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First They Came for the Muslims

October 11, 2008 islamoyankee

Here are a series of news articles on how we are all terrorists now:

All your laptops are belong to us

The surest way to a terrorist watchlist is to exercise your rights

You have no expectations of privacy on the phone

war on terror[ism][ists], civil liberties
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Event: Art of the Qur’an

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