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Saudi king seeks global interfaith respect while public practice of non-Islamic faiths in own country banned!

What a joke:

The head of the UN General Assembly decried the West's "unbridled greed" yesterday as he opened a conference on religious tolerance that appeared to be full of contradictions.

Reverend Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann spoke just before Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who called for inter-faith respect despite laws in his country permitting the practice of only one narrow sect of Islam.

...Mr. Brockmann, a Nicaraguan priest and president of the 192-country assembly since September, organized the conference. It is "sponsored" by Saudi Arabia, which had sought a UN follow-up to its efforts aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue through a conference held in July in Madrid.

...The Saudi monarchy's critics dismiss the campaign, claiming such statements are frequently made on the international stage while the practice of restricting religious observance continues domestically.

Saudi Arabia enforces a strict and conservative version of Sunni Islam, while its more than two million Shiites face discrimination in education and employment. Public worship for all other religions is banned and religious police ensure Muslims pray five times a day.

National Post

Update 8:25 PM:  "...One delegate announced the plan to establish an Islamic peace foundation in the US by the end of this year, adding that the foundation would work for translating the king’s initiative into action.  Oh, oh...

...Jordan’s King Abdallah said it was impossible to talk about interfaith harmony without resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

“I can think of no more effective way to ease East-West and interfaith tensions than to end this divisive conflict,” he said.

A string of Arab leaders said Islam was falsely accused of backing terrorism. They said their religion calls for moderation and tolerance and eschews extremism, violence and bigotry.  Sure...

Arab News

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See also:

• UN:  High-level meeting on the culture of peace 

• Saudi king calls for unity in face of terror

• Secretary-General's remarks at a press conference with Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, following the conclusion of the High-level Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue

• Religious freedom is for Ummah to decide

Free speech needs to be safeguarded, Europe warns

No religion should be above criticism:

"Governments across Europe must do more to safeguard freedom of speech for Muslim reformers who face threats from extremists, a think tank has warned.

The UK-based Centre for Social Cohesion highlighted the cases of 27 writers, including Sir Salman Rushdie, activists, politicians and artists.

The centre said they had suffered violence and intimidation for criticising Islam or seeking reform.

It said governments had a duty to ensure free speech for all citizens.

The report - Victims of Intimidation: Freedom of Speech within Europe's Muslim Communities - said official failure to offer victims the protection they needed had left "significant numbers" of Muslims unable to express themselves..."

BBC

Was Professor Tom Klocek fired at the bequest of CAIR?

The Council of American Islamic Relation was apparently intimately involved with the firing of Professor Tom Klocek, a Catholic at DePaul University in 2004. 

Watch the Professor's first statements about free speech:

Chicago Daily Observer (12/06/07):  DePaul Should Reinstate Tom Klocek

Students for Academic Freedom:

Newly released evidence has revealed that the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) worked privately to pressure DePaul University to fire adjunct professor Thomas Klocek for telling Muslim activist students that their views on Middle-East issues were wrong.  According to a letter to DePaul’s President from CAIR’s executive director M. Yaser Tabbara, “In light of …Mr. Klocek’s biased remarks, we are requesting that the University…reprimand Mr. Klocek for his conduct by permanently dismissing him from any teaching post at DePaul University.” (Exhibit # DPU 945).

Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education:  DePaul University: Professor Suspended for Expression Without Due Process:

The incident in question occurred on September 15, 2004, when Professor Klocek engaged in conversation with students representing Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and United Muslims Moving Ahead (UMMA). According to the DePaulia student newspaper and other sources, during the debate, Klocek cited a Chicago Sun-Times article that quoted the general manager of the Al-Arabiya television network as saying, “It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims.” A heated but strictly verbal argument ensued during which Klocek argued that a Christian viewpoint, in addition to Muslim or Jewish ones, should be considered in discussing Israel and Palestine. According to Klocek, SJP and UMMA students (several of whom had gathered around Professor Klocek) made their own controversial statements comparing Israeli Jews to Nazis. The argument concluded when Klocek walked away from the SJP and UMMA tables and thumbed his chin at the students in what he believed to be an Italian hand gesture meaning “I’m outta here.”

Crosses representing aborted babies pulled out of the ground - video

Leftist student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is caught on camera ripping crosses out of the ground that were plotted by campus, pro-life activists. Watch this moonbat defend such defacement of property as his freedom of speech.

this video was put on YouTube on May 7th.  2.59 min.

