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	<title>Comments on: Christopher Hitchens On The Campaign Against The &#8220;Ground Zero&#8221; Mosque</title>
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		<title>By: Michael O. Powell</title>
		<link>http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/08/10/christopher-hitchens-on-the-campaign-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-73862</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael O. Powell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s worth noting that Hitch hasn&#039;t been an Englishman for several years now. Immigrants are famous for appreciating the freedoms of America for more than its natives.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Hitch hasn&#8217;t been an Englishman for several years now. Immigrants are famous for appreciating the freedoms of America for more than its natives.</p>
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		<title>By: The_Observer</title>
		<link>http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/08/10/christopher-hitchens-on-the-campaign-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-73858</link>
		<dc:creator>The_Observer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[N.B. Some of the workers in the Twin Towers who died were both Americans and Muslim.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>N.B. Some of the workers in the Twin Towers who died were both Americans and Muslim.</p>
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		<title>By: Hugh Skinnerian</title>
		<link>http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/08/10/christopher-hitchens-on-the-campaign-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-73846</link>
		<dc:creator>Hugh Skinnerian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have yet to hear outrage by any major collective of Americans who find it repugnant that we would want to build ANYTHING on top of the mass grave that is the resting place of so many 9/11 victims.

As for the mosque, isn&#039;t it several blocks away from ground zero?  If so, what&#039;s all of the fuss?  It hasn&#039;t been proven that 17 Muslim hijackers took down those places--not unless you believe the official conspiracy theory.  The mob mentality in our country is a sure sign of a Constitutionally ignorant populace.

As an ardent agnostic, I sort of revel in this senseless bickering by narcissistic religionists who have the temerity to think they KNOW how and why we and our universe exists, to press out their pompous chests--from Allah to Buddhism, to Christianity, to Zoroastrianism--and proclaim the same, tired dogma, as if theirs is more righteous than the rest, and then to stoop to such depths of ostensible racism and bigotry as if &quot;they have some special right to be heard.&quot;  

We humans are truly the virus that plagues and will destroy this Earth.  It&#039;s only a matter of time before I am proven correct.  A brazen attack on Iran will suffice to start the end.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have yet to hear outrage by any major collective of Americans who find it repugnant that we would want to build ANYTHING on top of the mass grave that is the resting place of so many 9/11 victims.</p>
<p>As for the mosque, isn&#8217;t it several blocks away from ground zero?  If so, what&#8217;s all of the fuss?  It hasn&#8217;t been proven that 17 Muslim hijackers took down those places&#8211;not unless you believe the official conspiracy theory.  The mob mentality in our country is a sure sign of a Constitutionally ignorant populace.</p>
<p>As an ardent agnostic, I sort of revel in this senseless bickering by narcissistic religionists who have the temerity to think they KNOW how and why we and our universe exists, to press out their pompous chests&#8211;from Allah to Buddhism, to Christianity, to Zoroastrianism&#8211;and proclaim the same, tired dogma, as if theirs is more righteous than the rest, and then to stoop to such depths of ostensible racism and bigotry as if &#8220;they have some special right to be heard.&#8221;  </p>
<p>We humans are truly the virus that plagues and will destroy this Earth.  It&#8217;s only a matter of time before I am proven correct.  A brazen attack on Iran will suffice to start the end.</p>
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		<title>By: Doug Mataconis</title>
		<link>http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/08/10/christopher-hitchens-on-the-campaign-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-73844</link>
		<dc:creator>Doug Mataconis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet it&#039;s the &quot;offense&quot; and &quot;inappropriateness&quot; arguments that are shouted the loudest, especially when mosque opponents want to make sure they&#039;re not accused of being anti-Muslim.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yet it&#8217;s the &#8220;offense&#8221; and &#8220;inappropriateness&#8221; arguments that are shouted the loudest, especially when mosque opponents want to make sure they&#8217;re not accused of being anti-Muslim.</p>
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		<title>By: Caleb Howe</title>
		<link>http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/08/10/christopher-hitchens-on-the-campaign-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-73843</link>
		<dc:creator>Caleb Howe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s a straw man. Far more argument has been made than &quot;offense&quot;. At least by those in opposition to the mosque. Those supporting it sure seem focus on being offended at &quot;intolerance&quot; or &quot;racism&quot; or whichever other weapon they pull from their Leftie &quot;Shut Them Up Through Intimidation&quot; toolbox in order to score petty partisan political points.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s a straw man. Far more argument has been made than &#8220;offense&#8221;. At least by those in opposition to the mosque. Those supporting it sure seem focus on being offended at &#8220;intolerance&#8221; or &#8220;racism&#8221; or whichever other weapon they pull from their Leftie &#8220;Shut Them Up Through Intimidation&#8221; toolbox in order to score petty partisan political points.</p>
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		<title>By: Doug Mataconis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doug Mataconis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caleb,

I didn&#039;t say they didn&#039;t, but the fact that someone finds something offensive doesn&#039;t mean they&#039;re right.

It was only a few months ago that we were all talking about the South Park Mohammed episodes and how wrong it was for Comedy Central to censor images of Mohammed for fear of &quot;offending&quot; Muslims. 

As I see it, the principle is entirely the same in this case. If you&#039;re offended, protest, but don&#039;t pretend that you&#039;re offense means you&#039;re right.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Caleb,</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t say they didn&#8217;t, but the fact that someone finds something offensive doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re right.</p>
<p>It was only a few months ago that we were all talking about the South Park Mohammed episodes and how wrong it was for Comedy Central to censor images of Mohammed for fear of &#8220;offending&#8221; Muslims. </p>
<p>As I see it, the principle is entirely the same in this case. If you&#8217;re offended, protest, but don&#8217;t pretend that you&#8217;re offense means you&#8217;re right.</p>
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		<title>By: Caleb Howe</title>
		<link>http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2010/08/10/christopher-hitchens-on-the-campaign-against-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-73840</link>
		<dc:creator>Caleb Howe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special right to be heard? People get to protest, whether you &quot;care&quot; about what their &quot;motives&quot; are or not. That&#039;s freedom of speech too, Doug.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Special right to be heard? People get to protest, whether you &#8220;care&#8221; about what their &#8220;motives&#8221; are or not. That&#8217;s freedom of speech too, Doug.</p>
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