“Western foreign policy is a necessary but insufficient reason for Muslim aggression.”

— Ilana Mercer

“The Camel-ate-my-homework Theory of Culpability,” http://thelibertarianalliance.com/2015/01/30/the-camel-ate-my-homework-theory-of-culpability/ Libertarian Alliance, January 30, 2015. 2010s, 2015

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