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Submitted by Rionn Fears Malechem, Jul 6, 2007 18:04

This column seems to lack any sort of logical cohesion. As near as I can tell, the point is that letting Muslims participate in civil society is a threat to Britain. Is that a correct reading? But, you make some bizarre statements along the way.

The NHS is the nearest thing to a religion that the British now have. ... No politician dares to reform the NHS, which is still run by its white-coated medical priesthood.

You'd have to work harder to make this point. Does the NHS have a creation myth? Rites of worship? What makes it a religion? Wasn't there a massive reform of the NHS two years ago? Is it only since then that the politicians have cold feet?

You further mention "Al Qaeda's declared strategy of recruiting highly educated professionals." I've declared that strategy myself. But, to some extent, can't we just trust the fact that highly educated professionals are highly educated professionals to protect us? They seem like a pretty hard bunch to talk into mass murder, unless you occupy their country and kill their family and neighbors.

That Britain has to import doctors from overseas probably has something to do with their success at science education in the lower forms. The Financial Times ranked England below Malta and Indonesia in education system quality last October -- perhaps it's just not the best place to get one's physicians.

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The British health care system was not infiltrated by Islamic terrorists because it is a government run single payer system.... [MORE]	Allyn Evans	Jul 8, 2007 10:16
This is an updated version of the "Harry and Louse" commercials in 1993, that scared eveyone into believing that if... [MORE]	R. Stephen	Jul 7, 2007 16:37
The NHS is the nearest thing to a religion that the British now have. For half a century the British... [MORE]	Simon Hedges	Jul 7, 2007 14:46
The health care disaster in the US is touching more and more American lives. Privatization is a catrastrophic failure -... [MORE]	Jersey	Jul 7, 2007 11:58
The terrorism/universal health care meme that first got exposure on fox news has to be one of the most absurd... [MORE]	Daniel Ortner	Jul 7, 2007 08:19
You must be kidding me?! Has Daniel Johnson ever even been to Britain?! He presents the most nonsensical set of... [MORE]	Jason Ambrose	Jul 7, 2007 04:22
While I have great health insurance, now, I can't say I won't be envying the NHS in the next year.... [MORE]	JT	Jul 7, 2007 00:18
Diid you ever hear of rationing of care ,quality of care, 60-70% income tax rates, 4-5 months to get an... [MORE]	Joseph Tar	Jul 8, 2007 11:13
So what is he trying to say? Should Brits only be treated by caucasian British doctors? Should Britain train their... [MORE]	Daniel miller	Jul 6, 2007 23:24
The American health insurance system is already a terrorist enterprise. What's everyone getting so excited about? [MORE]	Joseph Plummer	Jul 6, 2007 20:46
Your ignorance and ill will would be laughable if they weren't so dangerous. [MORE]	Alexei Panshin	Jul 6, 2007 20:09
As you note yourself 8 out of 128 000 doctors were involved in this act of terrorism. That's 0,00625 percent.... [MORE]	Tiberius	Jul 6, 2007 18:49
I suspect, given the tenor of this article, that you will find this post "objectionable." What's truly objectionable, however, is... [MORE]	Billroth2	Jul 6, 2007 18:32
there is any connection between universal health care and terrorism. Fox News reports that two of the doctors were inquiring about... [MORE]	pj in jesusland	Jul 6, 2007 18:05
This column seems to lack any sort of logical cohesion. As near as I can tell, the point is that...	Rionn Fears Malechem	Jul 6, 2007 18:04
Here's what I learned from your article: 1. If I vote for a single-payer national health care program, I will be... [MORE]	Larry	Jul 6, 2007 17:59
I agree we must be vigilant about traditional organization being infiltrated. I think Nazi and fascist hanger ons have infiltrated... [MORE]	steve	Jul 6, 2007 17:54
What a joke. Seriously. We have private healthcare in the US, and I can't go to a medical center without... [MORE]	Kat	Jul 6, 2007 17:51
Yawn... Hey, you didn't happen to write this article after Fox News started blasting this earlier today, did you? By your... [MORE]	Bob	Jul 6, 2007 17:51
jesus, this is stupid [MORE]	lgs	Jul 6, 2007 17:35
128,000 is over 46% of 277,000. Most people would understand "nearly four out of 10" as being less than 4/10,... [MORE]	lark	Jul 6, 2007 15:08
Reads as if the GOV. has surrendered, just a matter of time/when the elected officals will sit down with the... [MORE]	Bob	Jul 6, 2007 12:07
This is the kind of article that could only be believed by people who know nothing about decent health care... [MORE]	Jim	Jul 6, 2007 18:27
If we tinker with our healthcare system, the terrorists win! Classic. Bravo on becoming The Onion. [MORE]	shingles	Jul 7, 2007 03:29
Everyone knows Islam is a religion of peace. Granted, since 9-11, Muslims have murdered innocent civilians in Thailand, France, Egypt,... [MORE]	John David Green	Jul 5, 2007 23:24
You make Islam sound just like almost any other religion: mostly peaceful but with people who have done very bad... [MORE]	Simon Hedges	Jul 7, 2007 13:33
I was a school boy when Prime Minister Chamberlain thought he had obtained "peace in our time". It appears that... [MORE]	Jim Fisher	Jul 5, 2007 22:33
I was a school boy when Prime Minister Chamberlain thought he had obtained "peace in our time". It appears that... [MORE]	Simon Hedges	Jul 7, 2007 13:40
Sadly, if the British continue to ignore this threat, one of these bombs will not fail and their will be... [MORE]	mythril57	Jul 5, 2007 19:01
If you think the British are ignoring the threat of terrorism, then you have been sadly duped by this article.... [MORE]	Simon Hedges	Jul 7, 2007 13:43
I am sorry to observe that you Brits have lost your way, if not your minds. Your premier investigative services... [MORE]	Richard Cox	Jul 5, 2007 17:31
What's amazing to me is that the new British PM is ordering his cabinet not to mention that these terrorists... [MORE]	Jim Thomas	Jul 5, 2007 17:27
What's amazing to me is that the new British PM is ordering his cabinet not to mention that these terrorists... [MORE]	Simon Hedges	Jul 7, 2007 13:48
Can you point me to a press release, an audio tape of documented & verified origin, or a video tape... [MORE]	ChrisTheRed	Jul 8, 2007 08:45
it's interesting to me to learn that almost 405 of NHS doctors are trained outside of Britain. If the health... [MORE]	Betty Barstow	Jul 5, 2007 15:00

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