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U.S. Muslims relieved by Powell's attack on anti-Islam rhetoric
By The Associated Press
Tags: muslims, U.S. elections 

American Muslims say they have been treated as dangerous outcasts in an election year when Barack Obama's opponents are spreading false rumors that he is Muslim and linking him to terrorists.

So when Colin Powell, a Republican, condemned using Muslim as a smear - a tactic he said members of his own party allowed - there was an outpouring of gratitude and relief from American Muslims.

"That speech really came out of left field and really shocked us," said Wajahat Ali, 27, an attorney and playwright from Fremont, California. "The sense is that it's about time. He said something that needed to be said."
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The retired general, who was President George W. Bush's first secretary of state, made the comments on NBC television's Meet the Press, as he broke with his party to endorse the Democratic nominee for president. Powell noted in last Sunday's broadcast that Republican John McCain did not spread rumors about Obama's faith, but Powell said he was troubled that others did.

"The correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America," Powell said. "Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, 'He's a Muslim and he might be associated (with) terrorists.' This is not the way we should be doing it in America."

Powell said he felt especially strongly about the rumors because of a photo he saw in The New Yorker magazine of the mother of a Muslim soldier in Arlington Cemetery embracing her son's grave, which was marked with a Muslim crescent and star. The soldier, Kareem R. Khan of New Jersey, was 20 when he was killed in Iraq.

"We American Muslims have talked about our patriotism and the heroism of some American Muslims till we were blue in the face, and neither the media nor the people listen," said Seeme Hasan, a Pueblo, Colorado, Republican whose family has given tens of thousands of dollars to the Republican Party.

"Gen. Powell made people listen and at a very humane level," said Hasan, who is backing McCain. "More people in leadership positions need to say this and recognize this - that American Muslims have worked very hard to fight this war on terror."

The inaccurate claims that Obama is secretly Muslim started as soon as he was mentioned as a potential presidential candidate. There were false rumors that he was educated at a radical Islamic school as a child in Indonesia and that he was sworn into the Senate on the Quran.

His opponents emphasized his middle name - Hussein - and circulated a photo of him wearing traditional tribal garb on a 2006 visit to Kenya.

Kari Ansari, a mother of three from Villa Park, Illinois, said the allegations upset her 10-year-old son.

"It sort of made him feel like, 'If they won't elect him president just for trying on Muslim clothes, they will never elect me because I'm a real Muslim,'" said Ansari, a founder of America's Muslim Family, a quarterly magazine. "That's heartbreaking for us as Muslim parents."

Obama has combatted the claims in speeches and on a campaign Web site dedicated to debunking inaccuracies about him. But the belief persists.

A poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found 12 percent of voters believed the Illinois senator is Muslim. That poll was released Tuesday - coincidentally, the same day the head of a New Mexico Republican women's group called Obama a Muslim socialist and said Muslims are our enemies. County and Republican Party officials condemned the statements.

"Muslims feel jaded by the 2008 election precisely because they see the smearing of their identity," Ali said. "Muslim or Arab is seen as a scarlet letter, political leprosy, kryptonite. There is that taint there. We're the lowest of the low."

The experience isn't entirely new for American Muslims, who have struggled for acceptance in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The major parties have quietly courted them for years, yet presidential candidates have refused to publicly associate with them, leaders say.

The exact number of U.S. Muslim voters is not known. But many are wealthy
professionals who came to the country to earn graduate degrees in engineering, medicine and business. They settled in significant numbers in key states including Michigan and Florida.

"Presidential candidates are not willing to have their photo taken, they don't meet with Muslim organizations, and they shy away from any issue that may link them to the Muslim community," said Salam al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, a Los Angeles advocacy group leading a national Muslim voter registration campaign.

"We're treated as untouchables in politics," al-Marayati said.

Yet, this year has been especially painful because of the attacks on Obama.

Hesham Hassaballa, a physician and author from Chicago, said this month he formally left the Republican Party, partly because of the allegations.

