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U.S., too, shows itself to be a weak democracy....
Reader comment on item: My Gloom: Back to September 10
Submitted by Steve (United States), Dec 20, 2005 at 16:39
My feelings exactly regarding recent events. As usual, it is the intellectuals and the elite in media, politics, academia, and the legal profession who are leading us astray. Is there no way for truth and Western values to prevail? The only hope seems to be for those who see the truth to keep working to reach the rest of the population.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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| Investments [45 words] | Shahid | Sep 21, 2006 11:23 | 56798 | ||
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| 1 |  More hatred [382 words] | Peter Hanbury | Jan 2, 2006 16:48 | 30906 | |
| Reply to Peter Hanbury [351 words] | Rick | Jan 4, 2006 01:52 | 30906 | ||
| Response to Peter Hanbury [323 words] | Manmdouh M. | Jan 5, 2006 13:58 | 30906 | ||
| Reply to Manmdouh M [393 words] | Peter Hanbury | Jan 6, 2006 02:23 | 30906 | ||
| Response to Peter Hanbury [407 words] | Mamdouh M. | Jan 6, 2006 18:36 | 30906 | ||
| Don't try to be who you aren't [290 words] | Amina | Jun 23, 2007 13:02 | 30906 | ||
| Questions for Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Big Imam on campus [700 words] | Sophie | Jan 1, 2006 13:58 | 30893 | ||
| open letter to Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal [73 words] | sully | Jan 1, 2006 17:15 | 30893 | ||
| More questions for Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal [1398 words] | Sophie | Jan 3, 2006 08:46 | 30893 | ||
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| Re:A Future much Worst than 9/11 and 7 July attacks! [215 words] | TTS | Dec 30, 2005 00:56 | 30759 | ||
| What is terrorism? [305 words] | Peter | Dec 31, 2005 18:03 | 30759 | ||
| Re: Peter, Northern Ireland Is At Peace [35 words] | AnneM | Jan 6, 2006 07:25 | 30759 | ||
| Some of us still care about the Constitution. [587 words] | tr | Dec 28, 2005 14:19 | 30702 | ||
| Sad for America [66 words] | Illana S. | Dec 28, 2005 12:08 | 30696 | ||
| they have no comment... [164 words] | none | Dec 27, 2005 21:08 | 30666 | ||
| Knowledge About the Jews, (To) None [250 words] | Infidel | Dec 28, 2005 02:16 | 30666 | ||
| Amen corner [285 words] | Steve Dundas | Dec 27, 2005 10:33 | 30626 | ||
| not only Democrats are to blame [155 words] | AA Tulchin | Dec 27, 2005 10:07 | 30625 | ||
| Dhimmitude in Bethlehem ? [109 words] | Harry | Dec 26, 2005 19:29 | 30597 | ||
| Dhimmmitude in Bethlehem -answer to Harry's wishes, from Sophie [1028 words] | Sophie | Jan 2, 2006 10:58 | 30597 | ||
| alarm [22 words] | michael spiegel | Dec 25, 2005 19:28 | 30556 | ||
| Christmas Eve and Peace on Earth [155 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Dec 24, 2005 19:24 | 30513 | ||
| My Gloom [174 words] | Sheri | Dec 24, 2005 19:17 | 30512 | ||
| The problem with the American response to 9/11 [241 words] | Anonymous | Dec 24, 2005 18:21 | 30511 | ||
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| socioeconomics as sedative [152 words] | michael c | Dec 23, 2005 16:44 | 30468 | ||
| HEADS IN SAND [38 words] | Bob | Dec 23, 2005 16:43 | 30467 | ||
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| Reply to ED BROPHY [354 words] | A.F.D. | Dec 26, 2005 15:22 | 30460 | ||
