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Reader comment on item: A Conspiracy Theory Spreads Polio
Submitted by Charles R.L. Power (United States), May 24, 2005 at 16:45
There's an appropriate one-line response to this story. It is heartless and uncharitable and scientifically ridiculous, but it's hard to refrain from agreeing with it on some level: "Think of it as evolution in action."Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".
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| 2 | Still in this day and age? [89 words] | steveN | May 21, 2012 22:42 | 195769 | |
| 1 | Uncertain. [67 words] | James | Nov 27, 2009 21:10 | 165145 | |
| 1 | Don't blame them... [515 words] | John | Oct 15, 2009 19:44 | 163135 | |
| Help save the Tripoli Six from death and reform Libya right now! Usable e-mail included. [462 words] | MelM | Dec 12, 2006 02:06 | 69212 | ||
| Polio wiil live long after man is gone [206 words] | Jim | Jan 29, 2006 01:19 | 32973 | ||
| Yemeni 5th anti-polio campaign launched. [63 words] | Sophie | Oct 9, 2005 13:23 | 26744 | ||
 Sophie- [161 words] | steve | May 7, 2006 12:33 | 26744 | ||
| Poor, young battle Polio in Yemen [80 words] | Sophie | Oct 5, 2005 06:12 | 26610 | ||
| Massive Indonisian vaccination drive against polio resumes. [1 words] | sophie | Sep 27, 2005 21:42 | 26391 | ||
| Indonisia make progress against Polio. Results of immunization campaign 'good but not great' UN official says [1 words] | sophie | Sep 6, 2005 04:35 | 25507 | ||
| Most recent claim [29 words] | Ramsis Almasry | Jul 23, 2005 04:14 | 23725 | ||
| 1 | Reply to: Muhammad Kabir Muhammad [3 words] | Ramsis AlMasry | Mar 16, 2006 15:50 | 23725 | |
| Western agenda is rarely transparent [65 words] | C Ananda Rao | Jul 19, 2005 09:20 | 23572 | ||
| 1 | Conspiracy [53 words] | Yoven | Jun 24, 2005 14:46 | 22850 | |
| In response to Yldaev Suriv [58 words] | Octavio Johanson | Jun 18, 2005 09:22 | 22738 | ||
| This has nothing to do with Islam [225 words] | Hakan Hekimgil | Jun 3, 2005 04:40 | 22541 | ||
| So what? [8 words] | Muhammad Kabir Muhammad | May 31, 2005 13:26 | 22492 | ||
| Response to Octavio Johanson [100 words] | Yldaed Suriv | May 30, 2005 20:35 | 22481 | ||
| 1 | Two Points... [49 words] | Alex | May 30, 2005 20:20 | 22480 | |
| "Wake Up" gets my vote [120 words] | RPaine | May 30, 2005 11:49 | 22477 | ||
| 1 | RE: Bruvha's comment on Western aid [127 words] | Rony Guldmann | May 30, 2005 07:17 | 22475 | |
| Islamic law.... [20 words] | Chris | May 29, 2005 21:03 | 22471 | ||
| 1 | Multiculturalism has failed [85 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 27, 2005 14:11 | 22449 | |
| 1 | jewish medicine [13 words] | tom | May 26, 2005 15:14 | 22441 | |
| 1 | Islamism for Dummies [83 words] | Funk Soul Bruvha | May 26, 2005 04:47 | 22426 | |
| How to use a negative reputation [133 words] | Werner | May 26, 2005 00:34 | 22425 | ||
| 1 | Polio Vaccine: The First 50 Years and Beyond [347 words] | Andria Spindel | May 25, 2005 23:49 | 22424 |
| 1 | Polio conspiracy [165 words] | lubicz, Stephane | May 25, 2005 19:05 | 22422 | |
| 1 | Wake Up [132 words] | Denise | May 25, 2005 15:59 | 22419 | |
| Easy to blame Islam [286 words] | Bingo Morris | Jan 25, 2006 08:23 | 22419 | ||
| 1 | Polio vaccine delusion [122 words] | Elliott Vizel | May 25, 2005 14:23 | 22417 | |
| 1 | It will hurt us, soon [98 words] | Pat | May 25, 2005 12:29 | 22413 | |
| 1 | Vaccine conspiracy theory [42 words] | Robert L. Duecaster | May 25, 2005 11:16 | 22408 | |
| Polio Vaccine Hoax [52 words] | jorgen | May 25, 2005 10:51 | 22406 | ||
| 1 | Less Developed Countries [135 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 25, 2005 09:28 | 22405 | |
| War of the Worlds [38 words] | Moose Zibby | May 25, 2005 02:38 | 22399 | ||
| 1 | Can We Realistically Hope To Break The Cycle Of Virulence? [142 words] | yonason | May 25, 2005 01:05 | 22398 | |
| 1 | Deception is part of Islamic teaching [85 words] | Mike Ramirez | May 24, 2005 22:23 | 22395 | |
| disinformation [276 words] | Peter J. Herz | May 24, 2005 19:59 | 22392 | ||
| 1 | Leave them alone [157 words] | Ramsis Almasry | May 24, 2005 18:56 | 22390 | |
| 1 | Polio [45 words] | Donald W. Bales, M.D. | May 24, 2005 17:25 | 22384 | |
| What passes for information or education... [141 words] | John | May 24, 2005 17:04 | 22382 | ||
| 1 | Ignorance [129 words] | Octavio Johanson | May 24, 2005 17:04 | 22381 | |
| 1 |  Social Darwinism? [35 words] | Charles R.L. Power | May 24, 2005 16:45 | 22380 | |
| 1 | So what? Let them get malaria! [65 words] | J Schamroth | May 24, 2005 15:32 | 22378 | |
| 1 | reply to J Schamroth [251 words] | Mark | Mar 12, 2006 04:04 | 22378 | |
| 1 | Two small points that Mohammed missed [42 words] | Darwin Barrett | May 24, 2005 14:59 | 22377 |
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