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New speak or just revisionist history? are all the rest of your "facts" this good
Reader comment on item: Twenty Years of Illusion about Islamism
in response to reader comment: Remember Galileo and Copernicus
Submitted by szgabor (United States), Jun 12, 2012 at 12:11
"Submitted by scottindallas (United States), Jun 8, 2012 at 19:42 The Christians destroyed the Great Library at Alexandria,"
Not sure if your google was broken that day or you just know this from "some book" Well this is not as clear cut and at least 3 other explanations are possible. only ONE includes Christians and on source actually blames the arabs on the command by Caliph Omar. But if this is inconvenient so be it...
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| 1 | You can pay me now, or you can pay me later [375 words] | Frank Livingston | Aug 8, 2013 07:00 | 208878 | |
| 2 | Syria can be the wake-up call to this nightmare illusion [218 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 18, 2012 00:29 | 196418 | |
| The Best Solution to end religious motivated terrorism. [157 words] | Logic Window | Jun 14, 2012 12:33 | 196346 | ||
| 2 | Delusional Thinking [98 words] | Clifford | Jun 10, 2012 18:32 | 196217 | |
| 2 |  ignorant comparison [26 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:01 | 196217 | |
| 20 | Arabian imperialism [121 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 07:42 | 196217 | |
| 6 | Ignorance or a Fool [45 words] | Clifford | Jun 13, 2012 14:22 | 196217 | |
| cognative dissonance [118 words] | scottindallas | Jun 14, 2012 10:00 | 196217 | ||
| 4 | Christians killing Muslims? [81 words] | sara | Jun 14, 2012 20:28 | 196217 | |
| 3 | Facts About Islam & Muslims [118 words] | Clifford | Jun 14, 2012 21:03 | 196217 | |
| 15 | Victims of Arabian imperialism and islam is the religion of the arabs only [56 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 15, 2012 05:37 | 196217 | |
| 2 | and muslims occupying christian lands ? [28 words] | roger spleen | Jun 15, 2012 06:09 | 196217 | |
| 14 | The salafists are hypocrites and the recent arrest of a salafi member of the Egyptian parliament read and laugh [136 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 09:53 | 196206 | |
| 1 | Arabs are people too [20 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:04 | 196206 | |
| 13 | The salafi sheikh and Islamic lies [217 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 06:13 | 196206 | |
| 2 | what about Christians and Jews ? [23 words] | roger spleen | Jun 15, 2012 06:12 | 196206 | |
| 12 | Never the twain shall mix [199 words] | maurice massaad | Jun 5, 2012 23:08 | 196065 | |
| 1 | another mistranslation [144 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:15 | 196065 | |
| 15 | The word kufr and you need to stick to Urdu our dear scottindallas al-tablighee [629 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 07:02 | 196065 | |
| Is this guy kidding? [80 words] | Dave | Jun 5, 2012 17:39 | 196054 | ||
| 3 | Moslem money works wonders in America [100 words] | Ianus | Jun 7, 2012 10:30 | 196054 | |
| 1 | ever heard of AIPAC? [77 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 18:48 | 196054 | |
| 10 | And ever heard of the way Muslims from India, Paksitan and Bangladesh are treated in Wahhabi Land? let me help you watch the video [133 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 14:45 | 196054 | |
| 1 | Dalets, illegal aliens... [101 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:24 | 196054 | |
| 11 | Pakistanis in the land of Allah and the wahhabis [479 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 06:31 | 196054 | |
| 14 | Our dear scottindallas cares less about the sufferings of non Arabs in Saudi Arabia the land of his Arab masters [67 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 11:53 | 196054 | |
| 3 | second faulty assumption [152 words] | myth | Jun 5, 2012 12:35 | 196051 | |
| Brilliant [170 words] | Leon Kushner | Jun 5, 2012 12:31 | 196050 | ||
| Some measure of prudence [157 words] | Peter Herz | Jun 4, 2012 21:27 | 196035 | ||
| 2 | Language Obscures Reality [275 words] | myth | Jun 4, 2012 05:51 | 196021 |
| 1 | 2O LONG YEARS. [121 words] | batya dagan | Jun 4, 2012 01:48 | 196018 | |
| 5 | What Our Forebearers Knew [120 words] | Tom Dundee | Jun 4, 2012 00:37 | 196014 | |
| May we have the quotes you cite? [86 words] | Ron Thompson | Jun 5, 2012 10:40 | 196014 | ||
| 1 | don't stop there [79 words] | scottindallas | Jun 5, 2012 21:53 | 196014 | |
| 2 | Did I read right!? [132 words] | Ron Thompson | Jun 6, 2012 17:50 | 196014 | |
| 1 | indeed [120 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 08:46 | 196014 | |
| 6 | Islamic hypocrisy [98 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 16, 2012 15:47 | 196014 | |
| 2 | But they never are. [31 words] | Stephen Blanton | Jun 3, 2012 21:10 | 196012 | |
| 3 | Twenty Years Of Illusion About Islamism [173 words] | Judith | Jun 3, 2012 20:00 | 196010 | |
