, and terror attacks are downplayed [40 words] | S.C.Panda | May 17, 2012 04:14 | 194983 | ||
| 1 | Merah's apprehension sooner would have saved lives [130 words] | myth | Apr 4, 2012 19:02 | 194976 | |
| 3 |  I know why [45 words] | stanley | Apr 4, 2012 19:06 | 194976 | |
| Jihad motivations [150 words] | stevias | Apr 4, 2012 18:45 | 194974 | ||
| Stevias, it is manipulation not insanity. [19 words] | Kerry | Apr 7, 2012 10:28 | 194974 | ||
| 2 | Exactly- that is the issue here [67 words] | stevias | Apr 14, 2012 19:30 | 194974 | |
| 2 | Jihad Motivation comes from Quran. [149 words] | skai | Apr 28, 2012 17:13 | 194974 | |
| 1 | Some Road [68 words] | Jay1 | Apr 4, 2012 18:38 | 194973 | |
| 1 | Yes, they must all be crazy... [68 words] | sara | Apr 4, 2012 18:49 | 194973 | |
| 2 | Comparison between reactions is clear, as well as Jihadi insanity [205 words] | steve radnic | Apr 4, 2012 18:09 | 194971 | |
| 1 | Insanity is a cop out [67 words] | stanley b | Apr 4, 2012 17:49 | 194970 | |
| 4 | Jihadists pleading insanity is insanity [93 words] | sara | Apr 4, 2012 17:47 | 194969 | |
| 1 | Are Jihads clever.? [82 words] | skai | Apr 28, 2012 17:33 | 194969 | |
| 2 | Not the way we are handing it will we ever rid of Islamic terror [183 words] | NuritG | Apr 4, 2012 16:40 | 194968 | |
| just the facts [65 words] | lippy | Apr 5, 2012 08:01 | 194968 | ||
| 1 | Not the way we are handing it will we ever rid of Islamic terror - just the facts [345 words] | NuritG | Apr 5, 2012 20:24 | 194968 | |
| how to earn the label terrorist [72 words] | myth | Apr 4, 2012 14:47 | 194966 | ||
| 3 | Islamic terrorists [98 words] | stas | Apr 4, 2012 12:11 | 194963 | |
| My thought as a Jew [44 words] | Alan Margolis | Apr 4, 2012 11:28 | 194961 | ||
| 2 | What is your point? [172 words] | stanley b | Apr 5, 2012 19:24 | 194961 | |
| 3 | Islam as mental illness [117 words] | Bamaguje | Apr 4, 2012 08:20 | 194959 | |
| 1 | It's Not Road Rage, It's Terrorism [35 words] | Balarabe Abba | Apr 4, 2012 06:04 | 194956 | |
| Addition to the last paragraph [117 words] | Stephen Borkowski | Apr 3, 2012 23:06 | 194950 | ||
| Not sorry but bragging about their terror deeds. [131 words] | batya dagan | Apr 3, 2012 22:39 | 194948 | ||
| 1 | Well then, aren't they crazy? [66 words] | sara | Apr 14, 2012 19:27 | 194948 | |
| 1 | It's Not Road Rage, It's Terrorism [96 words] | Steven L | Apr 3, 2012 16:32 | 194944 | |
| 2 | In Reality - It is Rage - It is Just Not Limited to the Road [444 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 3, 2012 15:51 | 194942 | |
| 1 | Investiagtors And Courts Need To Take The Blinders Off [75 words] | Redvixen | Apr 3, 2012 14:00 | 194937 | |
| Yes, that is what the author is proposing [32 words] | sara | Apr 4, 2012 18:10 | 194937 | ||
| An article close to my heart.....on several levels [89 words] | Adina Kutnicki, Israel | Apr 3, 2012 12:55 | 194933 | ||
| The Opening of Jihad by a non-Muslim Arab Immigrant from Palestine. [359 words] | Wallace Edward Brand | Apr 3, 2012 23:36 | 194933 | ||
| 1 | The (initial) Opening Of Jihad On US Soil..... [157 words] | Adina Kutnicki, Israel | Apr 5, 2012 01:14 | 194933 | |
| Terrorists are not insane [115 words] | steven | Mar 21, 2012 03:38 | 194616 |
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