`Blogger Protection Act of 2008'

FYI:

A 2007 report (pdf) found that, in 2006, almost one out of three Americans – more than 60 million people – used the Internet to get political news and information and to discuss campaign races. Over half of Internet users say that they use it because of the amount of information and perspectives that are available – something not easily or cheaply available through more traditional forms of media.

In Montana, we have blogs of every flavor. Some are supportive of conservative ideals, while others are critical. Some write about local issues and some focus on federal matters. Some focus on policy while others concentrate on politics. Whether I agree with them or not, it’s always important to remember that these blogs are written by everyday Montanans. They are the Voice of the People. It’s important we protect that freedom.

One way I’m doing this is by supporting H.R. 5699, the Blogger Protection Act of 2008, a bill which would protect Montana’s bloggers from the unnecessary intrusion of Washington, DC bureaucrats.

mtpolitics

Geert Wilders cleared of spreading hate!

WOW!  This is very interesting.  Particularly, when the complainant, the Netherlands Islamic Federation, (NIF) was unable to deny their prophet was a barbarian or disprove that Islam is a contradiction of democratic principles.  Finally.

The NIF had alleged Wilders broke the law by comparing Islam with Fascism:

Anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders’ comments about the Koran and the prophet Mohammed do not incite hatred or violence against Muslims, a court in Rotterdam ruled on Monday.

The judge rejected a case brought the Islamic federation (NIF) saying that Wilders’ comments were provocative but did not break the law.

‘A member of parliament must be able to express his standpoint, if necessary in sharp terms,’ the judge is quoted as saying by ANP news service. ‘Wilders’ right to freedom of expression is the deciding factor here’.

The NIF wanted to know if Wilders had broken the law with his public declaration in August last year that the Koran is a fascist book and comments that Mohammed was a barbarian.

According to the judge, the term fascism must be seen in a broader context. The NIF associated it with the Holocaust and ‘other evil practices from Nazi Germany’. But fascism should, said the judge, be seen as ‘a collective term for ideologies which fundamentally embrace a totalitarian political system which leaves no room for people with other ideas’.

When it came to Mohammed, the NIF was unable during the hearing to deny that he was a barbarian, reports ANP. Furthermore, the organisation was not able to disprove the fact that Islam consists of beliefs that are in contradiction to democratic principles, the judge said.

DutchNews

Libel Terrorism Protection Act

Good news for American journalists and writers living in New York.  Overseas defamation lawsuits cannot be enforced in New York thanks to the actions of two New York legislators, Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) and Assemb. Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) :

The law's title stems from a case involving Rachel Ehrenfeld, a Manhattan author who investigates terrorist networks. Her book, "Funding Evil: How Terrorism is Financed and How to Stop It," named Khalid bin Mahfouz, former banker to the Saudi royal family, as a financier to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida. Mahfouz, who vehemently denies funding terrorists, sued Ehrenfeld in London, winning a $225,000 judgment against her.

International plaintiffs choose British courts because it's easy to win a libel judgment there. Ehrenfeld's book wasn't even published in England, but Mahfouz won because 23 copies purchased over the Internet were shipped there.

Newsday

Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Queens) spoke on the Assembly floor before casting his vote in support of the Libel Terrorism Protection Act, which he authored with Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre). The bill passed both houses of the legislature unanimously March 31st.

Free speech threatened by Islamic domination at the U.N. Human Right's Council

The U.N. Human Right's Council instructed its investigator to report on people who abuse freedom of speech - no doubt as it pertains to Islam since the council is dominated by Muslim and Arab countries.  This has prompted several western countries, including the United States , to warn that limiting free speech will help dictatorships and repressive governments further repress their citizens. 

Reuters of India reported the 47-nation Council passed resolutions on Friday imposing new instructions for its investigator on freedom of expression which non-governmental organisations (NGOs) said bowed too far to concerns about defamation of Islam, which have flared again with a Dutch lawmaker's film on the Islamic holy book the Koran.

Instead of defending human rights around the world, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said, the U.N. body was focusing on limiting criticism of state and religious interests.

"All of the Council's decisions are nowadays determined by the interests of Muslim countries or powerful states such as China or Russia that know how to surround themselves with allies," the group said.

Does "Fitna, the movie" exist?