Like many other Muslims, Hassaballa had joined the party because of its small-government philosophy, social conservatism and pledge to limit taxes. In 2000, he supported McCain in the primaries, then Bush in the final election. Four years later, he backed Democrat John Kerry for president, partly to protest Bush policies on detaining and interrogating terror suspects, but remained Republican.

Now, he says the party has abandoned its principles.

"The McCain of 2008 is not the McCain of 2000," Hassaballa said. "With the way the campaign has been going and a lot of the anti-Muslim rhetoric, just how the McCain campaign has conducted itself, just really turned me off."

The McCain campaign did not respond to requests for comment.

In defending himself, Obama has rejected the idea that being called Muslim is an insult. His campaign also has an outreach coordinator to the Muslim community.

Some American Muslims said they wished the Illinois senator would say more forcefully that their religion should not be used as a smear, but said they understood that it could damage his presidential bid in this political climate.

"I don't think there could have been any better messenger than Colin Powell, being someone who is a well-respected Republican, a former secretary of state and an army general," said Arsalan Iftikhar, a Washington, D.C., civil rights lawyer and writer who supports Obama. "American Muslims feel slightly politically radioactive at this time. This sends a resounding message of inclusiveness."

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      1.   sharia law-unAmerican 06:52  |  bob 24/10/08
      2.   Race Baiting, McCarthyism and Islamophobia 07:28  |  Mark of Lewiston 24/10/08
      3.   Let`s see, 07:29  |  Robert Haymond 24/10/08
      4.   Hey bob, did you read the article? 07:53  |  Mark B. 24/10/08
      5.   A vote for Obama is a vote against freedom! 08:27  |  redmike 24/10/08
      6.   Powell Is Right On! 08:29  |  Yosemite 24/10/08
      7.   #1 Bob and unamerican activities 08:47  |  Brad 24/10/08
      8.   A dishonest smear campaign against McCain 09:19  |  Nathaniel 24/10/08
      9.   A GOOD OLD TIME AMERICAN GUY 09:29  |  indrajaya 24/10/08
      10.   But if we don`t hate Muslims... 09:45  |  Colin Wright 24/10/08
      11.   Response to #7 BRAD! 09:49  |  Samy 24/10/08
      12.   re bob #1 `sharia law-unAmerican` 09:52  |  Colin Wright 24/10/08
      13.   The Republicans deserve to lose 10:01  |  tristan 24/10/08
      14.   The "Islam problem" is also a "Jewish problem"....... 10:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 24/10/08
      15.   So, is Powell with us or against us ? 10:25  |  Akram Zekaria 24/10/08
      16.   #7 bob, Zionist? 10:28  |  Lionel 24/10/08
      17.   Un-American 10:48  |  eric 24/10/08
      18.   bob 1 10:49  |  potobac 24/10/08
      19.   Powel - Kol HaKavod 10:59  |  ERSB 24/10/08
      20.   Muslim patriotism 11:14  |  Khaled Bin Walid 24/10/08
      21.   muslims in america 11:31  |  dano 24/10/08
      22.   THANKS POWELL 11:42  |  indrajaya 24/10/08
      23.   Meeting with Muslims 11:48  |  Slibovitz 24/10/08
      24.   sorry, but obama is NO LESS the political coward that maccain is 11:56  |  eric 24/10/08
      25.   Powell is wrong this time! 12:01  |  samos 24/10/08
      26.   # 1: parrot or ignorant you have the choice 12:52  |  trustme 24/10/08
      27.   Powell 13:07  |  paul 24/10/08
      28.   Bob & Akram Zekaria The Talmud and Sharia unAmerican 13:25  |  American in NY 24/10/08
      29.   Great statement, I wish Obama had the cohones to say it 13:28  |  Aphemia 24/10/08
