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The Enemy of My Enemy (Michael book)
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The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right is a 2006 book by political science professor George Michael of the University of Virginia Wise . It examines the alliances between neo-Nazis , Holocaust deniers , and white separatists with Islamists such as Al Qaeda , Hezbollah , Hamas , and Egyptian Islamic Jihad .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “book by political science professor george michael”. Today it says “a 2006 book by political science professor george michael of the university of virginia wise”. Read the current article and compare.
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| islamist | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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book by political science professor george michael
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a 2006 book by political science professor george michael of the university of virginia wise
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