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What about using a lie detector?
Reader comment on item: Two German Interior Ministers vs. Islamism
Submitted by Michael (United States), Jan 6, 2006 at 10:38
I think the questionaire sounds like a reasonable idea considering the current world situation. I don't know if this would be a perfect solution but why not use a lie detector while administering the questionaire?....might help weed out some of the obvious liars.Michael
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 WHY? [24 words] | J Kelly | Sep 13, 2009 06:51 | 158965 | ||
| 2 | Muslims in the west [153 words] | smudge | Nov 5, 2009 05:56 | 158965 | |
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| A grand idea [107 words] | Jack Lass | Jan 12, 2006 18:08 | 31533 | ||
| A great comment [150 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Jan 13, 2006 03:37 | 31533 | ||
| No idea is also a grand idea [162 words] | Ianus | Jan 13, 2006 07:56 | 31533 | ||
| Gestapo comparison by Jack Lass [196 words] | G.Bisvas | Jan 16, 2006 13:27 | 31533 | ||
| 1 | Gestapo comparison by Jack Lass [58 words] | Ianus | Jan 16, 2006 17:24 | 31533 | |
| Ianus and his small lapse [113 words] | G. Bisvas | Jan 17, 2006 05:53 | 31533 | ||
| Ianus and his small lapse [75 words] | Ianus | Jan 17, 2006 17:41 | 31533 | ||
| "Animal Farm" and "1984" Islam-style [68 words] | Ianus | Jan 18, 2006 09:15 | 31533 | ||
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| Ijtihad in Islam to Aidan Maconachy [226 words] | Shafeek | Jan 10, 2006 14:50 | 31386 | ||
| 1 | A question for Shafeek [460 words] | Aidan Maconachy | Jan 10, 2006 16:52 | 31386 | |
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| 3 | Not tolerance but submission. [435 words] | D Singh | Jan 14, 2006 13:42 | 31386 | |
| To D Singh [146 words] | Dinesh Patel | Feb 15, 2006 15:01 | 31386 | ||
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| Reply to Aidan [78 words] | Mary | Jan 8, 2006 16:03 | 31260 | ||
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| one more reply to Aidan [204 words] | G.Bisvas | Jan 9, 2006 05:51 | 31260 | ||
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| Paranoia and Insanity [59 words] | James H | Jan 7, 2006 05:17 | 31220 | ||
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| Two Germans vs. Islamism [47 words] | Phillip | Jan 4, 2006 21:21 | 31067 | ||
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| UNREPORTED,in all the leading French papers [194 words] | Myron Ernst | Jan 3, 2006 21:57 | 31001 | ||
| UNREPORTED,in all the leading French papers [198 words] | Ianus | Jan 15, 2006 18:14 | 31001 | ||
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| Useless Waste of Time -- other than to give Islamists yet another plea [260 words] | J.S. | Jan 4, 2006 15:15 | 31000 | ||
| OK to Lie? [187 words] | Reality Check | Jan 3, 2006 20:42 | 30996 | ||
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