      30.   #16 lionel 14:22  |  Brad 24/10/08
      31.   Powel a controversial man 14:38  |  Abu Yusuf 24/10/08
      32.   Muslims in America 14:39  |  Mark Bernadiner 24/10/08
      33.   14# Swiss (Dino) "The Muslim problem .." is the 14:43  |  Akram Zekaria 24/10/08
      34.   The Brave Colin Powell 15:07  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 24/10/08
      35.   Colin`s right to occupation 15:08  |  utagawa 24/10/08
      36.   Powell is a wimpy left winger looking for a position... 15:23  |  Simon 24/10/08
      37.   Muslims love Obama, but hate America and would dance in the.. 15:28  |  Alice 24/10/08
      38.   Colin Wrong 12 15:47  |  ChanahS 24/10/08
      39.   I Know Muslims That Were Spit On In College 15:57  |  Lou Medel 24/10/08
      40.   #24 eric....I guess people forget quickly 16:04  |  Lynn 24/10/08
      41.   #8 Nathaniel...you are so right! 16:10  |  Lynn 24/10/08
      42.   #1 bob...any person who would give their life 16:21  |  Lynn 24/10/08
      43.   Mr.Powell and Islam. 16:23  |  Stephen. 24/10/08
      44.   What I think People Are Missing 16:25  |  Brad 24/10/08
      45.   potoback, you`re wrong. And, yes, it would matter if... 16:27  |  Raymond in DC 24/10/08
      46.   Mark of Lewiston, if I had to die 16:49  |  Angel of Oregon City 24/10/08
      47.   bama obama 16:57  |  baba lalou 24/10/08
      48.   Interesting 17:00  |  Danite 24/10/08
      49.   potobec 17:00  |  Danite 24/10/08
      50.   Jewish people are cynical 17:02  |  observer 24/10/08
      51.   #15, Akram Zekaria`s Ultimate Ultimatum to Powell 17:10  |  zmogus 24/10/08
      52.   #15, Akram Zekaria on the verses. Know thy book 17:30  |  zmogus 24/10/08
      53.   WHY GENERAL POWELL IS WRONG 17:37  |  Barry S. Roffman 24/10/08
      54.   Seems like You forget 17:41  |  Myer 24/10/08
      55.   Muslims 17:42  |  American 24/10/08
      56.   #7 Brad and #11 Samy who belong to the good guys 17:51  |  Mark B. 24/10/08
      57.   Majority of US muslims are native born african-americans 17:54  |  Voice of Reason 24/10/08
      58.   #22 INDRAJAYA protocols of the elders of islam? 17:57  |  odles 24/10/08
      59.   Powell should attack Islamist terrorism 17:59  |  Brod 24/10/08
      60.   Dano: re muslims in america post 18:04  |  Sunbunz 24/10/08
      61.   Why is Muslim a dirty word in America? 18:29  |  Jewboy 24/10/08
      62.   In the US all religions are welcome, unlike Israel! 18:32  |  Tom Clark` 24/10/08
      63.   #22 indrajaya`s islamic agenda? protocols of the elders of islam? 18:33  |  odles 24/10/08
      64.   Bod re:Islam a scrouge 18:50  |  KR 24/10/08
      65.   To Colin wright-There werent any "previous occupants" 19:05  |  Jordan 24/10/08
      66.   There was no previous nation here before Israel... 19:06  |  Samuel 24/10/08
      67.   Anit-Islam Statements 19:22  |  The Realist 24/10/08
      68.   Ideally, it shouldn`t matter (as Powell said) 19:27  |  Shlomo 24/10/08
      69.   powell is a rustrated and coward.Why didn`t he speak till now? 19:35  |  augustina 24/10/08
      70.   obama 19:43  |  jj 24/10/08
      71.   Swiss (Dino) what are you talking about? 19:44  |  David Israel 24/10/08
      72.   Tolm Clark in the Dark #38 19:45  |  FOX 24/10/08
      73.   One swallow doesnt make a summer. 19:48  |  Mike 24/10/08
      74.   KR #45 19:52  |  Brod 24/10/08
      75.   Colin Powell - Did Himself Proud. 19:54  |  DAT 24/10/08
      76.   75% of US muslims vote republican 20:04  |  SD 24/10/08
      77.   #14-Dino the peanut brain 20:19  |  Donald A. Rosenberg 24/10/08
