Continuity[]
I'd like to note that, even though as stated this episode is outside of the continuity of the series, it's reasonable to assume that any background references made in it should be considered valid.
To elaborate on this: it's supposed to be a play set against the WW background and the current events in 'Isaac and Ishmael' thus do not have a place in the regular story line. The characters themselves (and thus their histories) however, are part of it.
-- MiG 17:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
- It was after this episode that the show took a serious Terrorism tone to it as well. I happen to agree while the timing of the original airing made it important to state that it was not part of the show's continuity, I concur that any background from the episode could be considered canon.--Scully6x03 21:40, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
PS. It's been almost five years since this episode was aired... Even to this day I can't get over the fact that mr. Sorkin hit the nail on the head just two weeks after 9/11, I mean there are some essential statements in this episode that have been consequently ignored by the public all the way to the present.
About people being called terrorists just because they have arab names and / or looks, the fact that Al Queda terrorists and sympathisers are but a small percentage of the muslim population at large (although the way things have been handled since then, this percentage has probably grown) and of course the brilliant and regardless of its age very actual Benjamin Franklin quote: "They, that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Some stories are meant to convey wisdom upon their audience... this is one of those. Pity it's lessons have been ignored.
-- MiG 18:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
"Islamic extremist is to Islam as _______ is to Christianity."[]
I've not seen any of this season yet, but I have read about this episode, mostly on [1]. I saw in the episode summery that Josh writes "Islamic extremist is to Islam as _______ is to Christianity." and then fills in KKK in the gap. This appears to me to be an important message in the episode that it is only the extremists and not the Muslim community as a whole that should be blamed. It would be good to have this in the article, but I'm not sure how to add it as it's not really a quote because as far as I know it is not spoken.
--- J.P. 82.14.90.190 17:18, 14 December 2006 (UTC)