This effort to establish what it calls "deterrent punishments" for shariah slander is only one example of OIC activity at odds with American interests and the U.S. Constitution.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

So one would imagine the example left by Lay might serve as a stark deterrent to an executive considering a similar path.

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Should they actually accept that, for example, the nominee's "belief in a strong nuclear deterrent" is so firmly held that he will actually oppose President Obama's further efforts in a second term - in which he has "more flexibility" - to denuclearize the world starting with our arsenal?

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