      78.   29 Angel in Oregon City - Stoking the Fires 20:24  |  Mark of Lewiston 24/10/08
      79.   Two aspects 20:41  |  Hatem Bazian 24/10/08
      80.   Powell - As Contentless As Obama/Axelrod 20:43  |  notostupidrules 24/10/08
      81.   Many aspects of Islam incompatible with US. its a problem 20:45  |  David 24/10/08
      82.   #45, Tom Clark, ALL religions flourish in Israel, unlike US 20:49  |  David 24/10/08
      83.   Indoraja - As Contentless As IndoBama 20:53  |  AmusedByContless 24/10/08
      84.   #43 Sunbunz...CAIR is not the best reps of Islam 21:07  |  Lynn 24/10/08
      85.   Run Around In Hoods Trying To Cut Off Infidel Heads 21:21  |  UsedToPostHere 24/10/08
      86.   #47 KR.....I think what he is trying to say 21:22  |  Lynn 24/10/08
      87.   eric #24 How right you are! Boy did you hit the nail on the head! 21:26  |  S 24/10/08
      88.   re: Myer 21:31  |  UsedToPostHere 24/10/08
      89.   Torah laws unamerican 21:32  |  Truly 24/10/08
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      91.   raymond n dc 21:52  |  potobac 24/10/08
      92.   Read Talmud first before bashing muslims 21:59  |  kai 24/10/08
      93.   #45 tom Clark ....and thankfully it is a very small percentage 22:08  |  Lynn 24/10/08
      94.   Swiss (Dino) Second try 22:13  |  David Israel 24/10/08
      95.   Dano 22:25  |  Persian Kitty 24/10/08
      96.   Gen. Powell turns on his own troops 22:27  |  Jewboy 24/10/08
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      98.   # 9 Indrajaya 22:51  |  e.m.Jordan is Palest 24/10/08
      99.   Is it a Religion, or Political Ideology?? 22:53  |  David K 24/10/08
      100.   Brod 23:29  |  KR 24/10/08
      101.   19 Potobac 23:42  |  Ibn Musa 24/10/08
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      103.   #47 23:46  |  James 24/10/08
      104.   lynn #60 23:50  |  KR 24/10/08
      105.   American Muslims have remained silent in the face of evil 23:55  |  Christopher 24/10/08
      106.   64 Gray I wonder why 00:00  |  Ibn Musa 25/10/08
      107.   24 Eroc - Powell lost quite a bit of his luster 00:02  |  Ibn Musa 25/10/08
      108.   Mark of Lewiston - the McCain campaign 00:03  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      109.   Traditional Voter Blocks - Mark of Lewiston 00:09  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      110.   James #70 00:11  |  KR 25/10/08
      111.   #72 00:14  |  Chet 25/10/08
      112.   No Liberty for the ennemies of Liberty 00:17  |  Crux Ansasata 25/10/08
      113.   # 78, MARK LINCOLN 00:31  |  indrajaya 25/10/08
      114.   #81 Persian Kitty 00:45  |  e.m.Jordan is Palest 25/10/08
      115.   Christopher #72 00:58  |  WDC 25/10/08
      116.   Christopher #72 ADD 01:09  |  KR 25/10/08
      117.   Crux Ansasata 01:27  |  KR 25/10/08
      118.   Many aspects of USA incompatible with Islam. its a problem 01:37  |  Daouda 25/10/08
      119.   # 29 Akram Zekaria 02:01  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/10/08
      120.   Powell marginalized 02:05  |  Elimelech 25/10/08
      121.   # 71 David Israel ?????? 02:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/10/08
      122.   # 77 Donald A. Rosenberg 02:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/10/08
      123.   My daughter is over at Adisa`s 02:12  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      124.   Crux Ansasata - And I know who they are 02:21  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      125.   Too sensitive Indrajaya 02:22  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      126.   #95 Persian Kitty....just a thought 02:22  |  Lynn 25/10/08
