It was evident immediately that this was a carefully planned, sophisticated operation by well-trained, well-armed veterans of jihad, this was not a pick-up team.These butchers were methodical and efficient.They weren't just terrorists : They were terrorist commandos.

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The extremes to which Western elites will go to avoid blaming radical Islam for terrorism cripples our efforts to protect innocent Muslims. Terrified of offending butchers, we insist that we're the bigots, not them. We make excuses for monsters.

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Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.

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hate hurt evil
I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitte... by Ralph Peters

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

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gossip misery war

Our president seems determined to do anything he can with the Russians and the Russians hate - but a report and hates us. He is malevolent and he is as close to pure evil as I can find. He's also brilliant. I don't understand what any American would want an alliance with Russia. We should be strengthening our alliance with democracies instead of trashing nato we should be building it up much more strongly.

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hate president evil

We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.

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government leader people

We [the U.S.] think nothing... of attempting to inflict upon other peoples forms of government ill-tailored to their needs.

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government needs thinking

The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul.

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technology powerful relationship
Social peace requires reciprocity. by Ralph Peters

Social peace requires reciprocity.

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reciprocity social

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

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aids bars politics
Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they general... by Ralph Peters

Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.

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hate may enemy
If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the pow... by Ralph Peters

If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.

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Each day, each one of us chooses not to do many things that would be legal but offensive to those around us.

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offensive each-day would-be
A soldier's longing to talk about his experiences of battle is a... by Ralph Peters

A soldier's longing to talk about his experiences of battle is a wound that never heals.

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longing battle soldier
A nation that is Christian at its heart doesn't need to write it... by Ralph Peters

A nation that is Christian at its heart doesn't need to write it into law.

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christian heart writing
Idealism has devolved into madness. by Ralph Peters

Idealism has devolved into madness.

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idealism madness

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.

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writing reality fiction

There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).

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levels military bravery
Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available. by Ralph Peters

Jihad expands Islam's domain by any means available.

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islam domain mean

The message of Vietnam is not that Americans will not take casualties; it is that the American people do not want the lives of their sons and daughters wasted.

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daughter people son
We [Americans] choose not to understand the world on terms other... by Ralph Peters

We [Americans] choose not to understand the world on terms other than our own.

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term world