Geert Wilders' website, where he planned to make available his movie on the Quran, called Fitna, has been suspended by its U.S. provider.  They cited the following reason, copied and pasted, from fitnathemovie below:

This site has been suspended while Network Solutions is investigating whether the site's content is in violation of the Network Solutions Acceptable Use Policy. Network Solutions has received a number of complaints regarding this site that are under investigation. For more information about Network Solutions Acceptable Use Policy visit the following URL: http://www.networksolutions.com/legal/aup.jsp

Network Solutions doesn't seem to have a problem with Hezbollah's website, though.  It is the listed registrar and possibly the host for hizbollah.org (English version here) - view whois.  source

However, there is another site that looks like the Fitna movie website hosted in the UK which has posted the following today:

It should be fairly obvious by now that there is no "Fitna" movie.  No movie to insult Islam or Muslims or anyone else for that matter. The month of April is upon us, we all know the month of April starts with the 1st April and that day is famous for (practical) jokes.

Holland might not be considered as a country with a great sense of humour but ever once in awhile even in Holland they crack a joke. So, bottom line; if you are here to find the Famous Fitna movie I guess you have been had !!!

On the other hand, if you are worried about how much unrest the rumour of a 15 minute movie about Islam can create, maybe it is time to identify and deal with the issues at hand.

ps

Surely this site will soon be hacked again and diverted to some muslim site, by people who deem this site offensive ?!? and getting all worked up instead of actually reading the text on this site.

Happy Easter !!!

Is this website a fake (it's likely) or is there no Fitna movie?

Update 3/25/08:  The UK fitnathemovie website took down what they wrote above.  So it was a fake. 

Middle East Sharia Law against criticizing Islam seeks enforcement in Canada

Blogger Iowahawk has published a spoof about the Alberta Human Right Commission and their investigation of Ezra Levant, who had a complaint filed against him by a couple Canadian Muslims who seek to impose strick Sharia law that is in the Middle East which forbid criticizng the Koran and Islam. 

While Iowahawk is making fun of this case, it really highlights a major assault against free speech.  Many believe the West is in danger of losing their free speech rights if Western countries bow to  Middle East values and Sharia Law:

To watch Levant when he went before the commission go here.

Filed In Triplicate

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE HEARING REPORT

FORM AHRCC-1069(C)

Please enter all data legibly

CASE ID #: ____169953______

HEARING DATE / TIME: ____1/11/08_11:00 AM_____

LOCATION: ____AHRCC Hearing Room 8B, Calgary_______

PRESIDING CLERK: ___Shirlene McGovern_________

PLAINTIFF(S): ____Mohamed Elmasry,  Syed Soharwardy___

REPRESENTING: __Canadians United To Kill the Infidel and Drive the Jews to the Sea_____

PLAINTIFF GENDER:  _x__ Male ____ Female ___ Transgender ___ Hermaphrodite

PLAINTIFF AGE: __refused__

PLAINTIFF ETHNICITY:

___ White / West European  ___ Black / African  ___ Indigenous / Inuit / Pacific Islander
___ East Asian ___ South Asian _x__ Middle Eastern / Arab ___  South European /  Swarthy / Bohunk
___ Jamaican ____ Mexican/Central American ___ South American ___ Antarctican
___ Croatian ___ Serb __ Serbo / Croat ___ East Central Albanian-Slavic  __ Hutu __ Tutsi
___ French

PLAINTIFF RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION:

___ Christian (Catholic)  ___ Christian (Protestant)  ___  Christian (Eastern / Russian Orthodox)
___ Sunni Muslim ___ Shiite Muslim _x_ Wahabbist Muslim ___  Buddhist ___ Hindu
___ Atheist ___ Zorastrian ___ Confucian __ B'hai ___ Wiccan  ___ Satanist ___ Scientologist   

PLAINTIFF IMMIGRATION STATUS:

___ Native-born Canadian   ___ Naturalized Citizen ___  In-Process ___ Work Visa
___ Student Visa ___ Travel Visa ___ Welfare Visa ___ Will get around to paperwork eventually

PLAINTIFF SEXUAL ORIENTATION (check all that apply):

_x__ Heteronormative  ___ Gay  ___  Lesbian  ___ Bi-Curious
___ B&D (Dominant/Master)  ____ B&D (Submissive / Slave)
___ Cross-dressing  ___ "Water Sports" _x__ Animal Play ___ Curling Fetish
___ Cleveland Steamer / Dirty Sanchez  ___ French

Note: The Alberta Human Rights Commission offers all employees $200 gift card bounty bucks for all newly discovered oppressed ethnic, religious, or sexual classifications! Alert your supervisor to see if you are eligible for this exciting bonus program!

DEFENDANT(S): ______Ezra Levant, Publisher, Western Standard magazine________

Defendant acknowledges awareness of charges against him. He is represented by counsel but insists on opening statement and filming the hearing. Despite warnings and brochure on self incrimination he proceeds.