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| reply to alex [190 words] | gary | Dec 26, 2005 23:39 | 30428 | ||
| This.... [21 words] | Sandi | Dec 22, 2005 21:16 | 30427 | ||
| This is not the problem of west only. [713 words] | Amitabh tripathi | Dec 22, 2005 12:41 | 30415 | ||
| Keep on, keeping on! [520 words] | Robert Odean | Dec 22, 2005 12:21 | 30414 | ||
| Bin Laden [189 words] | Reason | Dec 22, 2005 11:38 | 30412 | ||
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| It used to be all over there... since long time.... [579 words] | Sudesh | Dec 22, 2005 03:37 | 30396 | ||
| Gloomy Complacency - American laxity regarding Radical Islam [392 words] | Ed Gordon | Dec 22, 2005 03:33 | 30395 | ||
| thank you for "your voice" [91 words] | Kaybe | Dec 21, 2005 22:55 | 30390 | ||
| Complacency [114 words] | Sue | Dec 21, 2005 22:29 | 30389 | ||
| The Moslems are gaining ground through corrupted leaders [244 words] | F.Shakki | Dec 21, 2005 22:21 | 30388 | ||
| Other overlooked causes for alarm [73 words] | Elmer Eisner | Dec 21, 2005 21:44 | 30387 | ||
| Not as bad as all that [330 words] | Charles R. Vail | Dec 21, 2005 21:35 | 30385 | ||
| Charles R. Vail [297 words] | George Siter | Dec 22, 2005 01:13 | 30385 | ||
| 9/10/2001 -- You are not alone. [4 words] | Gary Smith | Dec 21, 2005 20:42 | 30384 | ||
| Giving-up on the fight against obsurantism, ignorance, against Islamists [63 words] | steven L | Dec 21, 2005 20:24 | 30383 | ||
| State Dept. pre 9/11 [84 words] | Bruce Boyman | Dec 21, 2005 20:24 | 30382 | ||
| Personal Peace [364 words] | John A. Kraft, PhD | Dec 21, 2005 20:11 | 30380 | ||
| Gloom [185 words] | Steve DuPass | Dec 21, 2005 19:57 | 30379 | ||
| Harvard & Georgetown are lowering themselves [74 words] | Harry | Dec 21, 2005 19:17 | 30377 | ||
| My thoughts to the tee [252 words] | Kathy | Dec 21, 2005 18:13 | 30373 | ||
| Survival of Infidel Civilization, Need to achieve three goals [414 words] | A.A. | Dec 21, 2005 18:09 | 30372 | ||
| I couldn't agree more [310 words] | Sylvia Weiser Wendel | Dec 21, 2005 14:40 | 30369 | ||
| How does that saying go..."Those who ignore/forget history are....?" [142 words] | Anthony Dayton | Dec 21, 2005 14:35 | 30368 | ||
| John Kerry [41 words] | Robert Van Sciver | Dec 21, 2005 14:06 | 30367 | ||
| You ain't seen nothin yet [112 words] | Rick | Dec 21, 2005 14:05 | 30366 | ||
| appreciate information [22 words] | Richard Stoecker | Dec 21, 2005 13:37 | 30362 | ||
| Israel is moving in the right direction [172 words] | Amos Turner | Dec 21, 2005 12:29 | 30358 | ||
| Florida justice [46 words] | John | Dec 21, 2005 12:22 | 30357 | ||
| Devil is in the details [873 words] | Diane Alden | Dec 21, 2005 12:21 | 30356 | ||
| "Greatest Generation" vs this new one [273 words] | Margie Bieber | Dec 21, 2005 12:00 | 30355 | ||
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| Wahhabi outlook, Alwaleed bin Talal. [71 words] | Hans Guggenheim | Dec 21, 2005 10:39 | 30346 | ||
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| So True... [17 words] | David O'Dowd | Dec 21, 2005 07:45 | 30337 | ||
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| How to Fight Back After an Airport "Pat-Down" goes "over the line". [410 words] | Lance Corporal Matthew Reed | Mar 4, 2006 15:45 | 30336 | ||
| Recent changes regarding *677 [135 words] | Lance Corporal Matthew Reed USMC | Mar 5, 2006 14:25 | 30336 | ||
