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Are moderate Muslims a threat to national security?

Are moderate Muslims a threat to national security?

I don't understand all the hysteria about Donald Trump wanting to keep Muslims out of the country temporarily. I think everyone will agree that Islamic terrorism is a disease.

Not so long ago when the Ebola virus was running wild, no one had a problem stopping those people from coming to America until we knew everything was OK. They say that moderate Muslims are no threat to us, but are they really?

Today I saw on TV that Muhammad Ali is one of those moderate Muslims, so I went back to an interview he gave to Playboy magazine years ago in which he states that we must be ready for Muslims to rule the world. I don't see anything moderate about that.

If you believe in Islam, you believe in Islamic world domination. A radical Muslim kills people, a moderate Muslim makes excuses for them.

Jack Jokinen

Bradenton

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Are moderate Muslims a threat to national security? ."

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