Defendant states he is attending under protest and would do crime again. States belief that AHRCC has no authority to prosecute. Under eye contact, defendent's counsel shrugs. Defendant says hearing in violation of "separation Mosque and State" (note: potential violation of  Section 118-c(a) AHRCC Innuendo Act?). Claims "original intent" of Commission not to enforce Islamic law. Defendant apparently unfamiliar with AHRCC interoffice memo HVM-d11, "Koranic Compliance Guidelines for Non-Muslim Associates."

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OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE HEARING REPORT

FORM AHRCC-1069(C)

Please enter all data legibly

CASE ID #: ____169953______

HEARING DATE / TIME: ____1/11/08_11:00 AM_____

LOCATION: ____AHRCC Hearing Room 8B, Calgary_______

PRESIDING CLERK: ___Shirlene McGovern_________

PLAINTIFF(S): ____Mohamed Elmasry,  Syed Soharwardy___

REPRESENTING: __Canadians United To Kill the Infidel and Drive the Jews to the Sea_____

PLAINTIFF GENDER:  _x__ Male ____ Female ___ Transgender ___ Hermaphrodite

PLAINTIFF AGE: __refused__

PLAINTIFF ETHNICITY:

___ White / West European  ___ Black / African  ___ Indigenous / Inuit / Pacific Islander
___ East Asian ___ South Asian _x__ Middle Eastern / Arab ___  South European /  Swarthy / Bohunk
___ Jamaican ____ Mexican/Central American ___ South American ___ Antarctican
___ Croatian ___ Serb __ Serbo / Croat ___ East Central Albanian-Slavic  __ Hutu __ Tutsi
___ French

PLAINTIFF RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION:

___ Christian (Catholic)  ___ Christian (Protestant)  ___  Christian (Eastern / Russian Orthodox)
___ Sunni Muslim ___ Shiite Muslim _x_ Wahabbist Muslim ___  Buddhist ___ Hindu
___ Atheist ___ Zorastrian ___ Confucian __ B'hai ___ Wiccan  ___ Satanist ___ Scientologist   

PLAINTIFF IMMIGRATION STATUS:

___ Native-born Canadian   ___ Naturalized Citizen ___  In-Process ___ Work Visa
___ Student Visa ___ Travel Visa ___ Welfare Visa ___ Will get around to paperwork eventually

PLAINTIFF SEXUAL ORIENTATION (check all that apply):

_x__ Heteronormative  ___ Gay  ___  Lesbian  ___ Bi-Curious
___ B&D (Dominant/Master)  ____ B&D (Submissive / Slave)
___ Cross-dressing  ___ "Water Sports" _x__ Animal Play ___ Curling Fetish
___ Cleveland Steamer / Dirty Sanchez  ___ French

Note: The Alberta Human Rights Commission offers all employees $200 gift card bounty bucks for all newly discovered oppressed ethnic, religious, or sexual classifications! Alert your supervisor to see if you are eligible for this exciting bonus program!

DEFENDANT(S): ______Ezra Levant, Publisher, Western Standard magazine________

Defendant acknowledges awareness of charges against him. He is represented by counsel but insists on opening statement and filming the hearing. Despite warnings and brochure on self incrimination he proceeds.

Defendant states he is attending under protest and would do crime again. States belief that AHRCC has no authority to prosecute. Under eye contact, defendent's counsel shrugs. Defendant says hearing in violation of "separation Mosque and State" (note: potential violation of  Section 118-c(a) AHRCC Innuendo Act?). Claims "original intent" of Commission not to enforce Islamic law. Defendant apparently unfamiliar with AHRCC interoffice memo HVM-d11, "Koranic Compliance Guidelines for Non-Muslim Associates."

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Ezra Levant on Glenn Beck tonight!

Ezra Levant's free speech rights are trying to be surpressed in Canada by some Muslim groups.  Read and watch his statements to the Canadian Human Rights Commission here. Levant is a talented orator and the videos of his statement to the Commission are well worth watching.

Glenn Beck tonight

By Ezra Levant on January 22, 2008

I just finished reading Glenn Beck's book, An Inconvenient Book, so I'm particularly looking forward to being on his TV show tonight. It's on CNN across Canada, and the transcript should show up here.

Fox's Bill O'Reilly has postponed      Ezra Levant blog

Here is the interview:

Defenders of Islam seek to silence its critics

I found on Muslims Against Sharia a good visual of some of the people who have criticized Islam and who have been targeted by the defenders of Islam.  There are a few more to add, too.  The Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR)  has sued Shawn Steel, California Republican Party Chairman,  David Frum [National Review], and U. S. Congressman Ballenger.  You can read about Shawn Steel's battle with CAIR here. 