| Human Nature: The Corruptability of man [48 words] | Chris Young | Jul 12, 2006 21:01 | 30336 | ||
| Comment on Your Article on Your Gloom [915 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ray Exley | Dec 21, 2005 06:30 | 30334 | ||
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| 50-50 [415 words] | (Dr) Ferren MacIntyre | Dec 21, 2005 04:07 | 30330 | ||
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| Outstanding, Shocking, Definitive – And Terribly Inadequate [444 words] | Jack Heismann | Dec 21, 2005 01:10 | 30324 | ||
| ncomprehensible lack of concern about the threat [275 words] | Larry | Dec 20, 2005 23:21 | 30321 | ||
| sad days indeed [180 words] | Donald O | Dec 20, 2005 22:33 | 30319 | ||
| "THE LEGACY OF JIHAD" BY DR ANDREW BOSTOM [23 words] | IVAN CHER | Dec 20, 2005 21:55 | 30316 | ||
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| Pre 9/11 Mindset [292 words] | John Randall Peacher | Dec 20, 2005 21:14 | 30311 | ||
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| Journal-Jihadists [182 words] | David Gatorman | Dec 20, 2005 15:44 | 30284 | ||
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| Complacency [1783 words] | Donald W. Bales | Dec 20, 2005 15:11 | 30279 | ||
| Denial is easier than taking responsibility [73 words] | Kenneth S. Besig | Dec 20, 2005 15:08 | 30278 | ||
| I agree. [82 words] | Bryan Hoyt | Dec 20, 2005 15:05 | 30277 | ||
| We have seen this before [83 words] | David W. Lincoln | Dec 20, 2005 15:01 | 30276 | ||
| The stroke of doom [238 words] | SHmuel HaLevi | Dec 20, 2005 14:56 | 30275 | ||
| Your Gloom [91 words] | david w rothschild | Dec 20, 2005 14:47 | 30273 | ||
| Don't be so down [165 words] | Benjamin Shniper | Dec 20, 2005 14:39 | 30272 | ||
| Dan, I wish you weren't so good. Hang in there, friend. [107 words] | Steve Balog | Dec 20, 2005 14:34 | 30271 | ||
| One more setback [66 words] | Pavel Zaychik | Dec 20, 2005 14:34 | 30270 | ||
| Sleep beckons [216 words] | dds | Dec 20, 2005 14:30 | 30268 | ||
| still reason to hope [197 words] | festine | Dec 20, 2005 14:17 | 30267 | ||
| how long will the sleep last? [143 words] | Ed Brophy | Dec 20, 2005 14:09 | 30266 | ||
| "But Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts!" [447 words] | A.F.D. | Dec 20, 2005 14:08 | 30265 | ||
| President Bush, are you listening? [19 words] | Michael Joyce | Dec 20, 2005 14:07 | 30264 | ||
| Lion at the gate [131 words] | marion d s dreyfus | Dec 20, 2005 13:54 | 30261 | ||
| Daniel, who will ultimately win? [39 words] | Jeff Hodge | Dec 20, 2005 13:38 | 30260 | ||
| Fixiated and asleep [164 words] | Ed Brophy | Dec 20, 2005 13:34 | 30259 | ||
| Jihad, just around the corner. [130 words] | Davida Staller | Dec 20, 2005 13:24 | 30257 | ||
| Cowards and traitors [517 words] | James Biga | Dec 20, 2005 13:24 | 30256 | ||
| Lessons from History [117 words] | Jaladhi | Dec 20, 2005 13:15 | 30255 | ||
| Lets be more honest please!!! [247 words] | SULTAN | Dec 20, 2005 12:55 | 30254 | ||
| I Agree [78 words] | Jane | Dec 20, 2005 12:54 | 30253 | ||
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| 911 was not enough [68 words] | John Sobieski | Dec 20, 2005 12:45 | 30250 | ||
| Universities are their own world [178 words] | Lawrence Stark | Dec 20, 2005 12:37 | 30249 |
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