| 1 | Judaism not a democracy [99 words] | scottindallas | Jun 5, 2012 22:14 | 196010 | |
| Twenty Years Of Illusion About Islamism [72 words] | Judith | Jun 6, 2012 20:03 | 196010 | ||
| 11 | Lost tablighees and victims of Arabian imperialism [512 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 14:24 | 196010 | |
| 2 | reasons? [78 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 15, 2012 23:09 | 196010 | |
| 6 | Sharia is the biggest illusion [111 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 3, 2012 19:48 | 196009 | |
| 1 | Definitely an Illusion [165 words] | Fuzzy1 | Jun 5, 2012 10:28 | 196009 | |
| 1 | "case law" is set in stone [138 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 18:44 | 196009 | |
| 1 | Sharia, two examples. [364 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 19:03 | 196009 | |
| 9 | Beyond Outrageous [81 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 9, 2012 18:35 | 196009 | |
| 1 | Still... [147 words] | Kepha Hor | Jun 9, 2012 18:52 | 196009 | |
| 5 | More proof of death for apostacy [40 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 9, 2012 20:27 | 196009 | |
| 7 | Lost tablighees and there bogus claims [120 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 14:30 | 196009 | |
| 3 | Scott is deluded [177 words] | truthman | Jun 10, 2012 18:11 | 196009 | |
| 2 | nothing new [9 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 11, 2012 01:50 | 196009 | |
| 2 | Very gruesome indeed [1 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 11, 2012 20:16 | 196009 | |
| 1 | ... slavery [50 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:30 | 196009 | |
| 1 | we murder abortion doctors in church [4 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:40 | 196009 | |
| 1 | what's your point? [68 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:46 | 196009 | |
| 1 | not much different [118 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:54 | 196009 | |
| 6 | What is really Islamophobia [39 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 11:30 | 196009 | |
| 8 | Tablighee delusions albeit in Dallas [102 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 11:39 | 196009 | |
| 3 | 'We" murder abortion doctors... really?? [146 words] | stanley b | Jun 13, 2012 17:53 | 196009 | |
| 6 | Islamic delusions [191 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 19:35 | 196009 | |
| 3 | stop it [37 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 14, 2012 00:59 | 196009 | |
| 6 | It seems that Muslims burnt copies of the Qur'an! [87 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 14, 2012 05:33 | 196009 | |
| 2 | Twenty Years of Illusion about Islamism [45 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | GMA215 | Jun 3, 2012 19:05 | 196008 | |
| 1 | they all look alike? [26 words] | scottindallas | Jun 6, 2012 18:01 | 196008 | |
| 1 | Twenty Years of Illusion about Islamism [55 words] | GMA215 | Jun 6, 2012 18:21 | 196008 | |
| Whats the diff. [107 words] | Ibn Ismail | Jun 7, 2012 00:52 | 196008 | ||
| 3 | Does the word "Islamism" exist in Arabic? [94 words] | Ianus | Jun 7, 2012 08:38 | 196008 | |
| 3 | Does anyone know when the Age of Enlightenment in the Moslem world happened ? [180 words] | Ianus | Jun 7, 2012 08:58 | 196008 | |
| 2 | Enters a moderate Moslem ? [93 words] | Ianus | Jun 8, 2012 01:04 | 196008 | |
| 1 | When will Islam change [69 words] | Ibn Ismail | Jun 8, 2012 08:35 | 196008 | |
| 1 | golden rule [193 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 08:54 | 196008 | |
| 1 | colonialism [97 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 08:59 | 196008 | |
| 1 | jihad [101 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 09:05 | 196008 | |
| 5 | Islam is at best a fairly primitive language game. If played on its own deceptive terms,it doesn't give a non-Moslem any chance to win. [334 words] | Ianus | Jun 8, 2012 16:18 | 196008 | |
| 6 | All that glitters is not gold [482 words] | Ianus | Jun 8, 2012 16:40 | 196008 | |
| 5 | Moslems know better [425 words] | Ianus | Jun 8, 2012 17:26 | 196008 | |
| 7 | Mahomet as a gardener or Jihad=Islam=Islamism=Moderate Islam ? [317 words] | Ianus | Jun 8, 2012 18:04 | 196008 | |
| 1 | the golden rule [393 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 18:39 | 196008 | |
| 2 | you argue a strawman [382 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 19:21 | 196008 | |
| 1 | methodists and baptist? same book? [178 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 19:30 | 196008 | |
| 1 | Remember Galileo and Copernicus [182 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 19:42 | 196008 | |
| 1 | no one's perfect [75 words] | scottindallas | Jun 8, 2012 19:46 | 196008 | |
| 5 | Many in body but one in Mind [82 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 9, 2012 21:48 | 196008 | |
| 7 | history rewritten [86 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 9, 2012 23:34 | 196008 | |
| 8 | The goose and the gander and lost tablighees [673 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 07:21 | 196008 | |