      127.   Muslims are good Americans 02:26  |  LisaV 25/10/08
      128.   Incomapatibiity - Daouda 02:35  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      129.   Off by several orders of magnitude Lynn 02:40  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      130.   THe Irish Example - Persian Kitty 02:45  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      131.   #15 Colin Powell`s intentions. 02:57  |  John Allen 25/10/08
      132.   #27 Paul. If you really want the truth... 03:12  |  John Allen 25/10/08
      133.   #16 Lionel, well said. Buenas noche amigo. 03:14  |  John Allen 25/10/08
      134.   #37 Alice 03:18  |  John Allen 25/10/08
      135.   Eric #17 Un-American 03:32  |  Justice 25/10/08
      136.   Many of the Same Muslims Said The Jews Engineered 9/11 04:10  |  Tod Zuckerman 25/10/08
      137.   RE: Zuckerman#136 05:54  |  KR 25/10/08
      138.   Swiss (Dino) Your words here 06:04  |  David Israel 25/10/08
      139.   #110 06:08  |  James 25/10/08
      140.   #139: James 06:22  |  KR 25/10/08
      141.   Sharia to replace the Constitution??? 06:27  |  marc 25/10/08
      142.   DANITE #48, WRONG 07:04  |  ELIAS KHOURY 25/10/08
      143.   David Israel, where do you get your info #71 07:19  |  Palestinian Prince 25/10/08
      144.   108/109 Mark Lincoln 08:18  |  Mark of Lewiston 25/10/08
      145.   28# American in NY: Aren`t you forgetting something ? 08:18  |  Akram Zekaria 25/10/08
      146.   Maybe Powell forgot 08:30  |  stork 25/10/08
      147.   51# Zmogus " Against who is Powell".. 08:36  |  Akram Zekaria 25/10/08
      148.   #111 Chet - Nebraska, not to be Confused w/Chet Canada 08:48  |  Ibn Musa 25/10/08
      149.   Mouthpeice 09:03  |  Esther 25/10/08
      150.   Stork - Powell Needs No Job 09:05  |  Mark of Lewiston 25/10/08
      151.   52# Zmogus read again Exodus 22.20 09:37  |  Akram Zekaria 25/10/08
      152.   28 Americna in NY 10:12  |  Ibn Musa 25/10/08
      153.   119# Siss (Dino). You made it sound easy,bless you ! 11:33  |  Akram Zekaria 25/10/08
      154.   AM in NY The Talmud is NOT Jewish law.!! 11:39  |  PETER SM 25/10/08
      155.   ANTI Jewish rhetoric on 100+ US websites is "Freedom of Speech"!! 11:50  |  PETER SM 25/10/08
      156.   #56 Brad and Samy 13:35  |  Brad 25/10/08
      157.   # 138 David, just for the record...... 14:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/10/08
      158.   # 153 Akram Zekaria 14:14  |  Swiss (Dino) 25/10/08
      159.   McCain`s "Honor" - Mark of Lewiston 15:20  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      160.   Powell and Buffet 15:24  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      161.   Judaism should be banned in the U.S. and rest of the world 16:00  |  kai 25/10/08
      162.   Ibn Musa RE:American law 16:14  |  KR 25/10/08
      163.   "american kitty" # 95 for someone that is living in and enjoying 16:30  |  terrornator 25/10/08
      164.   #151, Akram Zekaria. Have it. 1 16:32  |  zmogus 25/10/08
      165.   #104 KR....it isn`t the religion, it is the use 16:34  |  Lynn 25/10/08
      166.   #151, Akram Zekaria. Have it. 2 16:34  |  zmogus 25/10/08
      167.   #151, Akram Zekaria. Have it. 3 16:35  |  zmogus 25/10/08
      168.   #151, Akram Zekaria. Have it. 4 16:37  |  zmogus 25/10/08
      169.   #157 KR....I can actually think of a couple 16:37  |  Lynn 25/10/08
      170.   #151, Akram Zekaria. Have it. 5 16:38  |  zmogus 25/10/08
      171.   kai - ignoramuses shuld be banned from 16:47  |  ChanahS 25/10/08
      172.   Palestinian Prince 16:59  |  David israel 25/10/08
