Newspapers afraid of Islam


	Newspapers afraid of Islam

n2sooners

8-26-2007 9:09 PM

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8-27-2007 5:47 PM

ColoradoRight

of course, they have no problem in daily running things which denigrate Christianity or Jews or anything like that. But they are scared to death of CAIR!

8-27-2007 6:28 PM

The REAL Napster

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