Islam's -- the "religion of peace and love" -- Chop Chop Square
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2009.05-field-notes-chop-chop-square/
Koran 47.(4) When ye encounter the unbelievers, strike off their heads, until ye have made a great slaughter among them; and bind them in bonds: And either give them a free dismission afterwards, or exact a ransom; until the war shall have laid down its arms. This shall ye do: Verily if God pleased, He could take vengeance on them, without your assistance; but He commandeth you to fight his battles, that He may prove the one of you by the other. And as to those who fight in defence of God's true religion, God will not suffer their works to perish...
Great journalism here at the NY, as usual and very thought-provoking feature on America's gladiators, and their disturbing fate
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/19/091019fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all
"Extraordinary Comebacks: 201 Inspiring Stories of Courage, Triumph, and Success"
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