      173.   #151, Akram Zekaria. Have it. 5 sorry, life`s too short 17:11  |  zmogus 25/10/08
      174.   Powell, a hypocrite and coward 19:25  |  Sarah 25/10/08
      175.   # 160 Lynn..The Democrat Despereradoes. 20:13  |  Kathy 25/10/08
      176.   KR to Lynn #104 20:20  |  Roo 25/10/08
      177.   z mogus-good luck 20:20  |  Roo 25/10/08
      178.   #156 kai No Friend If You abolish Judaism,then The Christians, 20:21  |  Kathy 25/10/08
      179.   #146 hey stork..Are you kidding us? 20:34  |  Kathy 25/10/08
      180.   Powell a Political Chameleon 20:53  |  Gary 25/10/08
      181.   RE: Christopher - Muslims Silent In the Face of Evil 21:11  |  Simon 25/10/08
      182.   KAI You read the Talmud.You are talking garbage from a hatesite 21:33  |  PETER SM 25/10/08
      183.   #175 Kathy....me too, but it`s not that scary 21:55  |  Lynn 25/10/08
      184.   #176 Roo....so, you`re allowed to kill, steal, 21:59  |  Lynn 25/10/08
      185.   MUSLIMS DANCED IN THE STREET 22:07  |  TOBIA 25/10/08
      186.   So What Tod? 22:24  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      187.   Powell a Political Chameleon 22:30  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      188.   rewriting history 22:33  |  Mark Lincoln 25/10/08
      189.   All of You RIight Wing Racists 22:36  |  Jeffrey 25/10/08
      190.   Swiss (Dino) wait until the elections 22:55  |  David Israel 25/10/08
      191.   #185, Real Reason ..... 23:06  |  Gary 25/10/08
      192.   #118 Daouda.Many asppects of Islam is incompatible with AnyCountY 23:07  |  Kathy 25/10/08
      193.   #186, That`s very Extreme and Inaccurate 23:23  |  Gary 25/10/08
      194.   #180 Gary....General Powell is an honorable man 23:33  |  Lynn 25/10/08
      195.   Re:Lynn 23:41  |  KR 25/10/08
      196.   #178 Kathy 23:56  |  Kia 25/10/08
      197.   RE: Roo and Lynn 00:01  |  KR 26/10/08
      198.   #142 ELIAS KHOURY..SO,YOU WERE HERE IN OUR HOLY LAND BEFOREJESUS 00:05  |  Kathy 26/10/08
      199.   #24 eric my friend well said..Simply just that..Thanks 00:07  |  Kathy 26/10/08
      200.   So Mark (2) all critics of Islam are suffering from a disease 00:11  |  Jew- and Bookburner 26/10/08
      201.   Indra (22) doing Powell a disservice. 00:30  |  Jew- and Bookburner 26/10/08
      202.   Mr Un-American 00:48  |  Keith 26/10/08
      203.   #181 Simon...don`t you just love the media 00:50  |  Lynn 26/10/08
      204.   161 Kai - Freedom OF Religion 00:53  |  Mark of Lewiston 26/10/08
      205.   200 Bookburner - Your Words, not Mine 01:43  |  Mark of Lewiston 26/10/08
      206.   159-163 (5) Zmogus Thank you for prove me righ & for the trouble 01:46  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      207.   123# Mark Lincoln 02:08  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      208.   Obama is black but not muslim 02:10  |  dovdevan 26/10/08
      209.   #195 KR...thank you for pointing that out to me 02:22  |  Lynn 26/10/08
      210.   #195 KR .....sorry, I got caught up in the thought 02:26  |  Lynn 26/10/08
      211.   Who is using the RACE card 04:39  |  stork 26/10/08
      212.   Obama not American? 04:55  |  yaakov 26/10/08
      213.   200# Jew-Bookburner. I don`t think you said anything 05:25  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      214.   I`m Still Voting For Obama 06:10  |  Yosemite 26/10/08
      215.   Muslims Are Not Fools 06:19  |  Yosemite 26/10/08
      216.   24# eric you can`t have it both ways. 07:06  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      217.   #15 Say Akran, have you read your 08:52  |  ballistic 26/10/08
