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It Is Time We Admitted That We Are Not At War With “terrorism.” We Are At War With Islam.
-Sam Harris
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It Is Time We Admitted That We
Sam Harris
It Is Time We Admitted That We Are Not At War With “terrorism.” We Are At War With Islam.
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