| 6 | Do you really expect that scottindallas knows any Arabic? He is a tablighee and no more [222 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 07:45 | 196008 | |
| 9 | Victims of Arabian imperialism and islam is the religion of the arabs only [672 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 08:23 | 196008 | |
| 6 | Tablighee delusions albeit in Dallas [65 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 08:27 | 196008 | |
| 13 | And speaking of Galileo, Copernicus and Kepler and the Quranic cosmology and the flat earth [380 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 08:48 | 196008 | |
| 6 | Gem time [113 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 08:52 | 196008 | |
| 9 | And I have friends that left Islam [461 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 10, 2012 09:10 | 196008 | |
| 1 | What is Islamism And What is Islam? [163 words] | Mark D | Jun 10, 2012 22:33 | 196008 | |
| 5 | What really happened to the library of Alexandria and the fraudulent claims of Muslim historians [123 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 11, 2012 06:54 | 196008 | |
| 2 | Islamism inIn Arabic 'Islamism' (al tayar al-islami) bad because too Western; in English 'Islamism' bad because not Western enough [350 words] | Ianus | Jun 11, 2012 08:19 | 196008 | |
| 5 | The meaning of the word Jihad from an Arabic dictionary! It means Holy War! [587 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 12, 2012 05:39 | 196008 | |
| 4 | al-tayar al-islami [357 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 12, 2012 06:02 | 196008 | |
| 1 |  New speak or just revisionist history? are all the rest of your "facts" this good [75 words] | szgabor | Jun 12, 2012 12:11 | 196008 | |
| 25 | The library of Alexandria and attention our dear scottindallas al-tablighee [1229 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 12, 2012 12:23 | 196008 | |
| 10 | It seems that our dear scottindallas is not aware that Muslim historians tell us that Muslims did burn the Zoroastrian library [483 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 12, 2012 14:48 | 196008 | |
| 1 | bishop's decree [193 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 15:50 | 196008 | |
| 1 | not everyone's the same, we're all alike that way [110 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:37 | 196008 | |
| 1 | history ignored [191 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 16:55 | 196008 | |
| 1 | people are people [194 words] | scottindallas | Jun 12, 2012 17:11 | 196008 | |
| 6 | misplaced allegiance [83 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 12, 2012 23:17 | 196008 | |
| 1 | book burning [73 words] | scottindallas | Jun 13, 2012 02:36 | 196008 | |
| 12 | The fraudulent Islamic historical tradition [157 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 07:24 | 196008 | |
| 6 | Right scottindallas, everyone's the same except for the killing part [148 words] | sara | Jun 13, 2012 18:02 | 196008 | |
| 6 | The bogus islamic historical tradition and bogus claims by tablighees [183 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 18:56 | 196008 | |
| 6 | Our dear scottindallas told us that Muslims did't burn libraries now he is changing his mind I just wonder why [75 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 13, 2012 19:19 | 196008 | |
| 7 | Help Wanted urgently -whether you drink beer or Not. [215 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jun 14, 2012 00:27 | 196008 | |
| 5 | bias [95 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 14, 2012 01:09 | 196008 | |
| 5 | Muslim historians tell us that Muslims indeed burnt the libraries of Alexandria and Ctesiphon so is this true our dear scottindallas [337 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 14, 2012 05:53 | 196008 | |
| 4 | ideas? [42 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Jun 14, 2012 22:54 | 196008 | |
| 4 | But Muslim historians tell us that Muslims burnt the library of Alexandria right our dear scottindallas? [99 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 15, 2012 05:47 | 196008 | |
| 61 | Muslims and burning of books and the burning and destruction of the great Buddhist library at Nalanda by Muslim savages [498 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 24, 2012 14:03 | 196008 | |
| DESTRUCTION BY MUSLIMS [55 words] | dinesh | May 4, 2014 11:53 | 196008 | ||
| 1 | The crimes of the Muslim invaders of India [324 words] | dhimmi no more | May 10, 2014 07:05 | 196008 | |
| open & apply ur mind [92 words] | subuhi | Jul 25, 2014 06:58 | 196008 | ||
| 1 | The difference is ayat al-sayf [179 words] | dhimmi no more | Jul 28, 2014 06:48 | 196008 | |
| real face of cruelty [31 words] | xyz | Sep 14, 2014 13:00 | 196008 | ||
| Muslims religion in human society [34 words] | Hilton Ghosh | Apr 2, 2015 13:30 | 196008 | ||
| Do not blame the victims! [109 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 5, 2015 08:33 | 196008 |
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