I'm sure there could be more that have been missed and those yet to be targeted.  I would encourage critics not to be hateful or mean because just providing facts can help educate people far more effectively:

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld Sued	Fouad al-Farhan Jailed	Joe Kaufman Sued	Ezra Levant Sued
Paul Ray, a.k.a. Lionheart Threatened with jail	Arifur Rahman Jailed	Michael Savage Sued	Alexander Sdvizhkov Shut down, jailed
Mark Steyn Sued	TomaShot Shut down, fined	US Airways John Doe Sued	Philippe Val Sued
Andrew Whitehead Sued	Ghows Zalmay Jailed	Are You	Next?

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Ezra Levant challenges the Canadian Human Rights Commission

"This commission is applying Saudi values not Canadian values"  --- Ezra Levant

These videos are a must watch and show the extent some Muslim groups have taken to shut Ezra Levant down from exercising his right(?) to publish the Danish cartoons and exercise free speech.  Or did Levant violate something here?  I guess we will find out.

Levant was so mad, he said he republished the cartoons.

Mr. Levant's dispute with some members of Alberta's Muslim community became even more personal, as the head of a Calgary Muslim group said he now fears for the safety of his family due to "lies" Mr. Levant has been spreading about him.

The commission is investigating Mr. Levant's decision two years ago, as publisher of the Western Standard, to print a series of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.

The same cartoons had already ignited violent protests and death threats from Muslims around the world after the images appeared in a Danish newspaper.

Syed Soharwardy, head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, filed a complaint after the Western Standard published the cartoons, which included a Muslim man with a bomb-shaped turban, and the commission is now investigating.

An excellent opening statement by Ezra Levant, at his Canadian Human Rights Commission “hearing” for publishing the Danish cartoons of blasphemy. This hearing is an outrage, and Levant is brilliant here.   Source LFG. 

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In the second video in this series, Levant answers a bizarre Kafkaesque question from his inquisitor:

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And the third video deals with the real source of violence:

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First amendments rights of Americans could be stopped by foreign entities

A recent New York Court of Appeals decision has left writers and journalists unprotected from lawsuits filed in foreign countries that seek to stop or assault their first amendment right to free speech and silence public debate. 

Background:  The New York Court of Appeals has denied a bid by author Rachel Ehrenfeld to have a U.S. court declare a libel judgment issued against her in the U.K. unenforceable in America.  Ehrenfeld filed her suit after Saudi businessman Khalid Salim Bin Mahfouz sued her in the U.K., charging that her 2003 book, Funding Evil, libeled him by asserting that Mahfouz has provided monetary support for al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.

Ehrenfeld filed suit in 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asking the court to issue a declaratory judgment that the U.K. libel ruling was uneforceable in the U.S. The court dismissed her claim on the grounds that it did not have jurisdiction to issue such an injunction.

Ehrenfeld appealed, claiming that by “purposefully projected himself into the state to further a ‘foreign litigation scheme’ designed to chill [Ehrenfeld’s] speech” he was doing business in New York and thus fell under the state’s “long-arm” statute.

I found on Muslims Against Sharia this morning an article announcing efforts to protect journalists and such from lawsuits filed outside the U.S.:

This Sunday, January 13th at 10:30 a.m. on the steps of the New York Public Library, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, I urge you to attend a bipartisan news conference by New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assemblyman Rory I. Lancman where they will announce legislation designed to protect journalists, author and publishers s from lawsuits filed outside the U.S. by foreign nationals seeking to muzzle the First Amendment rights of American citizens, particular those reporting on terrorism and its financiers.

This effort comes on the heels of a New York Court of Appeals ruling that has stunned many in the legal, media, and publishing community. The court held it could not protect New York author Rachel Ehrenfeld from a British lawsuit she lost by default filed by Saudi billionaire Khalid Salim bin Mahfouz where she was ordered to pay over $225,000 for detailing in her book how Bin Mahfouz, and some of his family, are allegedly tied to funding terrorist organizations. Bin Mahfouz used the U.K. legal system to obtain more than 36 similar judgments, affecting the U.S. media.

Dr. Ehrenfeld sought a court order to protect her Constitutional rights, but in a ruling with First Amendment implications sending legal shockwaves throughout newsrooms across America, as well as potentially undermining our ability to expose terrorism’s financial and logistical support networks of our enemies, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that it does not have jurisdiction to protect Americans – on U.S. soil – from a foreign defamation verdict.

