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José Padilla?s conversion to Islam could have helped him leave behind a life of violence and thuggery that saw him in and out of jails.

This is unbelievable, since by its very definition islam directs its adherants to submit and to be violent thugs.

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by its very definition islam directs its adherants to submit and to be violent thugs

H. Rap Brown is proof of that -- but of course, the Sun Sentinel is so000000 multiculturally sensitive. Last Sunday's front page story was about the poor, oppressed Palestinians, which was par for the course.