Predictably, some Islamic groups have accused their Hindu counterparts of trying to make a scapegoat out of the Deendar Anjuman and paint all Muslims in a poor light.

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The rioters were obviously not terrorists, so China has tried to make a scapegoat out of Ms Kadeer this time.

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It seems to me that Bonds' unpopularity is being used by the lords of baseball to make him a convenient scapegoat.

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