MPED-- massacre, pillage, enslavement, and deportation

Submitted by William Sumner Scott (United States), Aug 14, 2006 at 19:30

Dear Dr. Pipes,

The terms used should begin with what Islamists do - Andrew Bostom offers is the acronym

MPED-- massacre, pillage, enslavement, and deportation.

That is how they have over 90% adherents in the countries they control. The other point to make is that moderate Islamists do not know who in their group will comment the next violent act. Until they take steps to stop MPEDs such as the murder of Theo van Gogh and the Jewish lady in Seattle, they should all be lumped together. Islamists is good enough for me.

William Sumner Scott, J.D.

Judicial Equality Foundation, Inc.

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