The two lawmakers, Ehrenfeld, and members of the bar, will warn that without this legislation, the contents of the New York Public Library could be subject to assault by off shore nationals seeking to silence public debate in America. Your participation would add enormously to this effort and underscore the gravity of the threat.

British blogger, Lionheart, says he will be arrested

I found this posted on a blog called Lionheart, which, if it is true, is quite disturbing.  This blogger is in Britain and writes about the dangers of Islamism which the blogger believes is destroying Britain slowly day by day.

Just yesterday I wrote about a blogger in Saudi Arabia who was arrested but never in my wildest dreams would I believe anyone from Britain would be arrested for writing about the dangers of Islamism.  Islamism is the War on Terror.

I am currently out of the Country and on my return home to England I am going to be arrested by British detectives on suspicion of Stirring up Racial Hatred by displaying written material" contrary to sections 18(1) and 27(3) of the Public Order Act 1986.

This charge if found guilty carries a lengthy prison sentence, more than what most paedophiles and rapists receive, and all for writing words of truth about the barbarity that is living in the midst of our children, which threatens the very future of our Country.

The cultural weapon in the hands of the modern Jihad within Great Britain, silencing the opposition using our own laws against us - The Dumb Filthy Kaffir's as the Moslem would say to his children behind closed doors.

What has become of my homeland, the land my forefathers fought and died for on the battlefields of the world when one of their children is forced into the position of facing years in prison for standing up for what is right and just within British society.

At least my words of truth have obviously now reached people's eyes and ears, with the powers that be now intent on silencing me - Third World Tyranny in a supposed 21st Century democracy!How dare any Moslem try and silence the truth from being told by an Englishman about the Islamic enemy in our midst within the British homeland.

Who have I killed, who have I threatened to kill? No one, all I have done is written about my reality on a computer screen, and now I face going to prison in my own country for standing up for myself and others.

What has happened to those who threatened my life or who have killed my friends - NOTHING - This is British justice in the 21st Century - Shove your British Labour justice because it is worthless to the Englishman whose country this is, whose country you have destroyed.

How dare those power hungry fools seek to silence me or anyone else like me from speaking the truth for the sake of our children, grandchildren and the future of our homeland, who do they think they are, they are nothing more than mere men like the rest of us, just in positions of power over us that they totally abuse against us, look at the treason that has happened within Brussels by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, handing over the Sovereignty of our Nation into foreign hands - Treason is the only word for it yet no one is arresting them, no they are arresting me for writing a few words of truth on a blog.I did not wake up one morning and think I hate Moslems and start my blog, I do not have a racist disposition as this blog is not a race issue it is a Religious issue, I had my life threatened and this blog is the result.

I know that there are many people around the World who view my blog, that there are many bloggers and site owners who are also fighting the online Jihad to raise awareness of this global Islamic Holy War that has been declared against us that our governments are trying to pretend is not happening, and I ask for your help to raise awareness of my personal plight.

I do not want to go to prison for many years for standing up for my children and other childrens futures, it is an injustice within what is supposed to be a civilized democratic society and people need to know what is happening, that my government is now seeking to silence me from speaking the truth about the war that has been declared against us all.

Today it is me and my blog and tomorrow it is you and your blog.

A followup from Lionheart's attorney posted this:

QUOTE FROM IAN HOLDEN, BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE

The offence that I need to arrest you for is “Stir up Racial Hatred by displaying written material” contrary to sections 18(1) and 27(3) of the Public Order Act 1986.

You will be arrested on SUSPICION of the offence. You would only be charged following a full investigation based on all the relevant facts and CPS consent.

Paul I will see you on the 19/02/08 when I will tell you everything that you need to know. Due to being out of the office for six weeks I will not have access to my email as of tomorrow 04/01/08.

More has been written here

In Britain, Channel 4,  did a multi-part documentary on Islamism which got them in trouble - not the Muslims who were/are preaching religious hatred.  You can read more about this at the link above.  More is written here.

What appears to be happening in some cases is that you can get in trouble or arrested for reporting the truth about certain Islamic teachings that are taking place which preaches religious hatred of others.  The fact is there are Koranic teachings that lie behind the concept of jihad and these hateful teachings.  It doesn't seem to matter that the teachings are occurring, but if you report about it, that's when you get in trouble.  Shocking.

This is very dangerous for the free world.

Blogger arrested in Saudi Arabia

Bloggers all over the world are making a difference in the way people receive their news and read opinions.  No longer is the public limited to what is given to us in 30 seconds sound bites during the evening news.  A whole new world has opened up for all of us.