      218.   # 40 to lynn re: hijabs 11:03  |  eric 26/10/08
      219.   # 216 & 15 to akram in london 11:47  |  eric 26/10/08
      220.   # 199 thank you, kathy 11:48  |  eric 26/10/08
      221.   # 87 well needless to say "S"... 11:58  |  eric 26/10/08
      222.   Did anyone see the video`s about NJ Jihad Plot 13:53  |  Ibn Musa 26/10/08
      223.   217# ballistic You can`t rest a case which dead. 16:07  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      224.   217 Ballistic 17:15  |  Ibn Musa 26/10/08
      225.   217# ballistic: I give it to you straight to explode! 17:40  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      226.   219 eric well defended but wrong. 18:01  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      227.   #223 Akram, all of that and you don`t 18:46  |  ballistic 26/10/08
      228.   #183 Say Cupcake Lynn re Murtha 18:51  |  ballistic 26/10/08
      229.   re: Gray 18:52  |  UsedToPostHere 26/10/08
      230.   219# eric: How childish are those who talk with ideological 19:42  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      231.   227# ballistic. But you never gave me any specific quotation 20:14  |  Akram Zekaria 26/10/08
      232.   # 226 you are both wrong and right, akram 23:33  |  eric 26/10/08
      233.   # 230 to akram re: "childish"? 23:36  |  eric 26/10/08
      234.   MUSLIMS DIDNT SPEAK OUT 23:45  |  TOBIA 26/10/08
      235.   #228 00:04  |  Ballustic 27/10/08
      236.   #224 Ibn 00:06  |  ballistic 27/10/08
      237.   #225 Geez Akram, your are a right ring 00:13  |  ballistic 27/10/08
      238.   #237 00:55  |  TOBIA 27/10/08
      239.   233# eric I am glad I made you laugh. 02:28  |  Akram Zekaria 27/10/08
      240.   #236 Ballistic - Yes, how about it? 02:42  |  Ibn Musa 27/10/08
      241.   #236-2 Ballistic - Not everybody is as versed 03:58  |  Ibn Musa 27/10/08
      242.   # 239 to akram re: survival 04:37  |  eric 27/10/08
      243.   Finally: 237#ballistic & 242 eric. 05:55  |  Akram Zekaria 27/10/08
      244.   Akram Zekaria re Talmud 14:31  |  American in NY 27/10/08
      245.   Ballistic, I did what you failed to do 14:38  |  Ibn Musa 27/10/08
      246.   Funny, A Jew, Lieberman crosses party line to back McCain 19:53  |  American in NY 27/10/08
      247.   TOBIA # 2324 19:54  |  American in NY 27/10/08
      248.   # 243 to akram re: the "fittest" 22:02  |  eric 27/10/08
      249.   #235 Tobia, so what, it`s about time! 03:57  |  ballistic 28/10/08
      250.   #238 Tobia, is that so? 04:08  |  ballistic 28/10/08
      251.   #246 American in NY 04:17  |  ballistic 28/10/08
      252.   #245 Ibn, let me just say that you 04:21  |  ballistic 28/10/08
      253.   Ask thar Rabbi Haaretz posted about 04:25  |  ballistic 28/10/08
      254.   252 Ballistic 05:48  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
      255.   253 Ballistic WHAT`S THE POST NUMBER? 05:51  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
      256.   252 Ballistic - Stop your dancing around 05:56  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
      257.   Ballistic- I don`t care what someone else said 06:04  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
      258.   Ballistic - Just a couple of thoughts 13:55  |  Ibn Musa 28/10/08
      259.   Obama`sreal belief. 20:41  |  Gabriel Mendez 06/11/08
      260.   Ballistic "Silence of the Lambs" 18:38  |  Ibn Musa 07/11/08
      261.   #142 12:46  |  chanah 23/11/08
      262.   David Israel 12:54  |  chanah 23/11/08
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