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Steve Henderson wrote:

> > > He made no such claims against you or, for that matter, Islam.

> > "Going to lay all its cards on the table" is an idiomatic expression,
> > implying that Muslim America is "hiding something up its sleeve,"
> > willfully deceiving the American public.

> I fully understand what it means, and there are several meanings, you simply
> chose to take the most derogatory definition.
 
> It -also- means that there are no longer cards -in the hand-.

> > It is an *implied* accusation.

> Hardly.  It just meant that everything is out and visible.  No "hole" card,
> as it were.

Question :  Does it make a difference?
Answer :  If he implied that I'm "full of shit," then no, not really.

So Steve, is this your unique way of peacemaking : placing emphasis on
semantics? 
 
> "What was said" was that you need to re-think your position, the words
> stated that he believed you to have not thought things through properly.  It
> was a kinder, gentler way of stating that you are full of shit.  Suggesting
> or requesting that you mull over the facts again is in no way telling
> you -how-, just that you should try again as your logic is flawed and
> conclusions erroneous.

Let's examine what he said following the use of that metaphor :

"It is a fairly smart tactic to lay low until your number and support
builds." 

This is a clear implication that Muslim America is "laying low" -- an
idiom used in reference to criminals who *hide* from police.

"Few people (even Muslims) are stupid enough to come charging into a
country like the U.S. publicly proclaiming that they plan to dominate
it."  
That is to say, that in "laying low," our intention is not to make our
allegedly "real" intentions obvious.

So what was it that was wrong with my initial inference again, Steve? 
Care to elaborate on that?  

By the way, Robert ... if you did mean something else, feel free to say
so any day now.

was-salaam,
iman@merr.com