In Saudi Arabia a well-known blogger, Ahmad Fouad Al-Farhan,  was arrested for violating some regulation of the Kingdom.  Now some press organizations are coming to his aid after the news of his arrest was made public.

Even our own State Department is expressed support for this bloggers right to express his opinion.

State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said today during a regular briefing:  "The U.S. stands for freedom of expression," he said. "It is an important element of any thriving society. It's a cornerstone of any democratic society. Wherever people are seeking to express themselves, via the Internet or via other areas, whether in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere in the world, we stand with that freedom of expression and that was our message to the Saudi government."

The Committee for the Protection of Journalists posted a letter to the King Abdullah on Farhan's website dated January 2nd stating they found it deplorable that a colleauge was being detained for nearly a month.

Ahmad Fouad Al-Farhan, 32, who blogs on www.alfarhan.org, was considered Saudi Arabia's foremost blogger. His arrest, which was revealed only this week, sparked widespread condemnation by fellow bloggers and press freedom organizations worldwide.

Al-Farhan is one of the few Saudi bloggers who does not use a pen name while commenting on political and social life in the country. In one of his last posts before his detention, he sharply criticized 10 influential business, religious, and media figures close to the Saudi royal family.

His public support of a group of ten Saudi academics arrested earlier this year allegedly for “financing terrorism” has apparently angered Saudi authorities, he reported on his blog.

In the letter to his friends, Al-Farhan wrote, "The issue that caused all of this is because I wrote about the political prisoners here in Saudi Arabia and they think I’m running a online campaign promoting their issue. All what I did is I wrote some pieces and put up banners and asked other bloggers to do the same."

I was told that there is an official order from a high-ranking official in the Ministry of the Interior to investigate me. They will pick me up anytime in the next two weeks."

It was the last thing Ahmad Fouad Al-Farhan wrote. A few days later, on December 10, he was arrested by security forces in Jeddah.

"After blocking the news website Elaph and the leading blog publishing service, www.blogger.com, the [Saudi] authorities have now directly targeted a blogger for the first time," Reporters without Borders said. "We call on the police to immediately reveal where and why Farhan is being held." 

Saudi Arabia is on the Reporters Without Borders list of 13 "Internet enemies,” and was ranked 148th out of 169 countries in the Reporters Without Borders world 2007 press freedom index.    source

Are there limits on freedom of expression?

Four Muslim students in Canada have taken offense to an article written in a Canadian magazine called MacLeans.   Here we see another attempt by Muslims to stiffle free speech when it comes to Islam. 

Are we seeing a pattern here?

"Faisal Joseph, a lawyer from the Canadian Islamic Congress who is representing the four students, argued that journalists can't write just anything.

"You have to be responsible. There are limits on freedom of expression, people seem to forget that," he said.

But Sohail Raza, a representative of the Muslim Canadian Congress, said Maclean's had the right to publish the article.

"This is Canada, not Sudan, Egypt or Pakistan, where the press is stifled," he said. "There is absolute freedom of expression and people have an opportunity to voice their opinion."

You go Raza!

On Mcleans website I read the following about this incident:

..."To be specific: the organization [Canadian Islamic Congress] has launched a complaint against Maclean’s before the federal, Ontario and British Columbia human rights commissions, alleging that an article the magazine published last year, excerpted from Mark Steyn’s book America Alone, “subjects Canadian Muslims to hatred and Islamophobia.”

The case is not without precedent. Two years ago, the president of yet another Muslim group, the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, brought a similar complaint against the Western Standard before the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission (AHRCC), after the magazine published the famous “Danish cartoons,” a collection of mild satires on Islamic extremism that of­­fended some, but by no means all, Muslims. The commission begins hearings next month..."

...Had the CIC sought remedy under Canada’s hate speech law, as over-broad as it is, they would at least have had to persuade a prosecutor to take their case, and to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. But as it is they can tie up the magazine and its lawyers before one commission or another for months. The chill this should send through the nation’s newsrooms is obvious..."

More Advertisers Dump Savage

The Michael Savage campaign by CAIR to convince advertisers to stop airing their ads on Savage's radio show has succeeded now by getting Sears to join other advertisers.  CAIR is being successful in shutting down free speech! I believe they want to destroy Savage's career.  Now, I'm not a fan of Savage and I don't particularly like what he said but is anyone paying attention, here? 

This should be a scary deal for Americans to see a radio personality shut down by an Islamic organization that doesn't practice what they preach. 

More is written here for your reference.

In a press release yesterday, it was announced Sears has joined other advertisers who have pulled their ads.  The other companies are Universal Orlando Resorts, AutoZone, Citrix, TrustedID, JCPenney, OfficeMax, Wal-Mart, and AT&T.

A newly formed group called Hate Hurts America along with CAIR have joined forces.  When you go to the Hate Hurts America "About Us" page you can see it was created to destroy Savage.  The coordinator for this group is Sabiha Khan:

About Us

Hate hurts America by eroding our country's great traditions of religious and cultural tolerance and mutual respect. Hate-filled words can and do lead to violent actions. The Hate Hurts America Interfaith and Community Coalition is a coalition of religious and civic organizations that was formed to address the rising problem of hatred against American minorities. While hatemongers have a First Amendment right to spew their hate speech, Americans of all backgrounds also have a First Amendment right not to support hate speech. The best way conscientious Americans can stop supporting hate speech is to ask responsible companies to pull their advertising dollars from hatemongers. We therefore call upon companies to withdraw their advertisements from "The Savage Nation" as a concrete demonstration of support for the American traditions of religious and cultural tolerance and mutual respect.

Muslim Family Day Protester Hit With a Restraining Order!

The Islamic Circle of North America took part in an event, called "Muslim Family Day",  this past Sunday at Six Flags Over Texas near Dallas which was organized by the North Texas Islamic community.   A known critic, Joe Kaufman and his organization, Americans Against Hate, held a demonstration.  What is interesting here is the fact he was served with a temporary restraining order as the demonstration began.  Some might say this was an attempt to stiffle his right to free speech, but who knows. 

"The Muslim American Society's Dallas chapter led a coalition of Muslim Organizations and Islamic Centers in derailing an attempt by Joe Kaufman and his group, "American's Against Hate", to demonize this past Saturday's Islamic Center of North America (ICNA) sponsored Muslim Family Day at Six Flags, a Dallas-area amusement park."

The court's order also requires Kaufman to appear in District Court on October 22, 2007 at 8:30 AM to determine what other relief might be necessary in the case.

"We would like to encourage the Dallas area Muslim community to make every effort to attend the October 22 hearing as a demonstration of solidarity in seeing that justice is served," stated MAS Freedom Executive Director, Mahdi Bray.

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"Kaufman contends that the Islamic Circle was founded three decades ago as an American arm of the terrorist group, the Muslim Brotherhood of Pakistan, and funnels money to Hamas.

Protesters walked back and forth near the entrance to the theme park holding signs that read, "Americans Against Hate."

One young man leaned out the window of a gold-colored SUV, pumped his fist, and responded: "Long live Palestine. Long live Palestine."

According to the temporary restraining order, Kaufman has used his Web site to allege that the groups are "radical Muslims" who used the family event to spread "anti-Western hatred."  The suit calls for Kaufman to appear at a hearing Oct. 22 to determine whether the temporary restraining order should be made a temporary injunction."

On Kaufman's website, he has some information that may possibly tie the Islamic Circle of North America to Hamas.  Check it out and decide for yourself.

San Francisco State College Remembers 9/11

A peaceful gathering put together by the Democratic and Republican Clubs at San Francisco State College to remember the victims of 9/11 was interrupted by Al Qaeda looking-like men.

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Commentator Cal Thomas and the Council of American Islamic Relations

Syndicated Commentator, Cal Thomas, gave a recent commentary ( to listen click on the most recent commentary link ) regarding three British terrorists who were convicted for their cyber-incitement to kill non-believers. They are the first people to be convicted of incitement to murder over the Internet.  "How much longer should we allow people from certain lands, with certain beliefs to come to Britain and America and build their mosques, teach hate, and plot to kill us?"  Thomas asked.

As I see it this commentary was a condemnation of those who believe in Islamic terrorism or fundamental or traditional Islam and it could have been a great opportunity for the Council of American Islamic Relations to join in our nation's unified effort to free us from future terror attacks. Instead CAIR issued an action alert citing Thomas's Islamophobic attitude. I would encourage everyone who believes in Thomas' right to free speech to call the station in support of his commentary at 202-895-5071 or email jfarley@wtopnews.com. 

CAIR's Action Alerts

Monday, July 02, 2007

Action: Contact WTOP-FM About Thomas' Islamophobia

ACTION REQUESTED:  Please call or e-mail WTOP to express your concerns about the Islamophobic attitudes expressed in this commentary. As always, be POLITE. CONTACT: Jim Farley, WTOP Programming Vice President, Tel: 202-895-5071, Fax: 202-895-5088, Email: jfarley@wtopnews.com TO: info@cair.com